Brazil Menezes began his professional club career at
Madureira EC in 1996 and appeared in
Campeonato Carioca Série B1. He later moved to another Brazilian team
America FC Rio in 1997 and played until 1998. In 1999, he appeared with two different lower league clubs in Brazil,
Bangu Atlético and
Clube de Regatas Brasil before his stint in top flight side Botafogo between 2000 and 2001. He signed with
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A outfit
Botafogo in
Rio de Janeiro and appeared in 6
Campeonato Carioca league matches.
China In 2002, he moved to Asia and joined
Gansu Tianma F.C., where he appeared in 19 league matches. He then signed with
China League One side
Nanjing Yoyo and played in 17 league matches, scoring 3 goals. He again signed with a
China League One outfit
Zhejiang Lucheng in 2004. Menezes played as a defender but scored 4 goals in 22 league matches.
Canada On April 19, 2006 he signed with a
Canadian club for the first time, joining
Toronto Lynx in the
USL League Two. He played there for only one season. In 2006, he returned to
Brazil and played for
SC Ulbra (RS). He with the club, competed in the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, but was eliminated in the second stage of the competition.
India In November 2006, he signed with the defending champions
Mahindra United of
Indian
National Football League as their third foreign player. He debuted for the
Jeepmen at the
2006 Durand Cup tournament in
Delhi. With Mahindra United, he appeared in two competitive seasons and won the
IFA Shield in 2006. In the
2006–07 National Football League season, Mahindra finished 3rd in the league table. He has also represented Mahindra at the
2007 AFC Cup, where they qualified for the knockout stages, finishing 2nd in the Group-E behind
Singapore Armed Forces but lost in the QF to
Al-Najmeh of Lebanon (4–5 aggregate).
Back to Brazil After two years in India, Menezes went back to his homeland Brazil and signed in January 2008 with
Porto Alegre FC and played until 2010. ==International career==