José Barros Silva (born 26 December 1973, in Praia), known as Zé Piguita, is a Cape Verdean retired footballer who played as a defender.

Zé Piguita
Personal information
Full name José Barros Silva
Date of birth (1973-12-26) 26 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Bairro
2002–2003 Wasquehal
2003–2005 Al-Ahli
2005–2008 Al Shamal
International career
1997–2007 Cape Verde[1] 26 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2016 Académica da Praia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 2016

His first club was ADESBA of the Santiago Island League in which he played from 1999 until 2002. He later played in France with ES Wasquehal for a season. He was then one of the first players and defenders of any team in the Middle East, all of them in Qatar, first with al-Ahli of Doha from 2003 to 2005 then al Shamal for three seasons until 2008.

He returned to Cape Verde and in 2013 became assistant coach for Sporting Clube da Praia for a season. A year later he became coach of Académica da Praia until 2016.

References

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  1. ^ "Cape Verde Islands - Record International Players".
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