José Barreto (Brazilian footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ramirez and the second or paternal family name is Barreto.

José Marcio Ramirez Barreto (born 3 September 1976) is a retired Brazilian football forward who appeared with Mohun Bagan AC.^[1][2][3][4] 2007–08,^[5] Later he played for Calcutta Football League outfit Bhawanipore FC,^[6] and captained the team.^[7] He also worked as assistant coach of Indian Super League club Atlético de Kolkata in 2019.

Jose Ramirez Barreto

Personal information
Full name	Jose Marcio Ramirez Barreto
Date of birth	(1976-09-03) 3 September 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1998	Grêmio	58	(45)
1998–1999	Kawasaki Frontale	34	(22)
1999–2004	Mohun Bagan	180	(126)
2004–2005	Penang FA	46	(31)
2005–2006	Mahindra United	24	(15)
2006–2012	Mohun Bagan	191	(102)
2012–2014	Bhawanipore	78	(58)
Managerial career
2014–2015	ATK (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Mohun Bagan

Barreto came to India after signing with Mohun Bagan AC in 1999.^[8] In June 2006, he switched from Mahindra United back to Mohun Bagan,^[9] for an Indian football record transfer fee of 60 lakhs.^[10]

He played his last match for Mohun Bagan on 6 May 2012 against Pune FC in last round of I-League match.^[11] He made 398 appearances for The Mariners.

Barreto still remains fifth in the list of top goalscorers in NFL/I-League with 101 goals,^[12][13][14] 94 of those came while playing for Bagan. He is also the all time top goalscorer of Federation Cup with 27 goals.^[15]

Bhawanipore

Barreto joined Bhawanipore in 2012, appointment captain of the Calcutta Football League outfit.^[16][17]

Honours

Individual

• National Football League Golden Boot: 2000–01 (14 goals)^{[18][19][20][21]}
• Dhiren Dey Award by Mohun Bagan AC: 2001^[22]
• Federation Cup all time top goalscorer (with 27 goals)