José Semedo (footballer, born 1965)

José Semedo
Personal information
Full name	José Orlando Vinha Rocha Semedo
Date of birth	5 March 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Ovar, Portugal
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1978–1979	Esmoriz
1979–1980	Feirense
1980–1984	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team
1984–1996	Porto
1996–1999	Salgueiros
Total
International career
1989–1994	Portugal
	*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. Although he was already part of the first-team setup during their conquest of the European Cup, he was only a fringe player (only 27 Primeira Liga appearances over four seasons), beginning to appear regularly precisely the following campaign as the club added the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Super Cup; domestically, 1987–88 ended with the double.^[1]

In 1994, Semedo, who was a relatively important unit 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 S.C. Salgueiros, retiring from football after three years where he was sparingly used.^[1]

Semedo started coaching in 2009, being an assistant in Padroense FC's under-17. Two years later, in the same capacity, he returned to Porto's seniors, joining newly appointed Vítor Pereira's staff.^[2]

International career

Semedo earned 21 caps for Portugal in five years, scoring two goals.^[1] 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 their group, being eliminated from the final stages precisely by those opponents.^[3]

**José Orlando Semedo: International goals**
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition^[4]
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

Porto

Primeira Liga: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96
Taça de Portugal: 1983–84, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
European Cup: 1986–87
Intercontinental Cup: 1987
UEFA Super Cup: 1987

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Adeptos do FC Porto recordam Semedo" [FC Porto fans remember Semedo] (in Portuguese). Ovar News. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
^ "Semedo na equipa técnica de Vítor Pereira" [Semedo in Vítor Pereira's coaching staff]. Público (in Portuguese). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (12 June 2022). "Portugal. Só duas vitórias na Suíça" [Portugal. Only two wins in Switzerland]. Luxemburger Wort (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ "José Semedo". European Football. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

External links

José Semedo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
José Semedo national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
José Semedo at National-Football-Teams.com
José Semedo – FIFA competition record (archived)