Antonio Carlos

Antônio Carlos

Antônio Carlos in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Antônio Carlos Zago
Date of birth	(1969-03-14) 14 March 1969 (age 48)
Place of birth	Presidente Prudente, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1992	São Paulo	64	(4)
1992–1993	Albacete	12	(1)
1993–1995	Palmeiras	58	(5)
1996–1997	Kashiwa Reysol	24	(0)
1997	Corinthians	12	(2)
1998–2002	Roma	107	(2)
2002–2004	Beşiktaş	56	(2)
2004–2005	Santos	7	(0)
2005–2006	Juventude	52	(2)
2007	Santos	1	(0)
National team
1991–2001	Brazil	37	(3)
Teams managed
2009–2010	São Caetano
2010	Palmeiras
2010	Grêmio Prudente
2011	Mogi Mirim
2011	Vila Nova
2012	Audax São Paulo
2013	AS Roma (assistant coach)
2013–2015	Shakhtar Donetsk (assistant coach)
2015–2016	Juventude
2017	Internacional
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Antônio Carlos Zago, widely known as "Antônio Carlos" or "A.C. Zago", (born 14 March 1969 in Presidente Prudente) is a Brazilian former footballer and current coach, who played as a defender.

Born in Presidente Prudente, a city of the state of São Paulo, also having Italian origins, Zago began playing professional football with São Paulo FC, where he remained for three years, and then signed to Albacete Balompié, Spain, where he stayed for only one season. He returned to his homeland, this time to Palmeiras, another team of São Paulo and a rival to his previous Brazilian team. After three years with the club, he emigrated once again, this time to Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol, where once again remained for only one year before returning to play in São Paulo, but this time at Corinthians, being one of the few players who have played in all the three biggest teams of the city and archrivals as well.

In January 1998, Zago moved to the Italian capital to join Roma, at the request of the club's manager Zdenek Zeman, who was looking to reinforce the team's defensive line. In his Serie A debut with the club, on 11 February 1998 at Lecce, he was sent off after only a few minutes of play; his performances with the giallorossi soon improved, however, and he was able to demonstrate his quality and skill, leading to him being recalled to the Brazilian national side in 1999. Zago played for five seasons with Roma, and was also part of the 2001 Scudetto-winning team; Zago partnered with compatriot Aldair and Argentine Walter Samuel to form a sold back-line, which aided Roma in claiming the Serie A title. Due to his success and performances with Roma, Zago still remains a popular figure with the romanista fans, who nicknamed him Terminator during his time at the club.