Joãozinho full name João Soares de Almeida Neto (born 30 January 1980) 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

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, currently playing for Ipatinga Futebol Clube

Ipatinga Futebol Clube

Ipatinga Futebol Clube, commonly known as Ipatinga, is a Brazilian football club, based in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais. They were founded on May 21, 1998.-History:...

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He also known as Joãozinho Neto to avoid confusion with other Joãozinho, likes his former team-mate at Portuguesa, Joãozinho

João Natailton Ramos dos Santos

João Natailton Ramos dos Santos or simply Joãozinho is a Brazilian footballer, who currently plays for Krasnodar.-Levski Sofia:...

. As he has the same surname with his grandfather, he has a suffix Neto (means grandson) in his name. However, his composite surname is Soares Almeida, which is the fusion of the surnames of his father and mother.

Career

Joãozinho started his career at Cruzeiro

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...

, one of the biggest club of Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...

. He left Brazil for Spanish side Recreativo de Huelva

Recreativo de Huelva

Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, it is the oldest football team in Spain, and currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estadio Nuevo Colombino, which has a...

 on 29 January 2003.

He left Brazil again for Litex Lovech

PFC Litex Lovech

PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...

 on 20 July 2004. He back to Brazil for Brasiliense

Brasiliense Futebol Clube

The Brasiliense Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club, based in Taguatinga, Distrito Federal.Brasiliense wears yellow uniforms, hence one of its supporters' associations is named Febre Amarela...

 on 15 August 2005, signed a contract until the end of 2006 season. he played for the club at 2006 Copa do Brasil before left for Portuguesa

Associação Portuguesa de Desportos

Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a sports club, and a Brazilian football team from São Paulo in São Paulo state, founded on August 14, 1920 by the Portuguese population of the city.-History:...

 and Ipatinga

Ipatinga Futebol Clube

Ipatinga Futebol Clube, commonly known as Ipatinga, is a Brazilian football club, based in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais. They were founded on May 21, 1998.-History:...

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In January 2007 he signed a contract with Esporte Clube Vitória

Esporte Clube Vitória

Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks...

 until the end of year 2007 and extended 1 more year in September 2007, he also played for the club at Copa do Brasil 2007

Copa do Brasil 2007

The Copa do Brasil 2007 is the 19th staging of the Copa do Brasil.The competition started on February 14, 2007 and concluded on June 6, 2007 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Orlando Scarpelli in Florianópolis, in which Fluminense lifted the trophy for the first time with a 1-0...

. But in January 2008, he left Brazil again, this time for Monarcas Morelia.

In June 2008, he signed a 2-year contract with Atlético Paranaense

Clube Atlético Paranaense

Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:...

. In January 2009, he left for Ipatinga

Ipatinga Futebol Clube

Ipatinga Futebol Clube, commonly known as Ipatinga, is a Brazilian football club, based in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais. They were founded on May 21, 1998.-History:...

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In April 2009, he was signed by Bahia

Esporte Clube Bahia

Esporte Clube Bahia , known familiarly as Bahiaço, is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Salvador, Bahia. They play in the Campeonato Baiano, Bahia's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazil's national league. Bahia was a founding member of the Clube dos 13 group...

 at Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

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External links

• http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/joaozinho5