Carlos Eduardo da Silva or simply Zumbi (born 7 September 1980) is a Brazilian former football striker.

Zumbi
Personal information
Full name Carlos Eduardo da Silva
Date of birth (1980-09-07) September 7, 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Matelândia-PR, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
União (MT)
Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 União (MT)
2001 Sport
2002 Olaria
2003–2004 Vila Aurora 27 (21)
2004–2005 Marítimo 3 (0)
2004–2005 Marítimo B 12 (4)
2005 Vila Aurora
2006 Marília (SP)
2006 Paraná Clube
2007 Nacional (AM)
2008 Vila Aurora
2008 Santa Helena
2009 União (MT)
2010 Mixto
2011 Rondonópolis
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Born in Matelândia, Zumbi played professional football for twelve years with União (MT), Sport Club do Recife, Olária (RJ), Marília (SP), Paraná Clube and Rondonópolis Esporte Clube.[1] As a youth, he played in Italian club U.C. Sampdoria's youth system.

In 2004, he led the Campeonato Mato-Grossense in scoring with 21 goals in 27 matches for Vila Aurora. This led to a move to Primeira Liga side Marítimo at age 25,[2] but after failing to settle, he returned to Vila Aurora in 2005.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Evangelho alcança profissionais destacados" (in Portuguese). A Tribuna MT. 19 February 2012.
  2. ^ Fernandes, João Manuel (7 July 2004). "Marítimo: Zumbi assegurado, mais dois reforços apresentados esta quinta" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol.
  3. ^ "Artilheiro Zumbi encerra a carreira" (in Portuguese). Futebol MT. 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

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