Fernando Jorge Barbosa Martins (born 28 January 1986), known as Capela, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in Arouca,

Aveiro District Aveiro District (, ) is located in the central coastal region of Portugal. The capital of the district is the city of Aveiro, which also serves as the seat of Aveiro Municipality. Aveiro District is bordered by the Porto District to the north, ...

, Capela started playing with local F.C. Arouca, going on to part of the squads that promoted from the regional leagues to the third division in just two years. After two more seasons in amateur football, with G.D. Milheiroense, he moved straight to the Segunda Liga after signing for Leixões SC, making his debut in the competition on 21 August 2011 in a 1–0 away win against

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. In the following years, Capela continued competing in the second tier, joining F.C. Penafiel on 11 June 2014 and scoring the game's only goal in just his third

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appearance, at former club Arouca.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Capela 1986 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Aveiro District Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players F.C. Arouca players Leixões S.C. players U.D. Oliveirense players Académico de Viseu F.C. players F.C. Penafiel players F.C. Famalicão players Girabola players F.C. Bravos do Maquis players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Angola Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Angola 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen