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José Ely de Miranda (8 August 1932 – 14 June 2015), commonly known as Zito, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. His club career was spent mostly in the service of Santos, captaining a side including Pelé to domestic and international successes. He was also part of the Brazilian squads which won the World Cup in 1958 and 1962. After his retirement as a player, Zito remained at Santos as a director and youth coordinator, developing several young future international players. ==Playing career== Born in Roseira, São Paulo, Zito joined Santos in 1952, after finishing his formation at hometown club Roseira FC, and spending two years at Taubaté. He made his debut for ''Peixe'' on 29 June 1952 in a 3–1 friendly win against Madureira. Zito appeared regularly for Santos in the following 15 years, playing 733 games and scoring 57 goals. He was the captain of the ''Os Santásticos'' team of the late 1950s and 1960s, playing alongside Pelé, Pepe and other Brazilian stars. Zito was nicknamed ''Gerente'' (manager in Portuguese) by the media during his playing days, due to helping the manager Lula while outfields. Despite missing the two last games of 1963 Intercontinental Cup due to an injury, he acted as Lula's assistant during both matches as his team won the second title in a row.〔 Zito played his last match on 7 November 1967, a 5–0 win against a mix between Ferroviário and Fortaleza at the ''Estádio Presidente Vargas''.〔 At international level, he earned 52 caps for . He partnered Didi in midfield, and was part of the squad which won the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final against hosts ; after starting the tournament as a reserve, he finished it as an undisputed starter. In the 1962 edition in Chile, he was named in the Team of the Tournament.〔 In the final of that tournament, Zito headed Brazil into the lead as they came from behind to win 3–1 against with Pelé absent through injury.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2007/m=3/news=brazil-flying-high-with-little-bird-garrincha-502112.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zito (footballer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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