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José Semedo (footballer, born 1965)

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José Semedo
Personal information
Full name José Orlando Vinha Rocha Semedo
Date of birth (1965-03-05) 5 March 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Ovar, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1978–1979 Esmoriz
1979–1980 Feirense
1980–1984 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1996 Porto 217 (27)
1996–1999 Salgueiros 31 (1)
Total 248 (28)
International career
1989–1994 Portugal 21 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Orlando Vinha Rocha Semedo (born 5 March 1965) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 248 games and 28 goals over the course of 15 seasons, representing in the competition Porto and Salgueiros.

Club career

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Born in Ovar, Semedo started playing professionally for FC Porto. Although he was already part of the first-team setup during their conquest of the European Cup, he was only a fringe player (only 27 Primeira Liga appearances over four seasons), beginning to appear regularly precisely the following campaign as the club added the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Super Cup; domestically, 1987–88 ended with the double.[1]

In 1994, Semedo, who was a relatively important unit in 12 of Porto's 22 accolades during his spell, suffered a severe knee injury from which he never recovered. At 31, he moved to neighbours S.C. Salgueiros, retiring from football after three years where he was sparingly used.[1]

Semedo started coaching in 2009, being an assistant in Padroense FC's under-17. Two years later, in the same capacity, he returned to Porto's seniors, joining newly appointed Vítor Pereira's staff.[2]

International career

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Semedo earned 21 caps for Portugal in five years, scoring two goals.[1] One of those came on 31 March 1993 in a 1–1 draw in Switzerland for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, as the national side finished third in their group, being eliminated from the final stages precisely by those opponents.[3]

José Orlando Semedo: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition[4]
1 29 March 1989 Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal  Angola 5–0 6–0 Friendly
2 31 March 1993 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–1 1–1 1994 World Cup qualification

Honours

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Porto

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Adeptos do FC Porto recordam Semedo" [FC Porto fans remember Semedo] (in Portuguese). Ovar News. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Semedo na equipa técnica de Vítor Pereira" [Semedo in Vítor Pereira's coaching staff]. Público (in Portuguese). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. ^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (12 June 2022). "Portugal. Só duas vitórias na Suíça" [Portugal. Only two wins in Switzerland]. Luxemburger Wort (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. ^ "José Semedo". European Football. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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