Zanata (footballer)

Zanata
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Zanata Amato
Date of birth	September 6, 1950 (age 73)
Place of birth	São José do Rio Pardo (SP), Brazil
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1969–1973	Flamengo
1974–1978	Vasco da Gama
1978–1980	Monterrey
1981	Coritiba
Managerial career
1983	Vasco da Gama
1987	Avaí
1988–1989	Vasco da Gama
1990	Al-Ahli
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Alberto Zanata Amato, better known as Zanata (born September 6, 1950), is a Brazilian former football defensive midfielder, who played for several Série A clubs.^[1]

Career

Born in São José do Rio Pardo,^[2] Zanata started his career in 1969, defending Flamengo.^[1] Before leaving the club in 1973,^[1] he won Placar's Bola de Prata (silver ball) award in 1970,^[3] won the Campeonato Carioca in 1972, and played 19 Série A games, and scored once.^[2] He joined Flamengo's rival Vasco in 1974,^[1] winning the Série A in 1974 and the Campeonato Carioca in 1977.^[1] Zanata played 120 Série A games and scored eight goals for the club.^[2] He played for Mexican club Monterrey from 1978 to 1980,^[4] retiring in 1981 while playing for Coritiba.^[1]

Honors

Flamengo

Campeonato Carioca: 1972

Vasco

Série A: 1974
Campeonato Carioca: 1977

References

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