Abel Xavier

Free
Manager

Born on : November 30, 1972 (51 years) at Nampula

Nationality : Portugal Mozambique

Height : 1m87

Weight : 77 kg

Best foot : Right foot

Number of international caps : 20 (2 goals)

First cap : vs Switzerland 31/03/1993

First international goal : vs Slovakia 14/10/1998

2013-2014
2008
2004-2005
2001-2002
1998-1999
1997-1998
1996-1997
1995-1996
1994-1995
1993-1994

Other photos

Main position
Right full-back	76%
Other positions
Left full-back	11%

Identities

Abel Xavier

Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier

Manager careerLast updated on 23/04/2024 at 23:38

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Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
2019	Mozambique																								4		75%3	25%1	COSAFA Cup3	4	5	4		75%3	25%1		4	5
2018	Mozambique																								7	43%3	14%1	43%3	COSAFA Cup3	10	8	7	43%3	14%1	43%3		10	8
2017	Mozambique																								9	44%4	22%2	33%3	COSAFA Castle Cup3	10	14	9	44%4	22%2	33%3		10	14
2016	Mozambique																								9	22%2	22%2	56%5	COSAFA Castle Cup1/2 1/2 finales de repêchage	6	13	9	22%2	22%2	56%5		6	13
2015/2016	Aves	2	5		40%2	60%3	23	2	4	8								1			100%1	Taça CTT1er 1er tour	0	3								6		33%2	67%4		4	11
2014/2015	Farense	2	29	38%11	28%8	34%10	10	62	38	38																						29	38%11	28%8	34%10		38	38
2013/2014	Olhanense	1	8	25%2	25%2	50%4	11	8	5	10								2	50%1		50%1	Taça de Portugal3e t3e tour Taça da Liga2e t2e tour	2	2								10	30%3	20%2	50%5		7	12
Total			42	31%13	29%12	40%17	44	72	47	56								3	33%1	0%	67%2		2	5	29	31%9	28%8	41%12		30	40	74	31%23	27%20	42%31		79	101

Abel Xavier's career statisticsLast updated on 23/04/2024 at 23:38

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Presence

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Club

League

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Nat. cups

International

Total

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Games played

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eff.

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goals

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goals

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2008

LA Galaxy

Club	Competition															V	D	L
LA Galaxy	MLS	10		1			20	1	853	17	90%	1	63%	2	1	50%	20%	30%
LA Galaxy	US Open Cup	1					1		90	17	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

2007

LA Galaxy

Club	Competition										V	D	L
LA Galaxy	MLS	10	1	17	2	900	17	100%	45%	3	30%	20%	50%
LA Galaxy	US Open Cup	1		1		90	17	100%	100%		0%	0%	100%
LA Galaxy	North American SuperLiga	5		9	1	480	17	100%	100%		60%	20%	20%

2006/2007

Middlesbrough

1257

1807

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Middlesbrough	Premier League	14	1		1257	1	21	1	1257	0	100%		52%	1		29%	29%	43%
Middlesbrough	FA Cup	6					11		550	0	100%		75%	2		17%	67%	17%

2005/2006

Middlesbrough

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Middlesbrough	Premier League	4					6		360	2	100%		18%			50%	25%	25%
Middlesbrough	(C3) UEFA Cup	2						2	180	0	100%		33%			50%	50%	0%

2004/2005

AS Roma

Club	Competition															V	D	L
AS Roma	Serie A	3					3	2	199	3	67%	2	18%			33%	33%	33%
AS Roma	Coppa Italia	1					1		79	3	100%		20%			0%	0%	100%

2003/2004

Hannover 96

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Hannover 96	Bundesliga	5					11		413	0	100%		15%			0%	20%	80%

2002/2003

Galatasaray

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Galatasaray	Süper Lig	11					4	6	900	0	100%		69%	2		82%	9%	9%
Galatasaray	Türkiye Kupasi	1					2		90	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

2002/2003

Liverpool

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Liverpool	Community Shield	1	1		77	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%
Liverpool	Premier League	4	4	2	360	100%	17%	50%	50%	0%
Liverpool	League Cup	1	1		120	100%	20%	0%	100%	0%

2001/2002

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Liverpool	Premier League	10	1	756	3	6	756	0	90%	1	71%	1	80%	10%	10%
Liverpool	Champions League	5	1	434	4	3	434	0	100%		83%	2	20%	60%	20%
Portugal	Friendlies	2			1	1	135	0	100%		50%		50%	50%	0%
Portugal	World Cup	1					18	3	0%	1	33%		0%	0%	100%

