José Semedo (footballer, born 1965)

José Semedo
Personal information
Full name	José Orlando Vinha Rocha Semedo
Date of birth	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
1984–1996	Porto
1996–1999	Salgueiros
Total
International career
1989–1994	Portugal
	*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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Porto

Primeira Liga: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96
Taça de Portugal: 1983–84, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
European Cup: 1986–87
Intercontinental Cup: 1987
UEFA Super Cup: 1987

References[edit]

^ ^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.
^ "Semedo na equipa técnica de Vítor Pereira" [Semedo in Vítor Pereira's coaching staff]. Público (in Portuguese). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
^ 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.
^ "José Semedo". European Football. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

External links[edit]

José Semedo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
José Semedo national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
José Semedo at National-Football-Teams.com
José Semedo – FIFA competition record (archived)

[ON-1] "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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