| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Emílio Robalo Furtado | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Panachaiki | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Porto | |||
| 2000–2001 | Casa Pia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2003 | Casa Pia | 43 | (16) |
| 2003–2004 | Porto B | 29 | (8) |
| 2004–2005 | → Tourizense (loan) | 25 | (12) |
| 2005 | → Vihren (loan) | 12 | (10) |
| 2006–2007 | CSKA Sofia | 18 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Paços Ferreira | 18 | (1) |
| 2009 | União Leiria | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Ionikos | 30 | (13) |
| 2010–2011 | PAS Giannina | 15 | (2) |
| 2011– | Panachaiki | 5 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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José Emílio Robalo Furtado (born 14 March 1983) is a Portuguese footballer of Cape Verdean descent who plays for Panachaiki in Greece, as a striker.
Born in Praia, Cape Verde, Furtado started his football career in Portugal, with F.C. Porto, but finished his formation at lowly Casa Pia AC, in the Lisbon area, where he also made his senior debuts. In the 2003 summer, he returned to Porto, playing one full season with its reserve side, then moved on loan to another modest club, G.D. Tourizense.
In June 2005, Furtado, still on loan from Porto, signed with Bulgarian team FC Vihren Sandanski, where he scored regularly in the A PFG. In the following January transfer window, he was sold to fellow league side PFC CSKA Sofia, for €300.000.
Furtado's spell with the "armymen" also started in a scoring fashion, but eventually ended on a sour note: he fell out with manager Stoycho Mladenov due to disciplinary breaches, and was also involved in a physical confrontation with team captain Valentin Iliev, which led to his return to Portugal.
In the 2007 summer, Furtado made his Portuguese first division debuts with F.C. Paços de Ferreira. On 18 August, he first appeared in the competition, playing the second half of a 1–3 loss at C.S. Marítimo, and was relatively used during the season, as the club finished second from bottom and was relegated – later reinstated due to Boavista FC's irregularities.
Furtado split 2008–09 with Paços and União de Leiria, then moved abroad again, signing for Ionikos FC in the Greek second level. In his first season, he finished third in the competition's topscorers list, but his club could only rank 15th, the last position before the relegation zone.
In the 2010 summer, Furtado signed for Pas Giannina FC, still in Greece and its second division. More of the same happened in the 2011–12 season, with Panachaiki.
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