José Feliciano Loureiro Soares

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Loureiro and the second or paternal family name is Soares.
José Soares
Personal information
Full nameJosé Feliciano Loureiro Soares
Date of birth23 February 1976
Place of birthElvas, Portugal
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentre-back
Youth career
1984−1989O Elvas
1989−1994Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1994−2001Benfica4(0)
1994−1995→ Famalicão (loan)7(0)
1995−1997→ Alverca (loan)60(2)
1997−1999→ Alverca (loan)60(1)
1999Benfica B3(0)
2000→ Campomaiorense (loan)14(1)
2000−2001→ Desportivo de Aves (loan)15(1)
2001−2002Istres0(0)
2002−2003Schweinfurt 0513(0)
2003−2004Ettifaq
2004−2006Al-Shamal
2006−2007O Elvas
2008Salgaocar
2008−2010Badajoz
Total176(5)
National team
1993Portugal U173(0)
1994Portugal U183(0)
1996Portugal U209(0)
1997Portugal U215(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Feliciano Loureiro Soares (born 23 February 1976 in Elvas) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

A youth graduate of S.L. Benfica, José Soares spent the late nineties on loan, with F.C. Alverca on two occasions, playing 120 matches. In 1997 and 2000, he served as back-up in Benfica first team. After loans to Campomaiorense and Desportivo de Aves, he moved to various teams in France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, India and Spain, ending his career in 2010, age 34.[1][2]

He represented Portugal in the 1995 FIFA U20, helping Portugal finishing in the third place, partnering with Beto.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "José Soares". ja-vai.blogspot.pt. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Vedeta ou Marreta ? Nº22 - José Feliciano Loureiro Soares". vedetaoumarreta.blogspot.pt. 18 October 2006. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "José Soares". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

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