José Mota (footballer, born 1979)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Mota.

José Mota
Personal information
Full name José Roberto Rodrigues Mota Júnior
Date of birth (1979-05-10) 10 May 1979
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Rio Ave 6 (1)
2002–2004 Oliveirense 42 (15)
2004 Randers 13 (6)
2005–2006 Viborg 48 (21)
2007–2008 AaB 12 (0)
2008 → Molde (loan) 25 (12)
2009–2011 Molde 31 (8)
2010 → Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan) 19 (7)
2012 Busan IPark 2 (0)
Total 198 (70)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

Mota started his senior career at Segunda Liga club Rio Ave where he made six appearances including only one start.[1] He moved to Oliveirense of the same league in the middle of his first season. He scored seven goals in 16 matches for Oliveirense until the end of 2001–02 season, but the club were relegated to the Segunda Divisão B at the end of the season.[1]

On 1 September 2004, Mota joined Danish Superliga club Randers.[2] After showing impressive performances including 13 appearances and six goals for about four months at Randers, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with league rivals Viborg on 12 January 2005.[3] He volleyed home a cross from Christian Magleby while making his Viborg debut in a 2–1 win over AGF.[4] For two years at Viborg, he scored 21 goals in 48 Superliga matches.[5]

On 18 January 2007, Mota signed a four-year contract with another Superliga club AaB.[5] He suffered an injury and a slump for a year at AaB, and was loaned to Tippeligaen club Molde on 26 March 2008.[6] At the 2008 Tippeligaen, he scored 12 goals during 25 appearances, becoming the second top goalscorer.[7] Molde supporters were attracted to his performances, collecting donations to help the club secure him on a permanent deal.[8]

In 2010, Mota played for K League club Suwon Samsung Bluewings. During the 2010 AFC Champions League, he scored nine goals in eight matches, becoming the tournament's top goalscorer, although Suwon were eliminated in the quarter-finals.[9] He also won a Korean FA Cup title that year.[10]

In 2011, Mota played five Tippeligaen matches for Molde, while the club won their first league title. The next year, he spent the last season of his playing career at K League club Busan IPark before retiring.[11]

Honours

Molde

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Mota (José Roberto Rodrigues Mota Júnior)". ForaDeJogo. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  2. ^ Winther-Rasmussen, Michael (1 September 2004). "Brasiliansk angriber til Randers". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Mota endegyldigt tabt for Randers" (in Danish). TV2 Østjylland. 12 January 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Mota fik drømmedebut for Viborg". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). 12 March 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b Henriksen, Peder. "José Mota solgt til AaB" (in Danish). Viborg FF. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Mota tager til Norge" (in Danish). TV2/Nord. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Top Norwegian Eliteserien 2008 goalscorers". BeSoccer. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Effektiv kronerulling" (in Norwegian). NRK. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  9. ^ a b "AFC Champions League Top scorers over the years". Ghana Soccernet. AFC. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  10. ^ a b -FA컵축구- 수원, 부산 꺾고 2연패(종합) (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  11. ^ "José Mota's career". BeSoccer. Retrieved 19 February 2026.


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