2001/2002

Everton

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Everton	Premier League	12	17	2	902	92%	1	50%	1	17%	8%	75%
Everton	League Cup	1	1		120	100%		100%	1	0%	100%	0%
Everton	FA Cup	1		1	90	100%		50%		100%	0%	0%

2000/2001

Everton

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Everton	Premier League	11	15	2	870	91%	1	29%	3	1	27%	18%	55%
Everton	FA Cup	1	3		90	100%		50%			0%	0%	100%
Portugal	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1		1	90	100%		14%			100%	0%	0%
Portugal	Friendlies	1	3		50	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

1999/2000

Everton

432

2284

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Everton	League Cup	1			1		90	0	100%		50%	1	0%	100%	0%
Everton	Premier League	19			23	6	1609	0	95%	1	59%	1	37%	32%	32%
Everton	FA Cup	2			2	1	153	0	100%		40%	2	0%	50%	50%
Portugal	Euro Qualifying	1	1	45		1	45	0	0%	1	33%		100%	0%	0%
Portugal	Friendlies	2			3		180	0	100%		50%	1	50%	0%	50%
Portugal	Euro	2			4		207	14	100%		40%		50%	0%	50%

1998/1999

Club	Competition												V	D	L
PSV	Champions League	7				12		660	100%		88%	3	43%	14%	43%
PSV	Johan Cruijff Schaal	1					1	90	100%		100%		100%	0%	0%
PSV	Eredivisie	19	2	1	706	25	3	1412	79%	4	56%	3	37%	37%	26%
Portugal	Friendlies	2				1	1	180	100%		100%		100%	0%	0%
Portugal	Euro Qualifying	3	1		205		2	205	100%		43%		67%	0%	33%

1997/1998

Real Oviedo

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Real Oviedo	Primera Division	31	37	9	2739	0	97%	1	82%	7	29%	35%	35%
Real Oviedo	Copa del Rey	1	1		86	0	100%		50%	1	0%	0%	100%
Real Oviedo	Segunda Division Playoffs	1		1	90	15	100%		50%		100%	0%	0%
Portugal	Friendlies	1	3		90	0	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%

1996/1997

Real Oviedo

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Real Oviedo	Primera División	27					34	8	2291	15	100%		64%	3	2	26%	26%	48%

1995/1996

Bari

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Bari	Serie A	8					19	1	549	0	100%		24%			13%	25%	63%

1994/1995

Benfica

496

764

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Benfica	Primeira Divisão	22	3	496	12	7	1489	86%	3	65%	4		64%	14%	23%
Benfica	Supertaça	3			1	1	214	100%		100%	1	1	0%	67%	33%
Benfica	Champions League	5			4	1	431	100%		63%	2		40%	40%	20%
Benfica	Taça de Portugal	2			1	1	157	100%		40%			50%	50%	0%

1993/1994

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Benfica	Primeira Divisão	25	1	1960	14	12	1960	92%	2	74%	1	64%	28%	8%
Benfica	(C2) Cup Winners' Cup	8	1	688	10	1	688	100%		100%		50%	38%	13%
Benfica	Supertaça	1			2		120	100%		100%		0%	100%	0%
Portugal	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1				1	90	100%		25%		100%	0%	0%
Portugal U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship	2			1	1	210	100%				50%	0%	50%

1992/1993

Estrela

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Portugal	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3					1	2	270	0	100%		50%	1		67%	33%	0%

1991/1992

Estrela

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Portugal U-20	U-20 World Cup	2					1	1	210	7	100%					100%	0%	0%

1990/1991

Estrela

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Estrela	(C2) Cup Winners' Cup	3					3	1	240	0	100%		75%			33%	33%	33%
Portugal U-20	U-20 World Cup	2						2	180	7	100%					100%	0%	0%

1989/1990

Total

The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Johan Cruijff Schaal	1	1998
Primeira Liga	1	1994
U-20 World Cup	1	1991

Runner-ups

Süper Lig	1	2003
Coppa Italia	1	2005
Premier League	1	2002
Community Shield	1	2002
Supertaça	2	19941995
UEFA U-21 Championship	1	1994
North American SuperLiga	1	2007

Transfers

26/01/16 > 22/07/19	Mozambique	mana.
09/07/15 > 04/09/15	Aves	mana.
02/12/14 > 28/05/15	Farense	mana.
07/07/13 > 29/10/13	Olhanense	mana.

