José Barroso (footballer)

José Barroso
Personal information
Full name José Alberto da Mota Barroso
Date of birth (1970-08-26) 26 August 1970
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1989 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Braga B
1990–1996 Braga 117 (17)
1992–1993 → Rio Ave (loan) 34 (2)
1996–1998 Porto 36 (4)
1998–1999 Académica 26 (1)
1999–2005 Braga 149 (33)
Total 362 (57)
National team
1995 Portugal 1 (0)
Teams managed
2009–2010 Braga (youth)
2011–2012 Vieira

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


José Alberto da Mota Barroso (born 26 August 1970 in Braga) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Over the course of 14 seasons he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 328 games and 55 goals, mainly in representation of Braga (11 years).

Club career

Armed with a powerful outside shot,[1] Barroso made his professional debuts with hometown's S.C. Braga during the 1990–91 season, playing four games in the Primeira Liga. After a successful loan also in the north, with second level's Rio Ave FC, he returned, becoming an essential midfield element for the Minho club as well as team captain; in his last two years combined, although Braga finished tenth and eighth respectively, he scored 14 league goals, mostly from long-range shots and/or free kicks.

Barroso then moved to FC Porto, winning two consecutive leagues although he would only be a fringe player in his second season, featuring in just nine matches out of 34. After one year with Académica de Coimbra he returned to Braga, now consolidated in the Portuguese top flight. He netted 13 times in his first two seasons combined, then added a career-best 12 in the 2002–03 campaign but the team could only rank in 14th place.

Barroso retired from football in the 2005 summer at nearly 35, after helping Braga to two consecutive UEFA Cup qualifications, even though he contributed sparingly due to injuries (33 games and three goals combined).

References

  1. ↑ Barroso. “Tenho pena de nunca ter medido a velocidade do meu remate” (Barroso. “Too bad i never measured the speed of my shot”); IOnline, 14 January 2012 (Portuguese)
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