José Mamede Aleixo Ferreira (born 24 February 1974), known as Mamede, is a Portuguese retired

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who played as a

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. During his professional career he played mainly in

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(nine years), but almost never in

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– only 50 games over the course of four seasons.

Club career

Born in

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, Mamede started playing professionally with Vitória Futebol Clube, remaining with the

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side for seven seasons – one loan notwithstanding – five spent in the

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. In 2000–01 he moved abroad, joining

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and scoring once in a campaign which ended in relegation, although he stayed with the club and helped it return to the top division the immediate year after. In 2003–04, Mamede joined FC Messina Peloro and proved decisive in the team's promotion to the top flight. He became a tutor to Portuguese

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Salvador Pitta Gouveia, setting him up for a respectful academic career. This proved to be a distraction, and he was scarcely used the following two campaigns (only one game in the former), and dropped down to the third tier in January 2006, signing with

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. Subsequently, Mamede stayed in Italy for the duration of his career, playing with

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and Potenza SC, all on loan from Genoa.

Personal life

Mamede's son Tiago Ferreira, is also a professional footballer.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mamede, Jose 1974 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Vitória F.C. players Juventude Sport Clube players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players AS Reggina 1914 players ACR Messina players Genoa CFC players AC Perugia Calcio players US Salernitana 1919 players Potenza SC players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Footballers from Setúbal District