 Antônio Carlos Zago

Antônio Carlos Zago (born 18 May 1969), widely known as Antônio Carlos or A.C. Zago, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the manager of Kashima Antlers.Born in Presidente Prudente, a city of the state of São Paulo, also having Italian origins, Zago began playing professional football with São Paulo FC, where he remained for three years, and then signed to Albacete Balompié, Spain, where he stayed for only one season.