23/12/09 >	Retired
15/06/07 > 18/07/08	LA Galaxy	Free
08/11/06 > 14/05/07	Middlesbrough	Free
31/08/05 > 23/01/06	Middlesbrough	Free
31/01/05 > 01/07/05	AS Roma	Free
02/02/04 > 01/07/04	Hannover 96	Free
24/01/03 > 01/06/03	Galatasaray	1.5 M€
30/01/02 > 24/01/03	Liverpool	1.2 M€
03/09/99 > 30/01/02	Everton
01/07/98 > 03/09/99	PSV Eindhoven
01/07/96 > 01/07/98	Real Oviedo
01/07/95 > 01/07/96	Bari
01/07/93 > 01/07/95	Benfica
01/07/89 > 01/07/93	Estrela

Suggest a transfer for this player

Manager career by clubLast updated on 21/04/2024 at 19:04

Club	Played matches	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses	GF Goals for	GA Goals against
Aves	6	0%0	33%2	67%4	4	11
Farense	29	38%11	28%8	34%10	38	38
Mozambique	29	31%9	28%8	41%12	30	40
Olhanense	10	30%3	20%2	50%5	7	12

Player career by clubLast updated on 21/04/2024 at 19:04

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
AS Roma	4				278			75%3	25%1	50%2
Bari	8				549			100%8	13%1	63%5
Benfica	66	5		1012	5059	8	1	92%61	56%37	15%10
Estrela	3				240			100%3	33%1	33%1
Everton	48				3924	9	1	94%45	27%13	48%23
Galatasaray	12				990	2		100%12	75%9	17%2
Hannover 96	5				413			100%5	0%0	80%4
Liverpool	21	2		874	1747	3		95%20	52%11	14%3
LA Galaxy	27		2		2413	5	1	96%26	41%11	41%11
Middlesbrough	26	1		2347	2347	3		100%26	31%8	31%8
PSV	27	2	1	1081	2162	6		85%23	41%11	30%8
Portugal	20	2		780	1560	2		90%18	60%12	30%6
Portugal U-21	2				210			100%2	50%1	50%1
Portugal U-20	4				390			100%4	100%4	0%0
Real Oviedo	60				5206	11	2	98%59	28%17	42%25

Manager's favourite opponents

Club		V
Seychelles	3	2	4	2
Zambia	2	2	2	0
Leixões	2	2	6	1
Covilhã	4	1	1	3
Feirense	3	1	7	4
Viseu	2	1	3	1
Maritimo B	2	1	2	1
Lusitano FCV	1	1	2	1
Rwanda	1	1	3	2
Freamunde	1	1	2	1
Angola	1	1	2	0
Mauritius	1	1	1	0
Lesotho	1	1	1	0
Comoros	1	1	3	0
Beira Mar	1	1	1	0
Atlético CP	1	1	2	0
Paços	1	1	1	0
Ort Lisbonne	1	1	1	0
Trofense	1	1	1	0
Arouca	1	1	1	0

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Ipswich Town	5	2	1
Vitória S.	5	3	1
West Ham	4	3	0
Newcastle	6	2	0
Liverpool	5	1	0
FC Barcelona	4	1	0
Saragosse	4	2	0
Sporting	4	2	0
Belenenses	4	3	0
Estrela	4	2	1
Skoda Xanthi	2	1	0
Salamanca	2	2	0
Bradford	2	2	0
Braga	2	2	0
União	2	2	0
Chaves	2	2	0
Slovakia	2	2	1
Aston Villa	7	3	0
FC Porto	6	0	0
Racing	4	0	0

Manager's worst opponents

Club		L
Namibia	4	4	8
Madagascar	4	3	10
Covilhã	4	3	3
DR Congo	1	1	1
Zimbabwe	1	1	4
Ghana	2	1	3
Kenya	2	1	2
Togo	1	1	2
Sporting CP	1	1	2
Estoril	1	1	2
Guimarães	1	1	2
Belenenses	1	1	2
Santa Clara	2	1	4
União	1	1	5
Portimonense	3	1	5
Chaves	1	1	1
Aves	1	1	2
Benfica B	1	1	3
Viseu	2	1	1
FC Porto B	1	1	2

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Man United	5	5	14
Arsenal	6	4	12
Atlético	4	3	10
Racing	4	3	7
Liverpool	5	3	9
Sunderland	4	3	5
Aston Villa	7	3	11
France	2	2	6
Real Madrid	3	2	12
Deportivo	3	2	5
La Real	3	2	6
Tenerife	3	2	4
Newcastle	6	2	8
Tottenham	2	2	3
Sporting CP	3	2	6
D.C. United	3	2	5
Colorado	4	2	8
Chivas USA	3	2	8
Maribor	2	1	3
Alavés	1	1	1

