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Zé Augusto

b. 1959

Brazilian footballer and manager

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Born 1959. Zé Augusto is a Brazilian association football player and association football coach.

José Augusto Borges Nascimento, commonly known as Zé Augusto (born 7 March 1959), is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and the current manager of Portuguesa under-20s.

Club career Born in Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Zé Augusto started his career in Atlético Alagoinhas, and later moved to state giants Vitória in 1981. He remained in the club for five years before serving loans at Joinville, Confiança, ASA de Arapiraca and River.

Zé Augusto retired in 1992, aged 33, due to a knee injury while playing for Pinhalense. He returned to the youth squads, and was dismissed in November 2012, after being "farmed" to Flamengo de Guarulhos.

In April 2013 Zé Augusto joined Grêmio Osasco. Initially assigned to the youth setup, he was appointed first-team manager in November.

On 19 August 2014 Zé Augusto joined Portuguesa under-20s. On 12 September, after the dismissal of Paulo Silas, he was appointed as the first-team's caretaker manager, but his reign only lasted one match.

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Who is Zé Augusto?

Brazilian footballer and manager

When was Zé Augusto born?

Zé Augusto was born on 7 March 1959 in Bahia.

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Zé Augusto is an association football player and association football coach.

What nationality is Zé Augusto?

Zé Augusto is Brazilian.

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· Wikipedia: Zé Augusto

· Wikidata: Q1709002

· DBpedia: Zé Augusto (footballer, born 1959)

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