List of Portugal national football team captains

The first Portugal captain was Cândido de Oliveira, who captained Portugal in the international match against Spain on 18 December 1921. This was his only international appearance. Vítor Gonçalves captained Portugal in their first international on home soil, on 17 December 1922 against the same opponent. The first international captain to win a match was Jorge Vieira against Italy on 18 June 1925.

Since then, Cristiano Ronaldo went on to set the record for most captaincies of his country, with 80. Humberto Coelho, João Domingos Pinto, Vítor Baía, and Fernando Couto have all captained Portugal at least 40 times. This article includes matches in which the Portuguese Football Federation awarded full caps, despite FIFA not listing those matches as full internationals.

List of captains

As of 13 November 2016
# Player Portugal career Caps as captain[note 1] Total caps[note 1] First captaincy Last captaincy Ref(s)
1Oliveira, Cândido deCândido de Oliveira 1921 1 1 18 December 1921 18 December 1921 [1]
2Gonçalves, VítorVítor Gonçalves 1921–1922 1 2 17 December 1922 17 December 1922 [2]
3Rio, AlbertoAlberto Rio 1922–1923 1 2 16 December 1923 16 December 1923 [3]
4Vieira, JorgeJorge Vieira 1921–1928 13 (15)[note 2] 15 (17)[note 2] 17 May 1925 4 June 1928 [4]
5Silva, AugustoAugusto Silva 1925–1934 8 20 (21)[note 3] 17 March 1929 18 March 1934 [5]
6Serra e Moura, FranciscoFrancisco Serra e Moura 1928–1930 1 3 12 January 1930 12 January 1930 [6]
7Tamanqueiro 1925–1930 1 15 (17)[note 2] 23 February 1930 23 February 1930 [7]
8Roquete, AntónioAntónio Roquete 1926–1933 1 15 (16)[note 3] 8 June 1930 8 June 1930 [8]
9Santos, JoãoJoão Santos 1926–1931 1 9 (11)[note 2] 30 November 1930 30 November 1930 [9]
10Mota, ValdemarValdemar Mota 1928–1936 2 21 12 April 1931 31 May 1931 [10]
11Teixeira, GustavoGustavo Teixeira 1930–1938 7 (9)[note 4] 8 (10)[note 4] 5 May 1935 6 November 1938 [11]
12Mourão, AdolfoAdolfo Mourão 1934–1942 2 13 (15)[note 4] 12 February 1939 12 January 1941 [12]
13Pinto, GasparGaspar Pinto 1934–1942 1 6 (7)[note 5] 28 January 1940 28 January 1940 [13]
14Pinga 1930–1942 2 19 (21)[note 4] 16 March 1941 1 January 1942 [14]
15Cardoso, ÁlvaroÁlvaro Cardoso 1941–1947 10 13 11 March 1945 25 May 1947 [15]
16Peyroteo, FernandoFernando Peyroteo 1938–1949 1 20 23 November 1947 23 November 1947 [16]
17Ferreira, FranciscoFrancisco Ferreira 1940–1951 12 25 21 March 1948 17 June 1951 [17]
18Barrosa, OctávioOctávio Barrosa 1945–1950 1 7 21 May 1950 21 May 1950 [18]
19Travassos, JoséJosé Travassos 1947–1958 2 35 8 April 1951 18 December 1955 [19]
20Neves, SerafimSerafim Neves 1945–1953 1 18 20 April 1952 20 April 1952 [20]
21Carvalho, ÂngeloÂngelo Carvalho 1950–1955 2 15 23 November 1952 14 December 1952 [21]
22Baptista, SerafimSerafim Baptista 1950–1953 1 6 27 September 1953 27 September 1953 [22]
23Passos, ManuelManuel Passos 1952–1957 15 17 21 November 1953 24 March 1957 [23]
24Pedroto, José MariaJosé Maria Pedroto 1952–1957 4 17 1 May 1957 16 June 1957 [24]
25Mendes, VirgílioVirgílio Mendes 1949–1960 9 39 22 December 1957 8 May 1960 [25]
26Mendes, FernandoFernando Mendes 1959–1965 5 21 21 June 1959 7 June 1964 [26]
27 José Águas 1952–1962 7 25 11 November 1959 17 May 1962 [27]
28Silva, Hernâni daHernâni da Silva 1953–1964 1 28 7 November 1962 7 November 1962 [28]
29Coluna, MárioMário Coluna 1955–1968 21 57 16 December 1962 11 December 1968 [29]
30Figueiredo, Germano deGermano de Figueiredo 1953–1966 9 24 15 November 1964 16 July 1966 [30]
