Career
A gritty defender who could appear in the flanks and on occasion in the middle, he played for his main club during almost two decades, being team captain from 1988 to 1995. An international for nearly 15 years, Veloso represented Portugal at Euro 1984. Born in São Paulo João da Madeira, Veloso starting playing football with hometown"s Anno Domini Sanjoanense, then moved to South Carolina (U.S.) Beira-March for a further two seasons.
He joined top division club South.L. for 1980-1981, and was an everpresent fixture until his retirement, helping the capital side to seven leagues and five cups.
An injury left Veloso out of the team that reached the 1990 European Cup final, lost to A.C. (before Christ) Milan. He retired at 38 after 15 seasons with the same club and more than 500 overall appearances, subsequently becoming a coach and managing "s seniors late into the 2001-2002 campaign, then moving to its B-team which folded soon after.
He played at Union of European Football Associations Euro 1984 where the national team reached the semi-finals, and was left outside the 1986 World Cup team due to a doping test, that was later proved to be fake. Veloso"s last international game came at age 36 in a 2–2 draw with Spain on 19 January 1994, in a friendly match.