José Bosingwa

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Personal information
Bosingwa
Full name	José Bosingwa da Silva
Date of birth	August 24, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height	1.83 m
Nickname	ZéBo
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	FC Porto
Number	12
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-01 2001-03 2003-current	Freamunde Boavista FC FC Porto	11 (0) 41 (0) 72 (2)
National team
? - 2004	Portugal U-21 / Olympics
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

José Bosingwa da Silva (born August 24, 1982 in Kinshasa) is a football player from Portugal. He currently plays for portuguese giants FC Porto.

Bosingwa has previously played for Boavista FC, Porto's local rivals. He is a versatile player who can play defensive midfield, as a controlling midfielder, on the right-wing and at right-back.

He was part of the 2005-06 FC Porto Portuguese champions team.

[edit] Honours

Superliga (Portuguese Championship): 2003/04, 2005/06
Portuguese Cup: 2005/06
SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira: 2004/05, 2006/2007
FIFA Intercontinental Cup: 2004
UEFA Champions League: 2003/04

FC Porto - Current Squad
1 Helton \| 2 R. Costa \| 3 Pepe \| 4 P. Emanuel \| 5 Čech \| 6 Ibson \| 7 Quaresma \| 8 Lucho \| 9 Lisandro \| 10 Anderson \| 11 T. Sektioui \| 12 Bosingwa \| 13 Fucile \| 14 B. Alves \| 16 R. Meireles \| 17 Vieirinha \| 18 P. Assunção \| 19 Šokota \| 20 Jorginho \| 21 Alan \| 22 Rentería \| 23 Postiga \| 24 P. Ribeiro \| 25 Lucas \| 26 J. Paulo \| 28 Adriano \| 29 B. Moraes \| 99 Baía \| Manager: J. Ferreira