31Augusto, JoséJosé Augusto 1958–1968 7 45 25 January 1965 17 December 1967 [31]
32Peres, FernandoFernando Peres 1964–1972 2 27 6 April 1969 10 May 1972 [32]
33Conceição, Hilário daHilário da Conceição 1959–1971 5 40 16 April 1969 17 February 1971 [33]
34Eusébio 1961–1973 16 64 4 May 1969 13 October 1973 [34]
35Carlos, JoséJosé Carlos 1961–1971 4 36 10 December 1969 12 May 1971 [35]
36Coelho, HumbertoHumberto Coelho 1968–1983 40 (41)[note 6] 63 (64)[note 6] 14 November 1973 27 April 1983 [36]
37Toni 1969–1978 4 32 (33)[note 6] 19 November 1975 16 October 1976 [37]
38Nené 1971–1984 6 65 (66)[note 6] 5 December 1976 28 October 1983 [38]
39Alves, JoãoJoão Alves 1974–1983 1 35 (36)[note 6] 24 September 1980 24 September 1980 [39]
40Bento, ManuelManuel Bento 1976–1986 26 63 15 October 1980 3 June 1986 [40]
41Gomes, FernandoFernando Gomes 1975–1988 6 47 (48)[note 6] 23 February 1983 16 November 1988 [41]
42Coelho, CarlosCarlos Coelho 1982–1983 1 3 8 June 1983 8 June 1983 [42]
43Fernandes, ManuelManuel Fernandes 1975–1987 5 30 (31)[note 6] 12 October 1986 29 March 1987 [43]
44Magalhães, ÁlvaroÁlvaro Magalhães 1981–1988 1 20 4 February 1987 4 February 1987 [44]
45Domingos Pinto, JoãoJoão Domingos Pinto 1983–1996 44 70 11 November 1987 9 November 1996 [45]
46Dito 1981–1987 1 17 5 December 1987 5 December 1987 [46]
47Rosa, FredericoFrederico Rosa 1985–1989 1 18 20 December 1987 20 December 1987 [47]
48Jordão, RuiRui Jordão 1972–1989 2 43 12 October 1988 25 January 1989 [48]
49Veloso, AntónioAntónio Veloso 1981–1994 1 40 29 August 1990 29 August 1990 [49]
50Futre, PauloPaulo Futre 1983–1995 4 41 31 March 1993 10 November 1993 [50]
51Oceano 1985–1998 4 54 19 June 1993 11 October 1997 [51]
52Paneira, VítorVítor Paneira 1988–1996 1 44 20 April 1994 20 April 1994 [52]
53Nelo 1990–1995 1 (2)[note 7] 10 (11)[note 7] 26 January 1995 29 January 1995 [53]
54Costa, JorgeJorge Costa 1992–2002 1 49 (50)[note 7] 3 June 1995 3 June 1995 [54]
55Baía, VítorVítor Baía 1990–2002 40 80 3 September 1995 25 May 2002 [55]
56Couto, FernandoFernando Couto 1990–2004 44 110 12 December 1995 12 June 2004 [56]
57Figo, LuísLuís Figo 1991–2006 23 127 2 June 2001 5 July 2006 [57]
58Vieira Pinto, JoãoJoão Vieira Pinto 1991–2002 1 81 6 June 2001 6 June 2001 [58]
59Pauleta 1997–2006 9 88 4 September 2004 8 July 2006 [59]
60Costinha 1998–2006 8 53 8 September 2004 11 October 2006 [60]
61Gomes, NunoNuno Gomes 1996–2011 9 79 15 November 2006 19 June 2008 [61]
62Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo 2003–present 81 136 6 February 2007 13 November 2016 [62]
63Andrade, JorgeJorge Andrade 2001–2007 4 51 24 March 2007 22 August 2009 [63]
64Deco 2003–2010 2 75 5 June 2007 31 March 2009 [64]
65Meira, FernandoFernando Meira 2000–2008 1 54 15 June 2008 15 June 2008 [65]
66Sabrosa, SimãoSimão Sabrosa 1998–2010 8 85 20 August 2008 8 June 2010 [66]
67Carvalho, RicardoRicardo Carvalho 2003–present 5 89 10 June 2009 29 May 2016 [67]
68Alves, BrunoBruno Alves 2007–present 6 87 29 March 2011 16 June 2015 [68]
69Pepe 2007–present 1 81 14 November 2012 14 November 2012 [69]
70Nani 2006–present 7 105 15 October 2013 6 September 2016 [70]
71Vieirinha 2013–present 1 25 17 November 2015 17 November 2015 [71]

Unofficial captaincies

The following players captained a side in a FIFA-declared unofficial match. Nevertheless, the Portuguese Football Federation has decided to award caps to the intervening footballers and as a result these matches were taken into account in the above table.

