Chicão (footballer, born December 1979) should not be confused with Chicão (footballer, born February 1979).
| Chicão | |
| Fullname: | José João de Jesus |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Tobias Barreto, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Clubs1: | Confiança |
| Clubs3: | Guarani |
| Clubs4: | Flamengo-SP |
| Years5: | 1999–2001 |
| Clubs5: | Botafogo-SP |
José João de Jesus (born 17 December 1979), commonly known as Chicão, is a Brazilian former footballer.
Chicão played for a number of clubs in Brazil, most notably for Botafogo-SP in the 1999 and 2001 Brasileirao,[1] as well as the 2001 Campeonato Paulista final.[2]
Chicão was first arrested in 2002 on charges of accessory to murder, and was handed a 16-year sentence.[3] He was released from prison in 2010, having served eight years.[4] [5]
He was arrested again in 2011 for threatening people in public with a firearm.[1]
Chicão is the father of current Brighton & Hove Albion player João Pedro.[3]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Botafogo-SP | 1999 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001[6] | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||