Fumaça
Fumaça means smoke in the Portuguese language. Places, people, etc. with the name "Fumaça" or "Fumaca" include:
Fumaça (footballer, born 1976)
José Rodrigues Alves Antunes (born 15 July 1976), more commonly known as Fumaça, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder in Brazil, England, Czech Republic and Germany.
Career
Born in Belém, Fumaça began his career with Catuense,. In August 1998, he had a month loan spell at Benfica but he wanted to join an English club. Holding a Portuguese passport, he was allowed to take a year abroad on loans and the club would accept an offer of £500k for him.
English tour
In the end of 1998, Fumaça joined Birmingham City on a three-month loan with an option to stay on a permanent deal. He played in a friendly against Walsall and one reserve game against Leeds United where he was substituted at the half-time. After the match, the club decided against signing him and ended his loan. In his next trial at Grimsby Town, he scored 3 goals in 3 matches and although the club wanted him to sign, he decided to take a new trial at Derby County, which went unsuccessful. He underwent another unsuccessful trial with Watford. Fumaça then joined Second Division side Colchester United, making his debut in only the second ever TV pay-per-view game when Colchester hosted Manchester City. Colchester lost the game 1–0, but not before Fumaça was stretchered off injured after just 14 minutes following a collision with Andy Morrison.
Fumaça (footballer born 1985)
Alessandro Pedro Ribeiro nickname Fumaça (born 16 June 1985 in Perdigão, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian football striker playing with Swedish club Sollefteå GIF.
He previously played with Brazilian clubs Noroeste and Juventus Minasnovense before moving in 2006 to Croatia to play for NK Croatia Sesvete in the Prva HNL. Until 2009 he had several loan spells with Druga HNL teams such as NK Križevci, NK HAŠK and NK Marsonia 1909. In summer 2009 he signed with Swedish Junsele IF where he played the following 6 months. During 2010 he played with Friska Viljor FC befpre moving by the end of the year to Sollefteå GIF.
