António Sousa

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Sousa.

António Sousa

Personal information
Full name	António Augusto Gomes de Sousa
Date of birth	(1957-04-28) 28 April 1957
Place of birth	São João da Madeira, Portugal
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Sanjoanense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1975	Sanjoanense	39	(11)
1975–1979	Beira-Mar	114	(37)
1979–1984	Porto	138	(29)
1984–1986	Sporting CP	54	(13)
1986–1989	Porto	79	(15)
1989–1993	Beira-Mar	117	(4)
1993–1994	Gil Vicente	7	(0)
1994–1995	Ovarense	32	(2)
1995–1996	Sanjoanense	18	(3)
Total		598	(114)
International career
1981–1989	Portugal	27	(1)
Managerial career
1995–1997	Sanjoanense
1997–2004	Beira-Mar
2005–2006	Rio Ave
2007–2008	Penafiel
2008–2009	Beira-Mar
2011	Trofense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

António Augusto Gomes de Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu ˈsowzɐ]; born 28 April 1957) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current manager.

During his career he played, among others, for Porto and Sporting, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 483 games and 83 goals over the course of 18 seasons. Subsequently, he worked as a manager for several clubs.

Gaining nearly 30 caps for Portugal during the 80's, Sousa represented the nation in one World Cup and another European Championship, scoring in both tournaments.

Club career

Born in São João da Madeira, Sousa started professionally with local A.D. Sanjoanense at only 16, with his team in the second division. In 1975 he signed with S.C. Beira-Mar, scoring a career-best 15 goals in his third year as the Aveiro club returned to the Primeira Liga (three of his four seasons there were spent in the top level).

Sousa was then bought by FC Porto, where he remained an undisputed starter: he won the league championship and the cup several times, also scoring against Juventus F.C. in the 1984 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, lost 1–2 in Basel.

In the 1984 summer, Sousa and longtime Porto central midfield partner Jaime Pacheco signed with Sporting Clube de Portugal – as part of the deal that sent 17-year-old prodigy Paulo Futre in the opposite direction – with the pair returning after two seasons. He then proceeded to win the European Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Super Cup with the northern side, continuing to appear regularly.

Sousa retired in 1996 at 39, as player-coach of first club Sanjoanense. He then dedicated himself exclusively to coaching, working mainly with another former club as a player, Beira-Mar, where he remained for seven 1/2 years, with four consecutive top flight seasons. In 1999, he led the latter to its biggest achievement, the Portuguese Cup, after defeating S.C. Campomaiorense 1–0.

International career

Sousa received 27 caps for the Portuguese national team from 1981 to 1989, playing at UEFA Euro 1984 where he scored in the 1–1 group stage draw against Spain, and at the FIFA World Cup 1986.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	17 June 1984	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France	Spain	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 1984 Honours Player Porto Primeira Liga: 1987–88 Taça de Portugal: 1987–88 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1981, 1983, 1986 European Cup: 1986–87 UEFA Super Cup: 1987 Intercontinental Cup: 1987 Manager Beira-Mar Taça de Portugal: 1997–98 Personal life Sousa's son, Ricardo, is also a professional footballer, also in midfield. He was a youth graduate, albeit with no success, at Porto, and represented several teams in different countries, mainly playing for Boavista FC and Beira-Mar, with the pair sharing teams at the latter in three different spells (1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03). References External links Template:Zerozero António Sousa at ForaDeJogo (archived) António Sousa manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived) António Sousa at National-Football-Teams.com António Sousa – FIFA competition record (archived) Portugal stats at Eu-Football