José Leal

José Martins Leal (born 23 March 1965) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back.

This article is about the football player. For the malacologist and museum director, see José H. Leal.
José Leal
Personal information
Full name José Martins Leal
Date of birth (1965-03-23) 23 March 1965
Place of birth Sá da Bandeira, Angola
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing 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)
National team
1989 Portugal U21 1 (0)
1990–1992 Portugal 15 (1)
Teams managed
2003 Académico Viseu
2005–2006 Benfica Castelo Branco
2006–2007 Tondela
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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.

International career

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.

José Leal: International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 February 1991Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal Malta2–05–0Euro 1992 qualifying[1]

References
  1. "Portugal 5–0 Malta". UEFA. 20 February 1991. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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