# Captain Opponent Score[note 8] Venue Date Ref(s)
1Vieira, JorgeJorge Vieira Czechoslovakia Amateurs 1–1 Campo do Ameal, Porto 24 January 1926 [72]
2Vieira, JorgeJorge Vieira Spain B 0–2 Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid, Madrid 29 May 1927 [73]
3Teixeira, GustavoGustavo Teixeira Spain Nationalists 2–1 Balaídos, Vigo 28 November 1937 [74]
4Teixeira, GustavoGustavo Teixeira Spain Nationalists 1–0 Campo das Salésias, Lisbon 30 January 1938 [75]
5Coelho, HumbertoHumberto Coelho Goiás 1–2 Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia 9 March 1975 [76]
6Nelo Denmark League 1–0 SkyDome, Toronto 29 January 1995 [77]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 When applicable, the columns sort the number of caps recognized by the Portuguese Football Federation, written in parentheses. The 2007 friendly in Kuwait was in fact against Al-Salmiya although FIFA at the time recognized the team as a legitimate representative of the Kuwait Football Association and sanctioned the game which resulted in being accepted as a full international match and as such FIFA awarded caps.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Includes two caps recognized by the Portuguese Football Federation but not by FIFA, against Czechoslovakia Amateurs and Spain B played in 1926 and 1927 respectively.
  3. 1 2 Includes one cap recognized by the Portuguese Football Federation but not by FIFA, against Spain B played in 1927.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Includes two caps recognized by the Portuguese Football Federation but not by FIFA, both against Spain Nationalist played in 1937 and 1938.
  5. ↑ Includes one cap recognized by the Portuguese Football Federation but not by FIFA, against Spain Nationalist played in 1937.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Includes one cap recognized by the Portuguese Football Federation but not by FIFA, against Goiás played in 1975.
  7. 1 2 3 Includes one cap recognized by the Portuguese Football Federation but not by FIFA, against a team representing the Danish league played in 1995 for the SkyDome Cup.
  8. ↑ Portugal's score is shown first.

References

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  2. ↑ "Vítor Gonçalves". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
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  5. ↑ "Augusto Silva". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  6. ↑ "Serra e Moura". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
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  9. ↑ "João Santos". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  10. ↑ "Valdemar Mota". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  11. ↑ "Gustavo Teixeira". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  12. ↑ "Adolfo Mourão". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  13. ↑ "Gaspar Pinto". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  14. ↑ "Pinga". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  15. ↑ "Álvaro Cardoso". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  16. ↑ "Fernando Peyroteo". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  17. ↑ "Francisco Ferreira". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  18. ↑ "Octávio Barrosa". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  19. ↑ "José Travassos". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  20. ↑ "Serafim Neves". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  21. ↑ "Ângelo Carvalho". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  22. ↑ "Serafim Baptista". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  23. ↑ "Manuel Passos". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  24. ↑ "José Maria Pedroto". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
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  34. ↑ "Eusébio". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  35. ↑ "José Carlos". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  36. ↑ "Humberto Coelho". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  37. ↑ "Toni". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  38. ↑ "Nené". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  39. ↑ "João Alves". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  40. ↑ "Manuel Bento". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  41. ↑ "Fernando Gomes". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  42. ↑ "Carlos Coelho". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  43. ↑ "Manuel Fernandes". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  44. ↑ "Álvaro Magalhães". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  45. ↑ "João Domingos Pinto". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  46. ↑ "Dito". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  47. ↑ "Frederico Rosa". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  48. ↑ "Rui Jordão". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  49. ↑ "António Veloso". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  50. ↑ "Paulo Futre". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  51. ↑ "Oceano". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
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  53. ↑ "Nelo". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  54. ↑ "Jorge Costa". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  55. ↑ "Vítor Baía". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  56. ↑ "Fernando Couto". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  57. ↑ "Luís Figo". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  58. ↑ "João Vieira Pinto". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  59. ↑ "Pauleta". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  60. ↑ "Costinha". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  61. ↑ "Nuno Gomes". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  62. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  63. ↑ "Jorge Andrade". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  64. ↑ "Deco". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  65. ↑ "Fernando Meira". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  66. ↑ "Simão Sabrosa". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  67. ↑ "Ricardo Carvalo". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  68. ↑ "Bruno Alves". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  69. ↑ "Pepe". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  70. ↑ "Nani". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  71. ↑ "Vieirinha". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
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  73. ↑ "Spain vs. Portugal 29 May 1927". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  74. ↑ "Spain vs. Portugal 28 November 1937". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  75. ↑ "Portugal vs. Spain 30 January 1938". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  76. ↑ "Goiás vs. Portugal 9 March 1975". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  77. ↑ "Denmark vs. Portugal 29 January 1995". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
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