José Fernandes André Cavaco Miglietti (11 August 1943 – 24 December 2006), known as Zeca, was a Mozambican
footballer
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who played mainly as a
defender, either in the center or in the left.
Over the course of 8 seasons, Zeca amassed
Primeira Liga
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totals of 140 games, mainly at
Benfica.
Club career
Born in
Lourenço Marques
Maputo () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed ov ...
,
Portuguese Mozambique
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, Zeca came to Portugal influenced by the success of
Eusébio
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), nicknamed the "Black Panther", the "Black Pearl" or "O Rei" ("The King"), was a Portuguese Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Stri ...
, also from Mozambique. He started in reserves for two seasons, until he made its debut on 23 March 1969, with
Otto Glória.
In the first two seasons, he is overshadowed by the breakthrough of
Humberto Coelho
Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho (born 20 April 1950) is a Portuguese retired footballer and manager.
In a career mainly associated with Benfica, the central defender also competed professionally in France and the United States, during a 16- ...
, and also by other more established players, like
Jacinto Santos and
Humberto Fernandes, leaving him to play in the left-back role. In
1970–71, Zeca played alongside Humberto Coelho in the center of the defence, in a league and cup double in his best individual season. After suffering a debilitating injury, he was loaned by to
Atlético CP in 1972, followed by a second loan to
Clube Oriental de Lisboa. He signed a permanent deal with
U.F.C.I. Tomar in 1974.
He retired shortly in 1985 and managed a number of smaller teams in
Azores
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. He died from respiratory problems on 24 December 2006.
Personal life
He is the older brother of
Abel
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, who played for Benfica and
Porto
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.
Honours
Benfica
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Portuguese League:
1968–69,
1970–71,
1971–72
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Portuguese Cup: 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72
References
External links
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1943 births
2006 deaths
Footballers from Maputo
People from Portuguese Mozambique
Mozambican emigrants to Portugal
Mozambican men's footballers
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
S.L. Benfica footballers
Atlético Clube de Portugal players
Clube Oriental de Lisboa players
U.F.C.I. Tomar players
20th-century Portuguese sportsmen