José Orlando Semedo

José Semedo
Personal information
Full name José Orlando Vinha Rocha Semedo
Date of birth 5 March 1965 (1965-03-05) (age 47)
Place of birth Ovar, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1996 Porto 217 (27)
1996–1999 Salgueiros 31 (1)
National team
1989–1994 Portugal 21 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Orlando Vinha Rocha Semedo (born 5 March 1965 in Ovar) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central midfielder.

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Club career

Semedo started playing professionally for F.C. Porto. Even though he was already part of the first team's setup during the club's conquest of the European Cup, he was only a fringe player (only 27 league appearances in four seasons combined), beginning to appear regularly precisely the following campaign, as the northerners added the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. Domestically, the 1987–88 season ended with the double.

In 1994, Semedo, who would eventually be an important member in 12 of Porto's 22 accolades during his spell, suffered a severe knee injury from which he never recovered. At 31, he moved to neighbours Sport Comércio e Salgueiros, retiring from football after three unassuming years.

Semedo started coaching in 2009, being an assistant in Padroense FC's under-17. Two years later, in the same predicament, he returned to Porto's seniors, joining newly-appointed Vítor Pereira's staff.

International career

During five years, Semedo gained 21 caps for Portugal, scoring twice. One of those came on 31 March 1993, in a 1–1 draw in Switzerland for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, as the national side finished third in its group, being eliminated from the final stages precisely by those opponents.[1]

José Orlando Semedo: International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 1989 Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal  Angola 5–0 6–0 Friendly
2 31 March 1993 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland  Switzerland 1–1 1–1 1994 World Cup qualification

Honours

References

  1. ^ José Orlando SemedoFIFA competition record

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