Ezequias
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Ezequias Roosevelt Tavares de Melo (born 28 January 1981 in Jundiaí
, São Paulo
), simply Ezequias, is a Brazil
ian footballer who plays for FC Rapid Bucureşti in the Romanian first division
, as a left defender.
His surname, a Portuguese name custom, is Tavares
(de) Melo
, and he played for several teams during his professional career, in three different countries.
. He would then spend the following seven seasons in Portugal
, with C.S. Marítimo - where he arrived in 2001 alongside Pepe, later of F.C. Porto, Real Madrid
and the Portuguese national team
fame - Gil Vicente FC, Académica de Coimbra, Porto, S.C. Beira-Mar and Leixões SC, the latter two loaned by the league giants, after being unable to impress (only one league contest, a 1–2 loss at Sporting de Braga).
In the summer of 2008, Ezequias was finally released by Porto, signing with Romania
's FC Braşov
. Two years after, after two seasons as first-choice, he moved to another club in that country, FC Rapid Bucureşti.
Jundiaí
Jundiaí is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2009 was 349,929, and the area is 433.958 km². The elevation is 761 m. Distance is 60 km north of the city of São Paulo.- History and Geography :...
, São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
), simply Ezequias, is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer who plays for FC Rapid Bucureşti in the Romanian first division
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
, as a left defender.
His surname, a Portuguese name custom, is Tavares
Tavares
-People:Tavares is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil and other places – especially very common in the Cape Verde islands. It was originally a toponym...
(de) Melo
Melo
Melo is the capital city of the Cerro Largo Department of north-eastern Uruguay. It is located at the centre of the department, on the intersection of Route 7 with Route 8, south of Aceguá and the border with Brazil. Other primary roads to the city are Route 26 and Route 44. The stream Arroyo...
, and he played for several teams during his professional career, in three different countries.
Football career
Ezequias started playing football with lowly Sport Club Corinthians AlagoanoSport Club Corinthians Alagoano
Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano, or Corinthians Alagoano, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Maceió in Alagoas, founded on April 4, 1991.Home stadium is the Nelsão stadium, capacity 10,000.-History:...
. He would then spend the following seven seasons in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, with C.S. Marítimo - where he arrived in 2001 alongside Pepe, later of F.C. Porto, Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
and the Portuguese national team
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
fame - Gil Vicente FC, Académica de Coimbra, Porto, S.C. Beira-Mar and Leixões SC, the latter two loaned by the league giants, after being unable to impress (only one league contest, a 1–2 loss at Sporting de Braga).
In the summer of 2008, Ezequias was finally released by Porto, signing with Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
's FC Braşov
FC Brasov
Fotbal Club Brașov is a professional football club based in the city of Brașov, Romania. They were founded in 1936, and since then they have spent 41 season in the top-flight. Brașov kits are yellow-black, and they play their home matches on the Silviu Ploeșteanu stadium.-Early modern football in...
. Two years after, after two seasons as first-choice, he moved to another club in that country, FC Rapid Bucureşti.