Zé Augusto (footballer, born 1978)

Jose Augusto Freitas Sousa (born 2 August 1978), commonly known as Zé Augusto, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a striker. He is the current head coach of Moto Club.

Zé Augusto

Personal information
Full name	José Augusto Freitas Sousa
Date of birth	(1978-08-02) 2 August 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	São Luís, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Moto Club (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Sampaio Corrêa		(17)
2003	Ituano		(5)
2004	América-SP		(4)
2004	ASA
2004	Sampaio Corrêa
2004	Al Qadsiah	8	(2)
2005	Al-Hazem		(5)
2006	Madureira
2006	Paysandu	28	(3)
2006	Bangu	15	(0)
2007	Madureira	11	(1)
2007	Ceará	22	(4)
2008–2010	Icasa	14	(3)
2008	→ Busan IPark (loan)	2	(0)
2008–2009	→ Sampaio Corrêa (loan)	3	(0)
2010	→ Sousa (loan)	9	(0)
2010	Maranhão
2010	Moto Club
2011–2012	Guarani de Juazeiro	42	(7)
2011	→ Fortaleza (loan)	3	(0)
2012	Uniclinic	11	(2)
2012	Guarany de Sobral	3	(0)
2013–2014	Volta Redonda	28	(1)
2014	Uniclinic	7	(4)
2015	Guarani de Juazeiro	10	(0)
2017	Santa Quitéria	6	(1)
Managerial career
2017	Santa Quitéria U20
2017	Santa Quitéria (assistant)
2018	Moto Club (assistant)
2018	Sampaio Corrêa (assistant)
2020–2021	IAPE
2021	Moto Club
2022	IAPE
2022	Juventude-MA
2022–2024	Maranhão
2024	Sampaio Corrêa
2024	River
2025–	Moto Club
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

He played for several clubs, including Sampaio Corrêa, Ituano, América-SP, Al-Qadisiya, Al Hazm, Paysandu, Madureira, Bangu and Ceará.

He appeared in the Copa do Brasil for Sampaio Correa, Paysandu and Madureira.^[1]

Honours

Player

Moto Club

• Campeonato Maranhense Segunda Divisão: 2010

Uniclinic

• Campeonato Cearense Série C: 2014