José Tavares (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Fernando Gomes Tavares | ||
Date of birth | 23 April 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1979–1983 | Oliveira Douro | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1988 | Oliveira Douro | ||
1988–1990 | Infesta | 31 | (12) |
1990–1991 | Porto | 7 | (1) |
1991–1994 | Boavista | 84 | (8) |
1994–1995 | Benfica | 20 | (2) |
1995–1998 | Boavista | 72 | (3) |
1998–1999 | União Leiria | 2 | (0) |
1999–2003 | Infesta | 78 | (12) |
Total | 294 | (38) | |
International career | |||
1994–1996 | Portugal | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
José Fernando Gomes Tavares (born 23 April 1966) is a Portuguese former footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder.
Club career
Tavares was born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District. During his career he played for C.F. Oliveira do Douro, F.C. Infesta, FC Porto, Boavista FC, S.L. Benfica (after an unsuccessful season, he returned to Boavista) and U.D. Leiria.
Tavares retired in 2003 at the age of 37 after a second spell with Infesta, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 185 games and 14 goals over the course of nine seasons.
International career
With the Portugal national team, Tavares was in the squad that participated in the UEFA Euro 1996 tournament,[1][2] and earned a total of eight caps.
References
- ^ Hodgson, Guy (1 June 1996). "The rising force in Europe counting on their foreign legion; CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN: No 9 Portugal". The Independent. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Portugal progress as Group D winners". UEFA. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
External links
- José Tavares at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- José Tavares at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Vila Nova de Gaia
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- LigaPro players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- FC Porto players
- Boavista F.C. players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- U.D. Leiria players
- Portugal international footballers
- UEFA Euro 1996 players