José Tavares

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José Tavares
Personal information
Full nameJosé Fernando Gomes Tavares
Date of birth (1966-04-23) 23 April 1966
Place of birthVila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
Oliveira Douro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19851988Oliveira Douro?(?)
19891990Infesta?(?)
19901991Porto7(1)
19911994Boavista84(8)
19941995Benfica20(2)
19951998Boavista72(3)
19981999União Leiria2(0)
19992000Paços Ferreira17(0)
20002003Infesta66(10)
National team
19941996Portugal8(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Fernando Gomes Tavares (born 23 April 1966 in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder.

Football career

During his career, Tavares played for CF Oliveira do Douro, F.C. Infesta, F.C. Porto, Boavista FC, S.L. Benfica (after an unsuccessful season, he returned to Boavista), União de Leiria and F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He retired in 2003 at the age of 37 after a second spell with Infesta, amassing top division totals of 185 games and 14 goals over the course of nine seasons.

For the Portugal national football team, Tavares was in the squad that participated in the UEFA Euro 1996 tournament, and earned eight international caps in total.

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