João Benedito

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Neves and the second or paternal family name is Benedito.
João Benedito
Personal information
Full name João Paulo Feliciano Neves Benedito
Date of birth (1978-10-07) 7 October 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1992–1994 UDOB
1994–1996 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2006 Sporting CP 253 (0)
2006–2007 Playas de Castellón
2007–2016 Sporting CP 208 (1)
International career‡
2000 Portugal U21 2 (0)
2001 Portugal U23 2 (0)
2000–2014 Portugal 181 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 August 2016 (UTC)

João Paulo Feliciano Neves Benedito (born 7 October 1978) is a retired Portuguese futsal player. He played as a goalkeeper for Sporting CP, Playas de Castellón and the Portugal national team.


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