José Mota (footballer, born 1979)

José Mota
Personal information
Full name	José Roberto Rodrigues Mota Junior
Date of birth	10 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Rio Ave
2002–2004	Oliveirense
2004	Randers
2005–2007	Viborg
2007–2008	AaB
2008	→ Molde (loan)
2008–2011	Molde
2010	→ Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan)
2012	Busan IPark
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Roberto Rodrigues Mota (born 10 May 1979), or simply José Mota, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Mota joined Danish Superliga club Randers FC in September 2004, after having played for Portuguese clubs Rio Ave and Oliveirense.^[1] After impressing during his first six months at the club, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with league rivals Viborg FF on 12 January 2005.^[2] He scored in his debut against AGF, volleying home a cross from Christian Magleby in a 2–1 league win.^[3] He made 48 league appearances for the club, in which he managed to score 21 goals.^[4]

Mota joined AaB in January 2007, signing a four-year contract.^[4]

In 2010, Mota was the top scorer in the AFC Champions League with nine goals, though his Suwon Bluewings team only managed to reach the quarter final stage.

In 2011, he won Norwegian top division, Tippeligaen with Molde FK and Ole Gunnar Solskjær as manager.

In January 2012, Mota signed for South Korean professional league K-League side Busan I'Park on a free transfer.

Honours

Molde

Tippeligaen: 2011

Individual

Molde top scorer: 15 goals in 2008
AFC Champions League top scorer: 2010

References

^ Winther-Rasmussen, Michael (1 September 2004). "Brasiliansk angriber til Randers". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
^ "Mota endegyldigt tabt for Randers". TV2 ØSTJYLLAND (in Danish). 12 January 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
^ "Mota fik drømmedebut for Viborg". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). 12 March 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Henriksen, Peder. "José Mota solgt til AaB". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). Retrieved 11 September 2022.

External links

AaB profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-27) (in Danish)
José Mota – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
Player profile on Molde FK official club website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-06-04) (in Norwegian)
José Mota at DR (in Danish) (archived)
José Mota at ForaDeJogo (archived)

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[1] Winther-Rasmussen, Michael (1 September 2004). "Brasiliansk angriber til Randers". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 September 2022.

[2] "Mota endegyldigt tabt for Randers". TV2 ØSTJYLLAND (in Danish). 12 January 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

[3] "Mota fik drømmedebut for Viborg". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). 12 March 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

[vff-4] Henriksen, Peder. "José Mota solgt til AaB". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). Retrieved 11 September 2022.

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