José Costa Pereira MPIH (born 15 September 1931) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed Pássaro Azul (Blue Bird).[2]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Costa Pereira[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1931 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Torres Vedras, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1952–1967 | Belenenses | 302 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1967–1971 | Beira-Mar | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1966 | Portugal | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Born in Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Pereira played at club level for C.F. Os Belenenses and S.C. Beira-Mar. He appeared in 302 Primeira Liga matches with the former, retiring with the latter at almost 40 and moving with his wife to Barcelona, completely removing himself from the football world.[3][4]
International career edit
Pereira earned 11 caps for Portugal, making his debut on 19 April 1965 in a 1–0 away win over Turkey for the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at the age of 33.[5][3] In the finals in England, manager Otto Glória picked Joaquim Carvalho for the first game against Hungary, which ended with a 3–1 victory, but Pereira would be first choice for the remainder of the tournament, with the national team finishing in a best-ever third place.[6]
Pereira played his last international on 13 November 1966, appearing in a 2–1 home loss to Sweden for the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying stage.[3]
References edit
- ^ "World Cup 1966 – National squads". Lingua Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ De Melo, Afonso (9 March 2021). "Belenenses-Benfica. Quando as águias assassinaram o Pássaro Azul" [Belenenses-Benfica. When the eagles murdered the Blue Bird]. i (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "15 de Setembro de 1931 – Nasce José Pereira" [15 September 1931 – José Pereira is born] (in Portuguese). C.F. Os Belenenses. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Pais, Alexandre (24 November 2014). "José Pereira: o Magriço não perdoa" [José Pereira: the Magriço does not forgive] (in Portuguese). Sábado. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Paixão, Paulo; Castanheira, José Pedro (13 July 2016). "A lenda dos Magriços começou há 50 anos" [The legend of the Magriços started 50 years ago]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
External links edit
- José Pereira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- José Pereira at National-Football-Teams.com
- José Pereira – FIFA competition record (archived)
- José Pereira at EU-Football.info
