Career
During a professional career which spanned more than 20 years, Ferreira played mainly in the second and third divisions of his country. In the top flight his totals consisted of ten games for F.C. Famalicão over the course of three seasons, eight with South Carolina (U.S.) Beira-March in 1994-1995 – with relegation – and three with South Carolina (U.S.) Salgueiros in the 2001-2002 campaign (with his team also dropping down a level). Ferreira represented Portugal at the 1991 Fédération internationale de football association World Youth Championship, played in Lisbon.