Chicão (footballer, born December 1979)

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.

[1] Chicão is the father of current Brighton & Hove Albion player João Pedro.

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