José Coelho (footballer, born 1990)

José Manuel Barbosa Alves (born 4 February 1990), known as José Coelho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

For other people named Jose Coelho, see Jose Coelho (disambiguation).

José Coelho
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Barbosa Alves
Date of birth (1990-02-04) 4 February 1990
Place of birth Paços de Ferreira, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2001 Paços Ferreira
2001–2006 Porto
2006–2007 Inter Milan
2007–2009 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Benfica 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2011 → Fátima (loan) 16 (0)
2011–2012 → Atlético (loan) 2 (0)
2012 Sheriff 7 (0)
2013 Freamunde 14 (5)
2013–2014 Penafiel 17 (0)
2014–2015 Felgueiras 1932 31 (7)
2015–2016 Olhanense 19 (3)
2016 Al Hala 6 (0)
2016–2017 Felgueiras 1932 10 (0)
2017–2018 Persela Lamongan 32 (4)
2018 OFI 11 (2)
2018–2021 Aliados Lordelo 45 (2)
International career
2005–2006 Portugal U16 12 (1)
2006–2007 Portugal U17 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020

Club career

Youth

Born in Paços de Ferreira, Coelho started his football career at hometown club F.C. Paços de Ferreira, then continued his formation with a further five years at FC Porto.

In 2006, he joined Inter Milan's Allievi Nazionali (under-17).[1][2] He scored three league goals that season, ranking in the team behind Mario Balotelli (18 goals), Mattia Destro (nine) and Samuele Beretta (four)[3] and also netting two of the six in the playoffs round as the club finished second in Group 1 (quarter-final), yet failing to qualify to the final.[4][5][6][7][8]

In July 2007, Coelho was promoted to the Primavera Team,[9] and played at the Champions Youth Cup in the following month.[10] He finished his youth career at S.L. Benfica, staying there two years.

Professional

In summer 2009 Coelho, owned by Benfica, made his professional debut at his very first club Paços de Ferreira. His first official match was against another former team, Porto, in the 0–2 defeat for the Portuguese Supercup on 9 August.[11] He made his first appearance in the Primeira Liga 20 days later in a 0–0 home draw against Vitória de Guimarães – on both occasions, he was brought from the bench.[12]

In late July 2010, after only five overall appearances during the season, Coelho was loaned out again, this time to Segunda Liga's C.D. Fátima. He joined another club at that level, Atlético Clube de Portugal, for the following campaign on yet another loan.[13]

In February 2012, Coelho terminated his contract with Benfica and signed for three years with FC Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova.[14] He returned to Portugal in the summer, however, to be close to his father who faced medical problems with two amputated legs;[15] in early January 2013, after six months without a club, he joined second-tier side S.C. Freamunde.[16]

References
  1. "Under-17 squad for playoffs". Inter Milan. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  2. "Two international callups". Inter Milan. 6 February 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  3. "Championship Allievi Nazionali 2006/07". Inter Milan. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  4. "Allievi Nazionali: Inter 3–1 Napoli". Inter Milan. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  5. "Allievi Nazionali: Napoli 0–1 Inter". Inter Milan. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  6. "Allievi Nazionali: Inter 0–1 AC Milan". Inter Milan. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  7. "Allievi Nazionali: Inter 0–0 Chievo". Inter Milan. 5 June 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  8. "Allievi Nazionali: Inter 2–1 Brescia". Inter Milan. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  9. "Primavera: Italian champions back training". Inter Milan. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  10. "Inter Primavera reach CYC quarter-finals". Inter Milan. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  11. "Erro à Higuita na 16.ª Supertaça do FC Porto" [Higuita-like blunder in FC Porto's 16th Supercup]. Público (in Portuguese). 10 August 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  12. "Nulo entre Paços de Ferreira e Guimarães abre terceira jornada" [Paços de Ferreira and Guimarães draw a blank to open third round] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  13. "José Coelho: "Já naquela altura era um personagem"" [José Coelho: «He was already quite a character back then»]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 January 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  14. "José Coelho assina contrato com Sheriff" [José Coelho signs contract with Sheriff]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  15. "Coelho: dos sonhos de adolescência à tragédia familiar" [Coelho: from teenage dreams to family tragedy] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  16. "José Coelho é reforço no Freamunde" [José Coelho is an addition at Freamunde] (in Portuguese). Agente Desportivo. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
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