José Semedo (footballer, born 1965)

Not to be confused with José Vítor Moreira Semedo.

José Semedo

Personal information
Full name	José Orlando Vinha Rocha Semedo
Date of birth	(1965-03-05) 5 March 1965
Place of birth	Ovar, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1978–1979	Esmoriz
1979–1980	Feirense
1980–1984	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1996	Porto	217	(27)
1996–1999	Salgueiros	31	(1)
Total		248	(28)
International career
1989–1994	Portugal	21	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 248 games and 28 goals over the course of 15 seasons, representing in the competition Porto and Salgueiros.

Club career

Born in Ovar, Semedo started playing professionally for FC 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 campaign 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.

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

• European Cup: 1986–87
• Intercontinental Cup: 1987
• UEFA Super Cup: 1987
• Portuguese League: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96
• Portuguese Cup: 1983–84, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94
• Portuguese Supercup: 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994

External links

• José Semedo at footballzz.co.uk
• José Semedo profile at ForaDeJogo
• Semedo.html José Semedo at National-Football-Teams.com

• José Semedo – FIFA competition record