Zé Carlos (footballer, born 1980)

**José Carlos Garcia Leal** or simply **Zé Carlos** (born 15 July 1980 in Manga, Minas Gerais), is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as either a left back or a midfielder. He is the current assistant manager of Confiança.

## Club statistics

|colspan=3|Club performance|colspan=2|League|colspan=2|Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Total||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2000|Goiás|Série A|10|2|||||10|2|
|2001|16|2|||||16|2|||
|2002|20|1|||||20|1|||
|2003|São Caetano|Série A|36|5|||||36|5|
|2004|Corinthians|Série A|15|2|||||15|2|
|2005|Cerezo Osaka|J1 League|29|6|2|0|6|2|37|8|
|2006|24|5|1|0|5|2|30|7|||
|2007|J2 League|35|5|2|0|-|37|5|||
|2008|Botafogo|Série A|24|4|||||24|4|
|2009|Goiás|Série A|||||||||

## Honours

- Goiás State League: 1999, 2000, 2002
- Brazilian League (2nd division): 1999
- Brazilian Center-West Cup: 2000, 2001, 2002

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Zé Carlos
- **image**: Zé Carlos (José Carlos Garcia Leal).JPG
- **image size**: 180
- **fullname**: José Carlos Garcia Leal
- **birth place**: Manga, Minas Gerais, Manga, Brazil
- **height**: 1.82 m
- **position**: Defender (association football)#Full back, Left back, midfielder
- **currentclub**: Associação Desportiva Confiança, Confiança (assistant)
- **youthyears1**: 1999
- **youthclubs1**: Goiás Esporte Clube, Goiás
- **years1**: 2000–2002
- **clubs1**: Goiás Esporte Clube, Goiás
- **caps1**: 46
- **goals1**: 5
- **years2**: 2003
- **clubs2**: Associação Desportiva São Caetano, São Caetano
- **caps2**: 34
- **goals2**: 5
- **years3**: 2004
- **clubs3**: Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, Corinthians
- **caps3**: 15
- **goals3**: 2
- **years4**: 2005–2007
- **clubs4**: Cerezo Osaka
- **caps4**: 88
- **goals4**: 16
- **years5**: 2008
- **clubs5**: Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Botafogo
- **caps5**: 24
- **goals5**: 4
- **years6**: 2009
- **clubs6**: Goiás Esporte Clube, Goiás
- **caps6**: 15
- **goals6**: 0
- **years7**: 2010
- **clubs7**: Clube Náutico Capibaribe, Náutico
- **caps7**: 23
- **goals7**: 6
- **years8**: 2011
- **clubs8**: SER Caxias do Sul, Caxias
- **caps8**: 15
- **years9**: 2011
- **clubs9**: Grêmio Barueri Futebol, Grêmio Barueri
- **caps9**: 21
- **goals9**: 1
- **years10**: 2012
- **clubs10**: Associação Atlética Aparecidense, Aparecidense
- **years11**: 2013
- **clubs11**: Sobradinho Esporte Clube, Sobradinho
- **years12**: 2014
- **clubs12**: Associação Atlética Aparecidense, Aparecidense
- **years13**: 2014
- **clubs13**: Associação Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural Icasa, Icasa
- **years14**: 2014–2015
- **clubs14**: Ituano Futebol Clube, Ituano
- **manageryears1**: 2016
- **managerclubs1**: Ríver Atlético Clube, Ríver (assistant)
- **manageryears2**: 2016
- **managerclubs2**: Associação Atlética Aparecidense, Aparecidense
- **manageryears3**: 2017
- **managerclubs3**: Goiás Esporte Clube, Goiás U20 (assistant)
- **manageryears4**: 2017
- **managerclubs4**: Goiás Esporte Clube, Goiás U17
- **manageryears5**: 2020–
- **managerclubs5**: Associação Desportiva Confiança, Confiança (assistant)
- **manageryears6**: 2021
- **managerclubs6**: Associação Desportiva Confiança, Confiança (interim)