António Henriques Fonseca de Jesus Oliveira (born 8 June 1958) is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Moita,

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, Oliveira made his

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debut at already 24, with

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, after several seasons in the

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with

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(under two different denominations). Even though the

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side were relegated from the top level at the end of the 1982–83 campaign, he was immediately bought by S.L. Benfica. With the

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-based club, Oliveira started in two out of his four seasons, helping it to two leagues and three domestic cups. He subsequently returned to Marítimo, where he would play until 1990. Oliveira then moved to another team in the top flight, Aveiro's S.C. Beira-Mar, and retired at the end of 1993–94 at the age of 36 having amassed top flight totals of 352 games and 14 goals.

International career

Oliveira earned nine caps for

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, his debut coming on 8 June 1983 – the day of his 25th birthday – in a 0–4

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loss to

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. He was a member of the team that competed in the

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, playing all 3 group games against England, Poland and Morocco, as they exited in the group stage. Oliveira's last match was played on 26 March 1989 in a 3–1 win against

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, for the 1990 World Cup qualifiers.

Honours

Benfica *

: 1983–84, 1986–87 * Taça de Portugal: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 * Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1985

References

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* * 1958 births Living people People from Moita Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players G.D. Fabril players C.S. Marítimo players S.L. Benfica footballers S.C. Beira-Mar players Portugal men's international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Setúbal District {{Portugal-footy-bio-stub