José Pereira (footballer)

José Costa Pereira MPIH (born 15 September 1931) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed Pássaro Azul (Blue Bird).[2]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Costa and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
José Pereira
Personal information
Full name José Costa Pereira[1]
Date of birth (1931-09-15) 15 September 1931
Place of birth Torres Vedras, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1967 Belenenses 302 (0)
1967–1971 Beira-Mar
International career
1965–1966 Portugal 11 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
FIFA World Cup
Third place1966 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Pereira played at club level for C.F. Os Belenenses and S.C. Beira-Mar. He appeared in 302 Primeira Liga matches with the former, retiring with the latter at almost 40 and moving with his wife to Barcelona, completely removing himself from the football world.[3][4]

International career

Pereira earned 11 caps for Portugal, making his debut on 19 April 1965 in a 1–0 away win over Turkey for the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at the age of 33.[5][3] In the finals in England, manager Otto Glória picked Joaquim Carvalho for the first game against Hungary, which ended with a 3–1 victory, but Pereira would be first choice for the remainder of the tournament, with the national team finishing in a best-ever third place.[6]

Pereira played his last international on 13 November 1966, appearing in a 2–1 home loss to Sweden for the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying stage.[3]

References
  1. "World Cup 1966 – National squads". Lingua Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. De Melo, Afonso (9 March 2021). "Belenenses-Benfica. Quando as águias assassinaram o Pássaro Azul" [Belenenses-Benfica. When the eagles murdered the Blue Bird]. i (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. "15 de Setembro de 1931 – Nasce José Pereira" [15 September 1931 – José Pereira is born] (in Portuguese). C.F. Os Belenenses. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. Pais, Alexandre (24 November 2014). "José Pereira: o Magriço não perdoa" [José Pereira: the Magriço does not forgive] (in Portuguese). Sábado. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  5. "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. Paixão, Paulo; Castanheira, José Pedro (13 July 2016). "A lenda dos Magriços começou há 50 anos" [The legend of the Magriços started 50 years ago]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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