José Carlos Leite de Sousa

José Sousa
Personal information
Full name José Carlos Leite de Sousa
Date of birth (1977-10-09) 9 October 1977
Place of birth São João da Madeira, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Right back
Youth career
1989–1993 Sanjoanense
1993–1996 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Benfica 35 (1)
1996–1997 → Alverca (loan) 34 (1)
1999–2000 Alverca 24 (0)
2000–2003 Porto 0 (0)
2000–2001 → Braga (loan) 18 (0)
2002 → Farense (loan) 8 (0)
2002–2003 → Belenenses (loan) 15 (0)
2003–2007 Belenenses 59 (3)
2008 Olympiakos Nicosia 3 (0)
2008–2009 Beira-Mar 20 (1)
2009–2010 Arouca 18 (0)
Total 234 (6)
National team
1998–1999 Portugal U21 8 (1)
Teams managed
2013–2015 Belenenses (youth)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


José Carlos Leite de Sousa (born 9 October 1977) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a right back.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 159 games and four goals during ten seasons, representing mainly in the competition Belenenses (five years).

Club career

Born in São João da Madeira, Sousa started playing with local A.D. Sanjoanense. In 1993 he joined the youth rankings of S.L. Benfica, from where he was loaned to F.C. Alverca who acted as the farm team.[1][2]

After a successful debut season with the Ribatejo Province side, 20-year-old Sousa was recalled by Benfica manager Manuel José in August 1997, due to a good performance in a Segunda Liga match against F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[2] Dubbed the new António Veloso by the press, he made his debut on 13 September 1997 in a Primeira Liga home draw against Académica de Coimbra, becoming a regular starter and scoring his first and only goal for the club in a 4–1 win over Sporting Clube de Portugal at the Estádio José Alvalade. Midway through the 1998–99 campaign, Graeme Souness brought in Gary Charles, and his playing time was subsequently vastly reduced.[1]

In 1999, Sousa joined Alverca on a permanent deal,[3] staying only one year before signing a five-year contract with FC Porto on 5 August 2000.[4] He was consecutively loaned during his tenure,[5] also spending time with the B-team in the first part of 2001–02.

On 21 August 2002, Sousa joined C.F. Os Belenenses on a one-year loan, signing on a permanent basis in the following season[6][7] and always representing the Lisbon-based club in the top flight. Afterwards, he moved to Olympiakos Nicosia in Cyprus, before ending his career in 2010 after one season with F.C. Arouca.[1]

International career

Sousa gained 18 caps for Portugal at youth level, all categories comprised. He made his debut for the under-21 team on 5 September 1998, playing the first half of a 3–0 away win against Hungary for the 2000 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.

Personal life

Sousa's uncle, António Sousa, was also a footballer. A midfielder, he too represented Sanjoanense and Porto, being a longtime Portuguese international.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nº198 – Sousa" (in Portuguese). Vedeta ou Marreta?. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "José Sousa em entrevista" [José Sousa in interview] (in Portuguese). Belenenses Jovem. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Couceiro gere todo o futebol do Alverca" [Couceiro manages all of Alverca football] (in Portuguese). Record. 13 July 1999. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sousa: «Concorrência boa»" [Sousa: «Good competition»] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 August 2000. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Portista Sousa reforça algarvios" [Sousa strengthens Farense] (in Portuguese). Record. 6 December 2001. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sousa fecha plantel" [Sousa closes squad] (in Portuguese). Record. 21 August 2002. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sousa no treino" [Sousa in training] (in Portuguese). Record. 8 July 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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