João Gonçalves (footballer)

João Gonçalves
Personal information
Full name João Pedro do Espírito Santo Gonçalves
Date of birth (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988
Place of birth Amadora, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Right back
Youth career
1996–2007 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Olivais Moscavide (loan) 29 (4)
2008–2012 → Olhanense (loan) 66 (1)
2012–2013 Sporting B 3 (0)
2012–2013 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 3 (0)
Total 101 (5)
National team
2009–2010 Portugal U21 9 (0)

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


João Pedro do Espírito Santo Gonçalves (born 18 January 1988) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back.

Club career

Born in Amadora, Lisbon, Gonçalves joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system at only eight, but never appeared for the club officially, being loaned for the duration of his spell. He represented C.D. Olivais e Moscavide (third division), S.C. Olhanense (second level and Primeira Liga)[1][2] and Vitória de Guimarães (division one).[3]

Gonçalves spent three of his four years with Algarve's Olhanense in the top flight, appearing in 21 games in the 2010–11 season (all starts, one goal against Vitória de Setúbal in a 3–1 home win[4]) to help his team rank in 11th place. He retired in June 2013 at the age of only 25, due to recurrent knee injuries.[5]

International career

Gonçalves gained 48 caps for Portugal all youth categories comprised, including nine for the under-21 side.

References

  1. ↑ João Gonçalves: «Estou a viver um ano maravilhoso» (João Gonçalves: «I am living wonderful year»); Record, 18 December 2008 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Sporting volta a emprestar João Gonçalves (Sporting loans João Gonçalves again); Record, 4 August 2011 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ João Gonçalves deixa Sporting B e vai para o Vitória de Guimarães (João Gonçalves leaves Sporting B and goes to Vitória de Guimarães); Zerozero, 29 August 2012 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ João Gonçalves interessa para reforçar a defesa (João Gonçalves a possibility for defense); Record, 23 December 2010 (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ João Gonçalves acaba carreira aos 25 anos (João Gonçalves ends career at 25); Record, 25 June 2013 (Portuguese)
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