José Carlos da Silva José

José Carlos
Personal information
Full name José Carlos da Silva José
Date of birth (1941-09-22)22 September 1941
Place of birth Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
Date of death 26 April 2025(2025-04-26) (aged 83)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
CUF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1962 CUF 51 (1)
1962–1974 Sporting CP 248 (3)
1974–1975 Braga
Total 299 (4)
International career
1961–1971 Portugal 36 (0)
Managerial career
1975 Oriental
1975–1976 Braga
1978 Boavista
1980–1981 Varzim
1981–1982 Chaves
1982–1984 Águeda
1984–1985 Gil Vicente
1985–1986 União Santarém
1986–1988 Gil Vicente
1988–1989 Paredes
1989–1990 Fafe
1990–1992 Valpaços
1993–1994 Lanheses
1995 Penafiel
1996–2001 Dragões Sandinenses
2004–2005 Lourinhanense
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
FIFA World Cup
Third place1966 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Carlos da Silva José (22 September 1941 – 26 April 2025), known as José Carlos, was a Portuguese footballer and manager. He mainly played as central defender for Sporting CP, who he joined in 1962. He would make a total of 348 appearances for them, winning three Primeira Divisão titles, four Taça de Portugals, and the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup.[1][2] Shortly after the 1966 FIFA World Cup, Sporting rejected a transfer offer from La Liga club FC Barcelona to sign him.[3]

He was capped 36 times for Portugal,[4] and played for them at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[5] He made his Portugal debut on 19 March 1961, during a 6–0 win against Luxembourg in 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifying. His last appearance would be nearly ten years later, in a 5–0 win against Denmark in the UEFA Euro 1972 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying.[6]

José Carlos died on 26 April 2025 at the age of 83 .[7]

Honours

Sporting CP
Portugal

References

  1. 1 2 "1963/64: Sporting at the second attempt". UEFA. 17 August 2001. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Tadeia, António (22 September 2022). "F80 (344): José Carlos" (in Portuguese). António Tadeia. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Memórias dos Magriços: Botas de um escudo e de muitas libras" [Memories of the Magriços: One-escudo boots and those of many pounds]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 December 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 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 19 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis. "Portugal – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 "Morreu José Carlos: Magriço e vencedor da Taça das Taças deixa Sporting e futebol português de luto" [José Carlos has died: Magriço and Cup Winners' Cup winner leaves Sporting and Portuguese football mourning]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.

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