José Costa Pereira
MPIH (born 15 September 1931) is a Portuguese former
footballer who played as a
goalkeeper. He was nicknamed ''Pássaro Azul'' (Blue Bird).
Club career
Born in
Torres Vedras,
Lisbon District, Pereira played at club level for
C.F. Os Belenenses and
S.C. Beira-Mar. He appeared in 302
Primeira Liga
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matches with the former, retiring with the latter at almost 40 and moving with his wife to
Barcelona, completely removing himself from the football world.
International career
Pereira earned 11
caps for
Portugal, making his debut on 19 April 1965 in a 1–0 away win over
Turkey for the
1966 FIFA World Cup
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qualifiers at the age of 33.
[ In the finals in England, manager Otto Glória picked Joaquim Carvalho for the first game against Hungary, which ended with a 3–1 victory, but Pereira would be first choice for the remainder of the tournament, with the national team finishing in a best-ever third place.]Sweden
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for the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying stage.[
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1931 births
Living people
Footballers from Torres Vedras
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
S.C. Beira-Mar players
Portugal men's international footballers
1966 FIFA World Cup players