José Carlos Martins Ferreira (born 2 August 1966), known as José Carlos, is a Portuguese retired

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who played as a right back. He started his career with Benfica, where he won four major titles, representing four more teams in the

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and amassing totals of 364 matches and 15 goals over 15 seasons.

Club career

Born in

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, José Carlos started at local Desportivo Domingos Sávio at age 12, finishing his development at neighbouring S.L. Benfica. In his first two seasons as a professional he did not made a league appearance, as manager John Mortimore favoured

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for the position. He made his debut in a Taça de Portugal match against SL Cartaxo on 18 January 1987, as the season ended in

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conquest. In the summer of 1987, José Carlos was loaned to

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, being an undisputed starter during his tenure in Algarve and subsequently returning to Benfica. In the following four years he appeared in 135 competitive games and scored three goals, winning the 1991 national championship, another domestic cup and the 1989 edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. He also took part in

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of the

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, lost to A.C. Milan. In 1993, facing competition from

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and

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, José Carlos moved to

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, where he reunited with former teammates

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, Fernando Mendes and Paulinho. He helped his next club, Vitória de Guimarães, to two fourth-place finishes and one third, the latter befalling in the 1997–98 campaign. José Carlos retired in 2003 at the age of 36, after

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in the top flight with

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and three in the lower leagues with

Atlético Clube de Portugal Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese club, located in the city of Lisbon, more precisely in the parish of Alcântara. It was founded on 18 September 1942 due to the merger of two clubs of Alcântara (Carcavelinhos Football Club) and Santo ...

International career

José Carlos earned one cap for Portugal, playing the second half of a 1–1

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draw with West Germany in

on 29 August 1990.

Personal life

José Carlos's son,

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, was also a footballer. He too represented Belenenses and Atlético. He was also president of APJA (association for amateur footballers), vice-president of SJPF (association for professional footballers) and worked as a

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for Sport TV.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jose Carlos 1966 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players S.L. Benfica footballers Portimonense S.C. players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Vitória S.C. players C.F. Os Belenenses players Atlético Clube de Portugal players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portugal men's international footballers