José Ribeiro
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José Joaquim Pimentel Ribeiro (born 2 November 1957 in Vila Nova da Barquinha) is a retired Portuguese
footballer who played as a winger.
During his professional career, Ribeiro represented Vitória de Setúbal
, União de Tomar
, União de Coimbra, Vitória de Guimarães, Amora FC
, Académica de Coimbra, Boavista FC, S.C. Farense and S.C. Olhanense, retiring in 1990 at the age of 32.
For the Portuguese national team
, he gained two caps
, all in 1985, and was selected to the following year
's FIFA World Cup
.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who played as a winger.
During his professional career, Ribeiro represented Vitória de Setúbal
Vitória F.C.
Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72...
, União de Tomar
União de Tomar
União Futebol Comércio e Indústria de Tomar, or more commonly União de Tomar, is a Portuguese association football club formed on 4 May 1914 and based in the city of Tomar...
, União de Coimbra, Vitória de Guimarães, Amora FC
Amora F.C.
Amora Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from Amora .The club was founded in 1921. The senior football section currently plays in the Portuguese Third Division , F series.-League History:...
, Académica de Coimbra, Boavista FC, S.C. Farense and S.C. Olhanense, retiring in 1990 at the age of 32.
For the Portuguese national team
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
, he gained two caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
, all in 1985, and was selected to the following year
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
's FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
.