Soares (footballer, born 1963)

José Carlos Soares (16 April 1963 – 15 April 2018), simply known as Soares, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Soares

Personal information
Full name	José Carlos Soares
Date of birth	(1963-04-16)16 April 1963
Place of birth	Morro Agudo, Brazil
Date of death	15 April 2018(2018-04-15) (aged 54)
Place of death	Fernandópolis, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	AA Orlândia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1980	AA Orlândia
1981–1984	Londrina
1983	→ Quilmes (loan)
1985–1986	Fernandópolis
1986–1988	Comercial-MS
1987	→ Bahia (loan)
1988	→ Santos (loan)
1988–1989	Mogi Mirim
1989–1993	Criciúma
1993	→ Palmeiras (loan)
1994–1995	Al-Ettifaq
1995–1996	Gaziantepspor
1996	Taquaritinga
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 February 2024

Career

Revealed by AA Orlândia, Soares was part of the 1981 state champion squad for Londrina EC. In 1983 he was loaned to Quilmes AC in Argentina, and in 1985 he played for Fernandópolis FC, where he stood out as the club's top scorer. In 1987 he was champion for Comercial-MS, and was loaned to compete in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for Bahia in 1987, and Santos in 1988. He later played for Mogi Mirim, and in 1989 he arrived at Criciúma EC, a team where he became an idol, being part of the winning the 1991 Copa do Brasil in addition to 4 state titles, being top scorer in 1990 with 14 goals.^[1] He was loaned to Palmeiras in 1993, and was state champion with the club.^[2] He also played for Al-Ettifaq, Gazientepspor and Taquaritinga.^[3]

Honours

Londrina

• Campeonato Paranaense: 1981

Comercial-MS

• Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense: 1987

Criciúma

• Copa do Brasil: 1991
• Campeonato Catarinense: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993^[4]

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 1993

Individual

• 1990 Campeonato Catarinense top scorer: 14 goals

Death

Soares died of a heart attack the day before his 55th birthday, in Fernandópolis, São Paulo.^[5]