José Coelho (footballer, born 1961)

José Coelho
Personal information
Full name	José da Silva Coelho
Date of birth	5 August 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Penafiel, Portugal
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1978–1980	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1981	Porto
1981–1988	Boavista
1988–1989	Estrela Amadora
1989–1990	Penafiel
1990–1991	Chaves
1991–1992	Boavista
1992–1993	Penafiel
1993–1995	Felgueiras
1995–1996	Lixa
1996–1997	Sanjoanense
Total
International career
1981–1982	Portugal U21
1986–1987	Portugal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José da Siva Coelho (born 5 August 1961) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in Penafiel, Coelho made his professional – and Primeira Liga – debut in 1980–81 with FC Porto. Barred by the likes of English Mickey Walsh he hardly ever got ever a game, and moved after one sole season to Boavista FC, also in Porto.

During seven top flight campaigns, Coelho contributed to the Checquereds' domestic and European consolidation, being regularly used either as a starter or from the bench and helping the team to three UEFA Cup participations. In 1988, he signed for another club in the top division, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, spending the following two years with as many teams still in that tier, and reaching double digits for both F.C. Penafiel and G.D. Chaves.

After an unassuming 1991–92 with former side Boavista, which nonetheless brought him the only major honour of his career, the Portuguese Cup, 31-year-old Coelho moved to the second level and joined another former club, Penafiel, after which he signed for F.C. Felgueiras, scoring 11 goals in 21 matches in his second year en route to top flight promotion. He closed out his career in 1997, after one year apiece with lowly F.C. Lixa and A.D. Sanjoanense.

International career

After the defection of practically all of the Portugal team following the infamous Saltillo Affair at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Coelho benefitted from the situation and went on to earn eight caps in the following two years. He appeared for the nation during the unsuccessful UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying campaign, scoring in one of his first games, a 1–1 home draw against Sweden.

**José Coelho: International goals**
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 October 1986	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	Sweden	1–1	1–1	Euro 1988 qualifying
2	7 January 1987	Estádio Municipal de Portalegre, Portalegre, Portugal	Greece	1–0	1–1	Friendly

Honours

Taça de Portugal: 1991–92; Runner-up 1980–81

External links

José Coelho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
José Coelho at National-Football-Teams.com
José Coelho at EU-Football.info