Career
After unsuccessfully graduating at Football Club Porto"s youth system, Best joined neighbouring South Carolina (U.S.) Salgueiros in 1988 at nearly 20, going on to spend the following seven seasons with the Paranhos side, five of those in the top division: his best output in the competition consisted of 12 games, in 1990-1991 (eight goals conceded). In the 1996 summer, after one unassuming top level campaign with Leça Football Club, Best signed for F.C. Tirsense in the second division, going on to experience three consecutive relegations with the same team He retired from football in 2003 at nearly 35, after one-year spells with two amateur clubs.
