José António Bargiela

José António Prudéncio Conde Bargiela (29 October 1957 – 2 June 2005), known as José António, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender.

José António
Personal information
Full name José António Prudêncio Conde Bargiela
Date of birth (1957-10-29)29 October 1957
Place of birth Cascais, Portugal
Date of death 2 June 2005(2005-06-02) (aged 47)
Place of death Carcavelos, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1972–1973 Carcavelos
1973–1976 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1978 Benfica 0 (0)
1978–1983 Estoril 143 (8)
1983–1991 Belenenses 163 (3)
Total 306 (11)
National team
1975 Portugal U16 1 (0)
1976 Portugal U18 6 (0)
1978–1979 Portugal U21 5 (0)
1985–1986 Portugal 3 (0)
Teams managed
1993–1994 Belenenses
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

José António was born in Cascais. After an unassuming two-year spell at S.L. Benfica, where he also played youth football, he moved to neighbours G.D. Estoril Praia where he established himself as a professional.

In 1983, at the age of 25, José António signed with C.F. Os Belenenses – also in Lisbon – where he would remain in several capacities for the next two decades. In 1989, already as an undisputed starter and captain, he helped the Azuis (Blues) lift the Portuguese Cup after a 2–1 win over Benfica.[1]

José António retired in 1991 at nearly 34, having played 163 games for the club in the Primeira Liga. Two years later, he had a very brief coaching spell with Belenenses as one of three coaches during the season, as the team eventually avoided relegation; from an early age onwards, he developed a baldness condition.

International career

José António only earned three caps for Portugal, but his first and last produced memorable results: on 16 October 1985, 13 days shy of his 28th birthday, he helped the national side achieve a 1–0 win in West Germany for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[1]

In the final stages in Mexico, José António appeared in the first match against England, in another 1–0 success.[1] The competition, however, was tainted with the Saltillo Affair in which the squad was involved, and Portugal eventually crashed out in the group stages, and the player never appeared internationally again.

Death

On 2 June 2005, José António was playing in a pickup game with some friends in Carcavelos, but felt indisposed only a few minutes after its start. Having already left the court, he suddenly collapsed and died; all resuscitation attempts were in vain.[2]

He was only 47 years old, and never married.

Honours

Belenenses

References
  1. 2 de Junho de 2005 – Morte de José António, capitão da equipa vencedora da Taça de Portugal de 1989 (2 June 2005 – Death of José António, captain of the 1989 Portuguese Cup winning team); C.F. Belenenses, 1 June 2014 (in Portuguese)
  2. ZÉ ANTÓNIO: Até sempre! (ZÉ ANTÓNIO: See you always!); Julio Futsal CFB, 3 June 2005 Archived 31 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
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