| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Sócrates - Club |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | Other | Other | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| 4 | Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 5 | Brazil | Brazil | Brazil | League | League | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | State League | State League | South America | South America | Total | Total |
| 6 | 1973 | Botafogo-SP | — | – | – | - | - | – | – | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 7 | 1974 | Botafogo-SP | — | – | – | - | - | – | – | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 8 | 1975 | Botafogo-SP | — | – | – | - | - | – | – | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 9 | 1976 | Botafogo-SP | Série A | 19 | 5 | – | – | - | 15 | – | – | 19 | 20 |
| 10 | 1977 | Botafogo-SP | Série A | 16 | 9 | – | – | - | - | – | – | 16 | 9 |
| 11 | 1978 | Botafogo-SP | Série A | 22 | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 10 |
| 12 | 1978 | Corinthians | Série A | 0 | 0 | – | – | - | 20 | – | – | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | 1979 | Corinthians | — | – | – | - | - | – | – | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 14 | 1980 | Corinthians | Série A | 16 | 13 | – | – | - | - | – | – | 16 | 13 |
| 15 | 1981 | Corinthians | Série A | 1 | 1 | – | – | - | - | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 1982 | Corinthians | Série A | 9 | 5 | – | – | - | - | – | – | 9 | 5 |
| 17 | 1983 | Corinthians | Série A | 20 | 15 | – | – | - | - | – | – | 20 | 15 |
| 18 | 1984 | Corinthians | Série A | 13 | 7 | – | – | - | - | – | – | 13 | 7 |
| 19 | Italy | Italy | Italy | League | League | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | Supercoppa | Supercoppa | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| 20 | 1984–85 | Fiorentina | Serie A | 25 | 6 | - | 1 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 29 | 9 |
| 21 | Brazil | Brazil | Brazil | League | League | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | State League | State League | South America | South America | Total | Total |
| 22 | 1985 | Flamengo | Série A | 0 | 0 | – | – | - | - | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1986 | Flamengo | Série A | 11 | 3 | – | – | - | - | – | – | 11 | 3 |
| 24 | 1987 | Flamengo | Série A | 0 | 0 | – | – | - | - | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1988 | Santos | Série A | 5 | 2 | – | – | - | - | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 26 | 1989 | Botafogo-SP | Série B | 0 | 0 | – | – | - | - | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | England | England | England | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Vase | FA Vase | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| 28 | 2004–05 | Garforth Town | NCEFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Total | Brazil | Brazil | 132 | 70 | — | — | - | 35 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 105 |
| 30 | Total | Italy | Italy | 25 | 6 | - | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 29 | 9 |
| 31 | Total | England | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Career total | Career total | Career total | 158 | 76 | - | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 162 | 114 |

Question: When did Socrates begin playing football professionally and with which teams?
Answer: Sócrates began playing football professionally in 1974 for Botafogo-SP, but spent the majority of his career (1978 to 1984) with Corinthians in Série A.