João Gonçalves (footballer)

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

João Gonçalves
Personal information
Full name João Pedro do Espírito Santo Gonçalves
Date of birth (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988
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)
2007–2008 → Olivais Moscavide (loan) 29 (4)
2008–2012 → Olhanense (loan) 66 (1)
2012–2013 Sporting CP B 3 (0)
2012–2013 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 3 (0)
Total 101 (5)
National team
2009–2010 Portugal U21 9 (0)
Teams managed
2013–2016 Sporting CP (assistant youth)
2016–2017 Sporting CP B (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Amadora, Lisbon, Gonçalves joined Sporting CP'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 level and Primeira Liga)[1][2] and Vitória de Guimarães (top tier).[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][6]

International career

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

References
  1. João Gonçalves: «Estou a viver um ano maravilhoso» (João Gonçalves: «I am living a wonderful year»); Record, 18 December 2008 (in Portuguese)
  2. Sporting volta a emprestar João Gonçalves (Sporting loan João Gonçalves again); Record, 4 August 2011 (in Portuguese)
  3. Sporting: João Gonçalves segue para o V. Guimarães (Sporting: João Gonçalves heads for V. Guimarães); Mais Futebol, 29 August 2012 (in Portuguese)
  4. João Gonçalves interessa para reforçar a defesa (João Gonçalves a possibility to bolster defence); Record, 23 December 2010 (in Portuguese)
  5. João Gonçalves acaba carreira aos 25 anos (João Gonçalves ends career at 25); Record, 25 June 2013 (in Portuguese)
  6. João Gonçalves abandona aos 25 anos (João Gonçalves quits at 25); SAPO, 26 June 2013 (in Portuguese)
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