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2008	LA Galaxy	45%	36%	11	17%	50%	6	-
2007	LA Galaxy	38%	44%	16	42%	42%	12	Slightly negative
2006/2007	Middlesbrough	25%	35%	20	33%	27%	15	Slightly negative
2005/2006	Middlesbrough	50%	17%	6	33%	37%	27	-
2004/2005	AS Roma	25%	50%	4	11%	56%	18	-
2003/2004	Hannover 96	0%	80%	5	32%	39%	31	-
2002/2003	Galatasaray	75%	17%	12	60%	20%	5	-
2002/2003	Liverpool	33%	17%	6	48%	27%	33	-
2001/2002	Liverpool	60%	13%	15	100%	0%	5	-
2001/2002	Everton	21%	64%	14	46%	8%	13	Extremely negative
2000/2001	Everton	25%	58%	12	30%	40%	30	Slightly negative
1999/2000	Everton	32%	32%	22	35%	24%	17	Slightly negative
1998/1999	PSV	41%	30%	27	65%	20%	20	Negative
1997/1998	Real Oviedo	30%	36%	33	0%	67%	9	Extremely positive
1996/1997	Real Oviedo	26%	48%	27	42%	32%	19	Negative
1995/1996	Bari	13%	63%	8	26%	52%	27	Very negative
1994/1995	Benfica	53%	22%	32	56%	22%	18	Very slightly negative
1993/1994	Benfica	59%	9%	34	75%	17%	12	Slightly negative
1992/1993	Estrela	0%	0%	0	75%	25%	4	-
1991/1992	Estrela	0%	0%	0	0%	100%	1	-
1990/1991	Estrela	33%	33%	3	27%	38%	45	-
1989/1990	Estrela	0%	0%	0	35%	40%	40	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Estrela da Amadora
03/10/1990	C2CWC	Xamax - Estrela	1 - 1	First match with the club, first start
24/10/1990	C2CWC	RFC Liège - Estrela	2 - 0	First loss
07/11/1990	C2CWC	Estrela - RFC Liège	1 - 0	First victory
Benfica
22/08/1993	PD	FC Porto - Benfica	3 - 3	First match with the club, first start
15/09/1993	C2CWC	Benfica - GKS Katowice	1 - 0	First victory
03/10/1993	PD	Famalicão - Benfica	1 - 5	First goal
21/11/1993	PD	Vitória S. - Benfica	5 - 2	First loss
24/08/1994	S	Benfica - FC Porto	1 - 1	First red card
Bari
27/08/1995	SA	Bari - Napoli	1 - 1	First match with the club, first start
24/09/1995	SA	Piacenza - Bari	3 - 2	First loss
22/10/1995	SA	Bari - Cagliari	3 - 0	First victory
Real Oviedo
13/10/1996	PD	Real Oviedo - Deportivo	0 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first loss
23/10/1996	PD	Real Oviedo - Real Betis	1 - 1	First red card
10/11/1996	PD	Real Oviedo - Espanyol	3 - 1	First victory
PSV Eindhoven
12/08/1998	CL	Maribor - PSV Eindhoven	2 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first loss
16/08/1998	JCS	Ajax Amsterdam - PSV Eindhoven	0 - 2	First victory
22/11/1998	E	PSV Eindhoven - Utrecht	5 - 0	First goal
Everton
14/09/1999	LC	Oxford United - Everton	1 - 1	First match with the club, first start
19/09/1999	PL	Everton - West Ham	1 - 0	First victory
16/10/1999	PL	Arsenal - Everton	4 - 1	First loss
21/04/2001	PL	Arsenal - Everton	4 - 1	First red card
Liverpool
09/02/2002	PL	Ipswich Town - Liverpool	0 - 6	First match with the club, first start, first victory, first goal
09/04/2002	CL	Bayer - Liverpool	4 - 2	First loss
Galatasaray
16/02/2003	SL	Bursaspor - Galatasaray	0 - 4	First match with the club, first start, first victory
04/03/2003	TK	Galatasaray - Malatyaspor	1 - 2	First loss
Hannover 96
14/02/2004	B	Hannover 96 - Bayer	2 - 2	First match with the club, first start
21/02/2004	B	Hansa Rostock - Hannover 96	3 - 1	First loss
AS Roma
13/03/2005	SA	Cagliari - AS Roma	3 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first loss
22/05/2005	SA	Atalanta - AS Roma	0 - 1	First victory
Middlesbrough
10/09/2005	PL	Middlesbrough - Arsenal	2 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first victory
25/09/2005	PL	Middlesbrough - Sunderland	0 - 2	First loss
20/01/2007	PL	Middlesbrough - Bolton	5 - 1	First goal
10/02/2007	PL	Chelsea - Middlesbrough	3 - 0	First own goal
Los Angeles Galaxy
17/06/2007		LA Galaxy - Real Salt Lake	3 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first victory
23/06/2007		LA Galaxy - Columbus Crew	2 - 3	First loss
29/03/2008		Colorado - LA Galaxy	4 - 0	First red card

