José Luís Vidigal
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José Luís da Cruz Vidigal (born 15 March 1973) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cruz and the second or paternal family name is Vidigal.
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Full name | José Luís da Cruz Vidigal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1973-03-15) 15 March 1973 (age 51)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sá da Bandeira, Angola | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1984–1992 | O Elvas | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1992–1994 | O Elvas | 60 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Estoril | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1995–2000 | Sporting CP | 110 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Napoli | 86 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Livorno | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Udinese | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Livorno | 35 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Estrela Amadora | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 369 | (23) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Portugal U21 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1996 | Portugal U23 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Portugal | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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During his extensive professional career, the no-nonsense midfield battler spent more years abroad (Italy, eight) than in his country of adoption (seven), where he represented mainly Sporting CP.[2][3]
A Portugal international for two years, Vidigal appeared with the national team at Euro 2000, helping them to third place.