José Rodrigues Alves Antunes (born 15 July 1976 in Belém

Belém

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), nicknamed Fumaça, is a former Brazilian

Brazil

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 footballer

Football (soccer)

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.

He played football in England in 1999 and 2000, having spells for Colchester United

Colchester United F.C.

Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....

, Barnsley

Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...

, Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace F.C.

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, and Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

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, where he played five Premier League games. He also played in Germany for Türkiyemspor Berlin

Türkiyemspor Berlin

Türkiyemspor Berlin is German association football club from Berlin. The club began in 1978 as a loose association of young footballers playing recreationally as Kreuzberg Gençler Birliği , named after the Berlin district of Kreuzberg...

, SC Paderborn 07

SC Paderborn 07

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, and SV Wilhelmshaven

SV Wilhelmshaven

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. Other clubs he played for include Catuense Futebol SA, América Football Club, Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul

Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul

Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, also known as Caxias, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Together with Juventude, it is one of the biggest teams of Rio Grande do Sul state, losing only the Internacional and Grêmio.-History:Caxias was founded on April...

, and FK Drnovice

FK Drnovice

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Current team

Since January 2008, Fumaça plays for the German Oberliga

NOFV-Oberliga Nord

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 club Türkiyemspor Berlin

Türkiyemspor Berlin

Türkiyemspor Berlin is German association football club from Berlin. The club began in 1978 as a loose association of young footballers playing recreationally as Kreuzberg Gençler Birliği , named after the Berlin district of Kreuzberg...

again.

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