José Tavares (footballer)

For the politician, see José Reinaldo Tavares.

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

José Tavares

Personal information
Full name	José Fernando Gomes Tavares
Date of birth	(1966-04-23) 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, and earned a total of eight caps.

External links

• José Tavares at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• National team data (in Portuguese)
• José Tavares at National-Football-Teams.com