José Carlos Martins Ferreira

José Carlos

Personal information
Full name	José Carlos Martins Ferreira
Date of birth	(1966-08-02) 2 August 1966
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
1978–1983	Domingos Sávio
1983–1985	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1987	Benfica	0	(0)
1987–1989	Portimonense	72	(2)
1989–1993	Benfica	99	(3)
1993–1994	Estrela Amadora	33	(0)
1994–1999	Vitória Guimarães	138	(7)
1999–2000	Belenenses	22	(3)
2000–2002	Atlético	67	(11)
Total		431	(26)
International career
1988	Portugal U21	4	(0)
1990	Portugal	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Carlos Martins Ferreira (born 2 August 1966), known as José Carlos, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back.

He started his career with Benfica, where he won four major titles, representing four more teams in the Primeira Liga and amassing totals of 364 games and 15 goals over the course of 15 seasons.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, José Carlos started at local Desportivo Domingos Sávio at age 12, finishing his formation at neighbouring S.L. Benfica. In his first two seasons as a professional he did not made a league appearance, as manager John Mortimore favoured António Veloso for the position. He made his debut in a Taça de Portugal match against SL Cartaxo on 18 January 1987, as the season ended in double conquest.

In the 1987 summer, José Carlos signed with Portimonense SC, being an undisputed starter during his tenure in Algarve and subsequently returning to Benfica. In the following four years he appeared in 135 competitive games and scored three goals, winning the 1991 national championship, another domestic cup and the 1989 edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. He also took part in the final of the 1989–90 European Cup, lost to A.C. Milan.

In 1993, facing competition from Abel Silva and Abel Xavier, José Carlos moved to C.F. Estrela da Amadora, where he reunited with former team-mates Edmundo, António Fonseca, Fernando Mendes and Paulinho. He helped his next club, Vitória de Guimarães, to two fourth-place finishes and one third, the latter befalling in the 1997–98 campaign.

José Carlos retired in 2003 at the age of 36, after one year in the top flight with C.F. Os Belenenses and three in the lower leagues with Atlético Clube de Portugal.

International career

José Carlos gained one cap for Portugal, playing the second half of a 1–1 friendly draw with West Germany in Lisbon on 29 August 1990.

Personal life

José Carlos's son, Filipe, is also a footballer. He too represented Atlético.

After retiring, José Carlos worked as a commentator for Sport TV.

External links

• José Carlos at footballzz.co.uk
• José Carlos profile at ForaDeJogo
• Carlos.html José Carlos Martins Ferreira at National-Football-Teams.com
• Portugal stats at Eu-Football