António Sousa

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Sousa.
António Sousa
Personal information
Full name António Augusto Gomes de Sousa
Date of birth (1957-04-28) 28 April 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth São João da Madeira, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
Sanjoanense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1975 Sanjoanense 39 (11)
1975–1979 Beira-Mar 114 (37)
1979–1984 Porto 138 (29)
1984–1986 Sporting CP 54 (13)
1986–1989 Porto 79 (15)
1989–1993 Beira-Mar 117 (4)
1993–1994 Gil Vicente 7 (0)
1994–1995 Ovarense 32 (2)
1995–1996 Sanjoanense 18 (3)
Total 598 (114)
International career
1974–1975 Portugal U18 9 (2)
1976–1977 Portugal U21 8 (2)
1979 Portugal B 1 (0)
1981–1989 Portugal 27 (1)
Managerial career
1995–1997 Sanjoanense
1997–2004 Beira-Mar
2005–2006 Rio Ave
2007–2008 Penafiel
2008 Beira-Mar
2011 Trofense
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1984 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

António Augusto Gomes de Sousa (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu ˈsozɐ]; born 28 April 1957) is a Portuguese former football central midfielder and manager.

During his career, he played among others for Porto and Sporting CP, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 483 matches and 83 goals over 18 seasons. Subsequently, he worked as a manager for several clubs.

Earning nearly 30 caps for Portugal in the 80s, Sousa represented the nation at the 1986 World Cup and Euro 1984.

Club career

Born in São João da Madeira, Aveiro District, Sousa started professionally with local A.D. Sanjoanense at only 16, with his team in the Segunda Liga. In 1975 he signed with S.C. Beira-Mar, scoring a career-best 15 goals in his third year as the Aveiro club returned to the Primeira Liga; three of his four seasons there were spent in the top division.[1]

Sousa was then bought by FC Porto, where he remained an undisputed starter. He won the league championship once and the Taça de Portugal twice in his first spell,[2] also scoring against Juventus FC in the 1984 European Cup Winners' Cup final, lost 2–1 in Basel.[3]

In summer 1984, Sousa and longtime Porto central midfield partner Jaime Pacheco joined Sporting CP – as part of the deal that sent 17-year-old prodigy Paulo Futre in the opposite direction – with the pair returning after two seasons.[4] He then proceeded to claim the European Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Super Cup with the northerners, continuing to appear regularly (he also scored in the second leg of the Super Cup final).[5][6]

Sousa retired in 1996 at 39, as player-coach of his first club Sanjoanense. He then dedicated himself exclusively to management, working mainly with another side he played for, Beira-Mar,[7][8] where he remained for seven and a half years, with four consecutive top-flight seasons. On 19 June 1999, he led the latter to their biggest achievement, the Portuguese Cup, after defeating S.C. Campomaiorense 1–0.[9]

International career

Sousa played 27 times with the Portugal national team from 1981 to 1989,[10] being part of the squads at UEFA Euro 1984 – where he scored in the 1–1 group stage draw against Spain[11][12]– and the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[13]

António Sousa: International goal
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition[12]
1 17 June 1984 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France  Spain 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 1984

Personal life

Sousa's son, Ricardo, was also a professional footballer, also in midfield. The pair shared teams at Beira-Mar in four different spells.[14]

His nephew, José, played ten seasons in the Portuguese top division. His grandson Afonso was also involved in the sport.[15]

Honours

Player

Porto

Manager

Beira-Mar

References

  1. ^ Milheiro, Francisco (24 February 2022). ""Não foi premeditado, mas tinha uma grande vontade de acabar a minha carreira na minha cidade"" ["It did not happen on purpose, but I wanted to finish my career in my city very much"]. O Regional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Roque, Raquel (3 April 2018). "António Sousa: O médio com alma azul e branca" [António Sousa: The midfielder with blue-and-white soul] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ^ Digby, Adam (12 October 2016). "Zibi Boniek should be a Juventus legend... but he isn't". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Futre. "Eles disseram-me que estava louco e fui para o Porto"" [Futre. "They told me I was crazy and I went to Porto"]. i (in Portuguese). 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  5. ^ Marques, Sara (11 January 2016). "O dia em que o FC Porto trouxe a Supertaça Europeia para Portugal" [The day FC Porto brought the European Supercup to Portugal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  6. ^ Ross, James M. "European Competitions 1986–87". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  7. ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (28 April 2014). "1988/89: FC Porto sem troféus e dez campeões europeus a chorar" [1988/89: FC Porto without trophies and ten European champions crying] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Sanjoanense homenageou António Sousa" [Sanjoanense honoured António Sousa]. O Regional (in Portuguese). 17 October 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Beira Mar – Campomaiorense 1–0". Record (in Portuguese). 19 June 1999. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Platini faz a diferença em meia-final de sonho" [Platini makes the difference in dream semi-final] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  12. ^ a b Sousa, Hugo Daniel (14 June 2016). "Épico, normal e desastroso. Há de tudo nas estreias de Portugal em Europeus" [Epic, normal and disastrous. You have it all in Portugal's debuts in Euros]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  13. ^ Oliveira Duarte, Pedro (13 June 2014). "Portugal no Mundial: México 1986" [Portugal in the World Cup: Mexico 1986] (in Portuguese). Vavel. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  14. ^ Calhau, Pedro (2 October 2015). "Afonso Sousa: filho e neto que já joga em nome próprio aos 15 anos" [Afonso Sousa: son and grandson already plays for himself at 15] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  15. ^ Aleixo, Mário (30 April 2019). "António Sousa antevê futuro brilhante ao neto Afonso" [António Sousa foresees bright future for grandson Afonso] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 23 September 2020.