Zezé Moreira

Zezé Moreira

Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Moreira Júnior
Date of birth	(1907-10-16)October 16, 1907
Place of birth	Miracema (RJ) - Brazil
Date of death
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro (RJ) - Brazil
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933	Flamengo
1935	Palestra Itália
1935–1943	Botafogo
1944–1945	America
Managerial career
1948–1949	Botafogo
1951–1954	Fluminense
1952	Brazil
1954–1955	Botafogo
1954–1955	Brazil
1955–1956	Botafogo
1958–1962	Fluminense
1962	Palestino
1963	Nacional
1965–1966	Vasco da Gama
1966–1967	Corinthians
1967	Sport
1968–1969	Nacional
1970	São Paulo
1971–1972	Belenenses
1973	Fluminense
1975	Bahia
1975–1977	Cruzeiro
1978–1981	Bahia
1981	Canto do Rio
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfredo Moreira Júnior, usually known as Zezé Moreira (October 16, 1917 in Miracema – April 10, 1998 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian footballer and football manager that coached Brazil for some games in 1952. He was born in Miracema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a brother of Aymoré Moreira and Ayrton Moreira, both of them successful coaches in the Brazilian football. In 1976, as Cruzeiro's manager, he won the Copa Libertadores.

Career as a player

As a footballer, he played for Sport Club Brasil, Palestra Itália (nowadays Palmeiras), Flamengo and Botafogo.

Career as a manager

Zezé Moreira managed several clubs, like Botafogo, Fluminense, Cruzeiro, Sport Recife and Nacional of Uruguay. He was also the Brazilian national team manager in 1952, 1954 and 1955.

References

• (Portuguese) Zezé Moreira, ex-técnico da Seleção, morre no Rio - Jornal do Commercio Online (April 11, 1998)

External links

• Sambafoot