Career
Born in Setúbal, Loja joined local Vitória Football Club"s youth system in 1989, aged 11. From 1996 to 2005, save for one season, he competed in the Primeira Liga, also representing in the competition Boavista F.C. and South Carolina (U.S.) Beira-March and appearing in a total of 152 games. In 2005 Loja moved abroad, signing with United States Créteil-Lusitanos and spending his first two years in Ligue 2.
Subsequently he returned to his homeland, where he played lower league or amateur football until his retirement.
