ZINHA





Full name: Ântonio Naelson Matías
Date of birth: May 23, 1976
Birthplace: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality: Mexican
2nd nationality: Brazilian
EU passport: No
Height: 163 cms
Weight: 66 kgs

Club: Toluca
Position: Midfielder/Attacking Midfielder [C]
Squad Number: 10
Contract expires:
Previous clubs: Rio Branco > America MG > Saltillo > Monterrey > Toluca

International debut: September 2004, v Trinidad and Tobago
International Caps: 49
International Goals: 6
World Cups: Germany 2006
Concacaf Champions' Cup (2003)

Mexican Primera División (Verano 2000, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2005, Apertura 2008)

Mexican Primera División Best Player (Apertura 2008)



SeasonClubCountryLevelGPGS
2008-09 Toluca MEX A 37 6
2007-08 Toluca MEX A 36 4
2006-07 Toluca MEX A 37 2
2005-06 Toluca MEX A 28 3
2004-05 Toluca MEX A 34 3
2003-04 Toluca MEX A 47 3
2002-03 Toluca MEX A 46 9
2001-02 Mexiquense MEX B 13 6
2001-02 Toluca MEX A 20 0
2000-01 Toluca MEX A 27 1
1999-00 Toluca MEX A 29 4
1998-99 Monterrey MEX A 17 1
1998-99 Saltillo MEX B 0 0
1997-97 América Mineiro BRA B 0 0
1996-96 América Mineiro BRA B 0 0
1995-95 Rio Branco - - 0 0
Career Totals:37142


FIFA World Cup Germany 2006

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
24/06 Zentralstadion, Leipzig ARG 2:1 MEX
aet		 47 0 0 0 2 0 0
21/06 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen POR 2:1 MEX 45 0 0 1 1 1 0
16/06 AWD-Arena, Hanover MEX 0:0 ANG 51 0 0 0 1 0 0
11/06 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg MEX 3:1 IRN 45 1 0 1 1 0 0
Competition Totals:188102510
Competition Average:470.2500.51.250.250

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards


FIFA Confederations Cup Germany 2005

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
29/06 Zentralstadion, Leipzig GER 4:3 MEX
aet		 120 0 1 0 2 0 0
26/06 AWD-Arena, Hanover MEX 1:1 ARG
aet (5:6 PSO)		 93 0 0 0 2 0 0
19/06 AWD-Arena, Hanover MEX 1:0 BRA 90 0 0 3 4 0 0
16/06 AWD-Arena, Hanover JPN 1:2 MEX 90 1 0 2 3 0 0
Competition Totals:3931151100
Competition Average:98.250.250.251.252.7500

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards


Olympic Games Athens 2004

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
17/08 Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos GRE 2:3 MEX 68 0 0 4 2 0 0
14/08 Karaiskaki Stadium, Athens KOR 1:0 MEX 90 0 0 1 0 0 0
11/08 Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos MLI 0:0 MEX 67 0 0 0 2 0 0
Competition Totals:225005400
Competition Average:75001.671.3300

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards



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1976
Born May 23 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
1999
January: Makes Mexican Primera Division debut in the Monterrey 2-3 defeat at Atlas.
2004
August: Member of the Mexican team that was eliminated in the first round of the Athens Olympic Games.
2006
April: Selected in coach Ricardo La Volpe's provisional 26-man squad for World Cup finals.. Member of the Toluca team that reached the Concacaf Champions' Cup final.
December 10: Played in the final of the Mexican Torneo de Apertura 2006 as Toluca is defeated by Guadalajara with a 3-2 aggregate score.
Antonio Naelson Zinha · Mexico

FIFA World Cup™ Germany 2006 player's profile

Antonio Naelson Matiasar was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil but is now a naturalised Mexican citizen and plays his football under the name Zinha.

An archetypal playmaker, he is quick and athletic, has excellent vision and good touch. He played in the second division in Mexico before gaining recognition as a midfield dynamo with Toluca in 1999.

A regular for the national team, Zinha played in 12 of the qualification matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, scoring three goals. He also played in four of the matches at last summer’s FIFA Confederations Cup and represented Mexico at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

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Mexico squad for the FIFA World Cup 2006

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