José Roberto da Silva Júnior

:"Zé Roberto" redirects here. For other people named Zé Roberto, see Zé Roberto (disambiguation)."Football player infobox| playername= Zé Roberto


fullname = José Roberto da Silva Júnior
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|7|6
cityofbirth = Ipiranga
countryofbirth = Brazil
height = height|m=1.72
position = Central midfielder / Left winger
currentclub = Bayern Munich
clubnumber = 15
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1994–1997
1997–1998
1998
1998–2002
2002–2006
2006–2007
2007–
clubs = Portuguesa
Real Madrid
Flamengo
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich
Santos
Bayern Munich| caps(goals) = 061 0(1)
015 0(0)
011 0(0)
113 (17)
110 0(5)
029 0(11) [cite web | publisher = footballdatabase.com | accessdate = 2008-02-06 | title = Zé Roberto (José Roberto Júnior da Silva) | url = http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=1084]
036 0(7)
nationalyears = 1995–2007
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 084 0(6)
pcupdate = October 4 2008
ntupdate =

Zé Roberto, real name José Roberto da Silva Júnior, (born July 6, 1974 in Ipiranga) is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Bayern Munich.

He was part of the Brazil squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup. Zé Roberto scored Brazil's third and final goal in a man of the match performance in Brazil's second round match against Ghana in the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.

Zé Roberto had been before under contract with Bayern Munich until June 30, 2006. Winning a starting spot at Bayern Munich got more difficult under coach Felix Magath. Following the announcement that he would not return to Bayern Munich, he publicly criticized the club's style of play and predicted struggles if changes were not made.

On August 31, 2006, Zé Roberto signed a one-year-deal with Santos FC and helped the team to win the 2007 edition of the Campeonato Paulista in a brilliant participation, which was his first title in a Brazilian competition.

On June 22 2007, Bayern Munich officially announced the return of Zé Roberto on a Bosman transfer. He had completed his medical with the German club a day before and was offered a two year contract. [cite web | publisher = FC Bayern Munich | accessdate = 2007-09-25 | title = Zé Roberto seals return to Bayern | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-com.de/en/news/news/2007/12190.php?fcb_sid=ddecb59f59c68658508878f95ac007b3]

During Bayern's 07-08 season, Zé Roberto prospered in a new central midfield role. He scored 5 goals and was influential in Bayerns domestic and cup double.

Honours

*German Championship: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008
*German Cup: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008
*German League Cup: 2004, 2007
*UEFA Champions League: 1998
*Spanish Championship: 1997
*Spanish Supercup: 1997
*Paulista Championship: 2007
*Copa America: 1997, 1999
*Confederations Cup: 1997, 2005

References

External links

* [http://www.sambafoot.com/en/players/67_Ze_Roberto.html All about Zé Roberto on sambafoot.com]
* [http://www.fcbayern.t-com.de/en/teams/profis/00399.php?fcb_sid=d36c2cccc94e57b49ff76ae9333320df/ Player Profile]
* [http://www.leverkusen.com/whoiswho/whoiswho.php4?view=ZeRobert Leverkusen-who's who]
* [http://fussballdaten.de/spieler/zeroberto/ Career stats at fussballdaten.de]