| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Manuel Raposo Botelho | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Ponta Delgada, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Operário | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | Santa Clara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2010 | Santa Clara | 55 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Camacha | 17 | (0) |
| 2011– | Operário | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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João Manuel Raposo Botelho (born 22 September 1985 in Ponta Delgada, Azores) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Operário in the Portuguese third division, as a goalkeeper.
Botelho was a product of local C.D. Santa Clara's youth system, making his first team debuts in 2003–04 (one match in the second division). In the following seasons, with the Azores side also in that level, he backed up Nuno Santos for two years, before being named first-choice, also for two years.
In the 2008–09 season, with Santa Clara in the same category, Botelho again appeared as understudy, now to Alemão. In the following campaign, more of the same, after the signing of English Matt Jones (no league matches).
Botelho resumed his career in the third level, with A.D. Camacha and C.D. Operário.
Botelho appeared for the Portuguese under-21 team at the 2007 UEFA European Championship in the Netherlands, as backup to Paulo Ribeiro; he eventually did not leave the bench during the competition, and never appeared internationally for that or any category.
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