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José Leal
Portuguese football manager and former player
José Martins Leal (born 23 March 1965) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Martins Leal | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-03-23) 23 March 1965 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Sá da Bandeira, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1983 | Repesenses | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Viseu e Benfica | ||
| 1984–1989 | Académico Viseu | ||
| 1989–1994 | Sporting CP | 118 | (12) |
| 1994–1995 | Belenenses | 17 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Felgueiras | 32 | (1) |
| 1996–2000 | Estrela Amadora | 108 | (13) |
| 2000–2002 | Santa Clara | 25 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Académico Viseu | 33 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1989 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Portugal | 15 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003 | Académico Viseu | ||
| 2005–2006 | Benfica Castelo Branco | ||
| 2006–2007 | Tondela | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leal was born in Sá da Bandeira, Portuguese Angola. During his professional career he represented Académico de Viseu FC (his first and last club, where he retired at age 38 in the third division), Sporting Clube de Portugal, C.F. Os Belenenses, F.C. Felgueiras, C.F. Estrela da Amadora and C.D. Santa Clara.
With the Lisbon club, Leal was first-choice during most of his five-year spell, also scoring regularly for a defensive player, but, in his last season, was demoted to third-string after youth graduate Paulo Torres and newly signed Budimir Vujačić, and left the Lions without any silverware conquered.
Leal earned 15 caps for Portugal – one goal – almost all of them coming during the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying campaign, as the national team did not make it to the final stages in Sweden.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 February 1991 | Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal |  Malta | 2–0 | 5–0 | Euro 1992 qualifying[1] |
- "Portugal 5–0 Malta". UEFA. 20 February 1991. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- José Leal at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- José Leal national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- José Leal at National-Football-Teams.com
- José Leal at EU-Football.info
