Basílio Almeida

Basílio Alexandre Neiva de Almeida (born 12 August 1971) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Grupo Desportivo São Roque as a left winger.

Basílio Almeida
Personal information
Full name Basílio Alexandre Neiva de Almeida
Date of birth (1971-08-12) 12 August 1971
Place of birth Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 São Roque
Youth career
1984−1988 Valadares
1988−1990 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990−1991 Valadares
1991−1994 Lusitânia 86 (24)
1994−1996 Salgueiros 30 (8)
1994−1995 → Feirense (loan) 23 (8)
1996−1999 Vitória Guimarães 34 (4)
1999−2003 Salgueiros 117 (18)
2003−2004 Maia 32 (15)
2004−2005 Naval 30 (9)
2005−2008 Santa Clara 75 (19)
2008−2010 Covilhã 51 (4)
2010−2011 Cesarense 21 (7)
2011−2012 Santa Clara B
2012−2013 Capelense
2013− São Roque
Total 499 (116)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 152 games and 22 goals over eight seasons, in representation of Salgueiros and Vitória de Guimarães. He added 240 matches and 63 goals in the Segunda Liga, in a senior career that spanned nearly three decades.[1]

Club career

Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Almeida started his professional career with Lusitânia F.C. in the third division, where he excelled enough to move straight into the Primeira Liga after signing with S.C. Salgueiros, appearing in only three games in his first season and finishing it on loan to second level club C.D. Feirense.

In the 1995–96 campaign, Basílio scored eight goals in 27 matches, helping Salgueiros easily avoid relegation by ranking in 12th position. In summer 1996 he joined Vitória S.C. but, after three years in which he failed to impress,[2] he returned to his previous team, going on to compete three of four seasons in the Portuguese top flight.[3][4][5]

After leaving the Paranhos side in 2003, at the age of 32, Basílio went on to represent a host of clubs,[6] retiring well into his 40s in the regional championships.[7]

References
  1. Linhares, Henrique (4 June 2019). "Basílio Almeida não consegue estar no sofá e sonha jogar até aos 50 anos" [Basílio Almeida cannot be on a couch and dreams of playing until the age of 50] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. Caetano, Filipe (7 January 2000). "Basílio: "Salgueiros-V. Guimarães é um jogo diferente que quero vencer"" [Basílio: "Salgueiros-V. Guimarães is a different game that I want to win"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. "Basílio (Salgueiros) treinou condicionado" [Basílio (Salgueiros) had conditioned training] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 31 January 2001. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  4. "Quatro jogadores do Salgueiros castigados com um jogo" [Four Salgueiros players banned for one game]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 April 2002. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. "Basílio carimba primeira vitória" [Basílio seals first win]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 September 2001. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  6. "Três reforços garantidos" [Three additions confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 July 2003. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  7. Linhares, Henrique (5 June 2019). "Basílio Almeida explica porque é que o jogador açoriano tem tanta dificuldade em singrar no futebol nacional" [Basílio Almeida explains why Azorean player struggles so much to make it in national football] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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