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João Gonçalves (footballer, born 1988)

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João Gonçalves
Personal information
Full name João Pedro do Espírito Santo Gonçalves
Date of birth (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Amadora, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1996–2007 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2007–2008Olivais Moscavide (loan) 29 (4)
2008–2012Olhanense (loan) 66 (1)
2012–2013 Sporting B 3 (0)
2012–2013Vitória Guimarães (loan) 3 (0)
Total 101 (5)
International career
2009–2010 Portugal U21 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Pedro do Espírito Santo Gonçalves (born 18 January 1988) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back.

Club career

Born in Amadora, Lisbon, Gonçalves joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system at only eight, but never appeared for the club officially, being loaned for the duration of his spell. He represented C.D. Olivais e Moscavide (third division), S.C. Olhanense (second and top levels)[1][2] and Vitória de Guimarães (division one).[3]

Gonçalves spent three of his four years with Algarve's Olhanense in the top flight, appearing in 21 games in the 2010–11 season (all starts, one goal against Vitória de Setúbal in a 3–1 home win[4]) to help his team rank in 11th place. He retired in June 2013 at the age of only 25, due to recurrent knee injuries.[5]

International career

Gonçalves gained 48 caps for Portugal all youth categories comprised, including nine for the under-21 side.

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