José Semedo (footballer, born 1965)

José Orlando Vinha Rocha Semedo (born 5 March 1965) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

José Semedo
Personal information
Full name José Orlando Vinha Rocha Semedo
Date of birth (1965-03-05) 5 March 1965
Place of birth Ovar, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1978–1979 Esmoriz
1979–1980 Feirense
1980–1984 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1996 Porto 217 (27)
1996–1999 Salgueiros 31 (1)
Total 248 (28)
National team
1989–1994 Portugal 21 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Born in Ovar, Semedo started playing professionally for FC Porto. Even though 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 in four seasons combined), 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 predicament, he returned to Porto's seniors, joining newly appointed Vítor Pereira's staff.[2]

International career

Over five years, Semedo earned 21 caps for Portugal and scored 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 its group, being eliminated from the final stages precisely by those opponents.

José Orlando Semedo: International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition

[3]

129 March 1989Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal Angola5–06–0Friendly
231 March 1993Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland  Switzerland1–11–11994 World Cup qualification

Honours

Porto

References

  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. "José Semedo". European Football. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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