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José Carlos Personal information Full name José Carlos da Silva José Date of birth 22 September 1941 Place of birth Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal Playing position Defender Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1960–1962 CUF 1962–1974 Sporting CP 1974–1975 S.C. Braga National team 1961-1971 Portugal 36 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).José Carlos da Silva José (born 22 September 1941), commonly known as just José Carlos, is a Portuguese former footballer, who played mostly as central defender, most famously for Sporting Clube de Portugal and for his country.
Born in Vila Franca de Xira, he played for CUF in Barreiro, and moved, in 1962–63, to Sporting, where he reached stardom.[1] He won several titles of National Champion and the Cup of Portugal. He was also a Cup of the Cups winner, in 1964.
He had 36 caps for the Portugal national football team, three for CUF, and 33 for Sporting[2], from the 6–0 win over Luxembourg, on 19 March 1961, in the World Cup qualifiers, to the 5–0 win over Denmark, in 12 May 1971, for the European Championship qualifyings.[3]
He was a member of the squad that reached 3rd place in the 1966 FIFA World Cup finals, in England, playing in the semi-finals loss to the home nation (1-2), and in the match for the 3rd place win over the U.S.S.R. (2-1).[4]
References
- ^ http://www.leballonrond.fr/joueur/jose_carlos/1962_1963/fiche/92/default/26334
- ^ http://www.eu-football.info/_player.php?id=3216
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (2009-12-11). "Portugal - Record International Players". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/port-recintlp.html.
- ^ José Carlos da Silva José – FIFA competition record
Portugal squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup Third Place 
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