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Zeca (footballer, born 1988)
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<p>José Carlos Gonçalves Rodrigues , commonly known as Zeca (<a href="/facts/Greek_language/pzDd6eIz">Greek</a>: Ζέκα), is a professional <a href="/facts/Association_football/yttjeD0D">footballer</a> who plays as a <a href="/facts/Midfielder/FEWpVjnD">midfielder</a>. </p><p>He spent most of his career in Greece with <a href="/facts/Panathinaikos_F.C./Xq0nQhSc">Panathinaikos</a> after starting out at <a href="/facts/Casa_Pia_A.C./1hYvJouW">Casa Pia</a>, appearing in 275 competitive matches for the former club in two spells and winning the <a href="/facts/2013%25E2%2580%259314_Greek_Football_Cup/4pGH3zXz">2014 Greek Cup</a>. In 2017, he signed with <a href="/facts/F.C._Copenhagen/xGdNXPsh">Copenhagen</a>. </p><p>Born in Portugal, Zeca became a <a href="/facts/Greek_nationality_law/k8BfKkEG">Greek citizen</a> in March 2017 and started representing its <a href="/facts/Greece_national_football_team/ohYs6QIn">national team</a> the same year. </p>