José Roberto de Oliveira, or simply Zé Roberto (born 9 December 1980), is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Career Zé Roberto was born in Itumbiara. His representatives agreed to a €3 million fee with both Botafogo and FC Schalke 04 in August 2007. In January 2008 they finalised the deal and Zé Roberto joined the German side. He made his debut for Schalke 04 on 3 February 2008 scoring a goal in the 90th minute, only 33 seconds after being substituted on. On 12 December 2008, he was loaned out to Flamengo to the end of the season. On 21 October 2009, he announced his wish to stay with Flamengo after the end of his loan contract. Flamengo Zé Roberto made his first match for Flamengo on 4 February 2009, playing against Mesquita. After only six minutes of playing, he scored his first goal for his new club. He played 72 minutes and Flamengo won 4–1 at Maracanã Stadium. Vasco da Gama Zé Roberto moved to Vasco da Gama in May 2010 (effective in August), signed a contract until July 2011. Club statistics Flamengo career statistics (Correct 6 December 2009) according to combined sources on the. Honours Club Botafogo Rio de Janeiro State League: 2006 Flamengo Rio de Janeiro State League: 2009 Brazilian Série A: 2009 Internacional Rio Grande do Sul State League: 2011 Bahia Bahia State League: 2012 Individual Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2006 Bola de Prata: 2006 References External links Zé Roberto at GloboEsporte Living people 1980 births Association football midfielders Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Clube Atlético Juventus players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players S.L. Benfica B players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Esporte Clube Vitória players Kashiwa Reysol players J1 League players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players FC Schalke 04 players CR Flamengo footballers CR Vasco da Gama players Sport Club Internacional players Esporte Clube Bahia players Figueirense FC players Brasiliense Futebol Clube players Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Germany Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Sportspeople from Goiás Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany