Carlos Alberto Zanata Amato, better known as Zanata (born September 6, 1950), is a Brazilian former

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, who played for several Série A clubs.

Career

Born in

São José do Rio Pardo São José do Rio Pardo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 55,124 (2020 est.) in an area of 419 km2. The elevation is 676 m. It was founded by Colonel Antônio Marçal Nogueira de Bar ...

, Zanata started his career in 1968, defending

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. Before leaving the club in 1973, he won ''

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's'' Bola de Prata (silver ball) award in 1970, won the

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

in 1972, and played 19 Série A games, and scored once. He joined Flamengo's rival Vasco in 1973, winning the Série A in

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and the Campeonato Carioca in 1977. Zanata played 120 Série A games and scored eight goals for the club. He played for Mexican club

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from 1978 to 1981, retiring in 1981 while playing for

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Honors

: 1972 *

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: 1970 e 1972 *Torneio do Povo: 1972 *Torneio Internacional de Verão: 1972

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* Campeonato Brasileiro:

: 1977 *

: 1976 e 1977 *Torneio Quadrangular do Rio de Janeiro: 1973 *Torneio Heleno Nunes: 1976

References

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