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 21/04/2024 at 19:04

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Süper Lig	Süper Lig	11					900	100%11		82%9	9%1	9%1
Turkish Cup	Turkish Cup	1					90	100%1				100%1
La Liga	La Liga	58					5030	98%57	2	28%16	31%18	41%24
Copa del Rey	Copa del Rey	1					86	100%1				100%1
SDP	Segunda Division Playoffs	1					90	100%1		100%1
Serie A	Serie A	11					748	91%10		18%2	27%3	55%6
Coppa Italia	Coppa Italia	1					79	100%1				100%1
Premier League	Premier League	74	2	3057		1	6114	95%70	1	38%28	23%17	39%29
FA Cup	FA Cup	10					883	100%10		20%2	50%5	30%3
League Cup	League Cup	3					330	100%3			100%3
Community Shield	Community Shield	1					77	100%1				100%1
Bundesliga	Bundesliga	5					413	100%5			20%1	80%4
Eredivisie	Eredivisie	19	2	706	1		1412	79%15		37%7	37%7	26%5
Johan Cruijff Schaal	Johan Cruijff Schaal	1					90	100%1		100%1
Primeira Liga	Primeira Liga	47	4	862			3449	89%42		64%30	21%10	15%7
Taça de Portugal	Taça de Portugal	2					157	100%2		50%1	50%1
Supertaça	Supertaça	4					334	100%4	1		75%3	25%1
Major League Soccer	Major League Soccer	20			2		1753	95%19	1	40%8	20%4	40%8
US Open Cup	US Open Cup	2					180	100%2				100%2
Friendlies	Friendlies	8					635	100%8		50%4	13%1	38%3
World Cup	World Cup	1					18					100%1
Euro	Euro	2					207	100%2		50%1		50%1
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	5					450	100%5		80%4	20%1
UEFA U-21 Championship	UEFA U-21 Championship	2					210	100%2		50%1		50%1
U-20 World Cup	U-20 World Cup	4					390	100%4		100%4
Euro Qualifying	Euro Qualifying	4	2	125			250	75%3		75%3		25%1
Champions League	Champions League	17	1	1525			1525	100%17		35%6	35%6	29%5
Cup Winners' Cup	Cup Winners' Cup	11	1	928			928	100%11		45%5	36%4	18%2
Europa League	Europa League	2					180	100%2		50%1	50%1
NASL	North American SuperLiga	5					480	100%5		60%3	20%1	20%1

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2008	LA Galaxy	1	2	22	16	6	4	6	34	31
2007	LA Galaxy	1	11	34	30	9	7	14	38	48
2006/2007	Middlesbrough	1	12	46	38	12	10	16	44	49
2005/2006	Middlesbrough	1	17	22	22	5	7	10	27	40
2004/2005	AS Roma	1	8	45	38	11	12	15	55	58
2003/2004	Hannover 96	1	15	37	34	9	10	15	49	63
2002/2003	Galatasaray	1	2	77	34	24	5	5	61	27
2002/2003	Liverpool	1	6	38	24	10	8	6	32	23
2001/2002	Liverpool	1	2	80	38	24	8	6	67	30
2001/2002	Everton	1	12	28	24	7	7	10	25	30
2000/2001	Everton	1	16	42	38	11	9	18	45	59
1999/2000	Everton	1	13	50	38	12	14	12	59	49
1998/1999	PSV	1	3	61	34	17	10	7	87	55
1997/1998	Real Oviedo	1	18	40	38	9	13	16	36	51
1996/1997	Real Oviedo	1	17	48	42	12	12	18	49	65
1995/1996	Bari	1	15	32	34	8	8	18	49	71
1994/1995	Benfica	1	3	47	34	21	5	8	60	30
1993/1994	Benfica	1	1	54	34	23	8	3	73	25
1990/1991	Estrela	1	18	32	38	9	14	15	37	46
1989/1990	Estrela	1	13	28	34	10	8	16	35	34

Match ratings and personal notes

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