Esquerdinha (footballer, born 1972)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Januário and the second or paternal family name is de Araújo.
Esquerdinha
Personal information
Full name José Marcelo Januário de Araújo
Date of birth (1972-05-06)6 May 1972
Place of birth Caiçara, Paraíba, Brazil
Date of death 31 October 2018(2018-10-31) (aged 46)
Place of death João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Santos-PB – (–)
1992–1993 Botafogo-PB – (–)
1994 Corinthians Alagoano – (–)
1994 Paraguaçuense – (–)
1995 Bahia 8 (0)
1996 Fluminense – (–)
1996–1998 Vitória 43 (3)
1999–2001 Porto 58 (6)
2001–2002 Real Zaragoza 22 (1)
2002–2003 Académica 4 (0)
2003 Goiás 18 (0)
2007 Botafogo-PB – (–)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Marcelo Januário de Araújo (6 May 1972 – 31 October 2018), commonly known as Esquerdinha, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a left back.[1]

Esquerdinha scored in the first leg of the 1999 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira which Porto would go on to win 5–2 on aggregate.[2]

He died on 31 October 2018, in Cruz das Armas, a neighborhood in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil from a heart attack after playing football with friends.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Esquerdinha: «Estava a mudar de roupa e entraram aos gritos: Penta!» maisfutebol.iol.pt
  2. ^ "Beira-Mar 1-2 FC Porto". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Ex-lateral do Vitória, Esquerdinha sofre infarto e morre aos 46 anos". Arena Rubro-Negra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Faleceu Esquerdinha". FC Porto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 November 2018.