Jose Sambu

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Jose Sambu
Personal information
Place of birth Portuguese Guinea
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1964 Lusitano Évora 16 (5)
1964–1965 Sanjoanense
1965–1966 Lusitano Évora 21 (4)
1971–1973 Toronto First Portuguese
1971 →Toronto Metros (loan) 1 (0)
1973 Toronto Portuguese (indoor)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jose Sambu or Coró is a Bissau-Guinean-born Portuguese former footballer who played as a defender.

Career[edit]

Sambu played in the Primeira Divisão in 1963 with Lusitano Évora.[1] The following season he played in the Segunda Divisão with A.D. Sanjoanense.[1] He returned to his former club Lusitano Évora in 1965.[1] In 1971, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto First Portuguese.[2] In July, 1971 he was loaned to the Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League because of a player shortage due to inquires.[3] He made one appearance for the Metros during his short stint.[4]

He re-signed with Toronto First Portuguese for the 1972 season.[5] In the winter of 1973 he played at the indoor level with Toronto Portuguese in the Toronto Indoor Soccer League.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "ForaDeJogo.net - Coró (José Sambu)". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  2. ^ "Toronto Metros sign four local Portuguese to one-week contracts". The Globe and Mail. July 24, 1971. p. 30.
  3. ^ "Portuguese help Metros". Toronto Daily Star. July 24, 1971. p. 36.
  4. ^ "NASL-Jose Sambu". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  5. ^ Waring, Ed (July 31, 1972). "Portuguese, Italia trade punches before referee halts NSL match". The Globe and Mail. p. S3.
  6. ^ Waring, Ed (February 6, 1973). "Players defy ban, play indoor soccer". The Globe and Mail. p. 32.
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