Career
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 273 games and 11 goals over the course of 13 seasons, representing mainly in the competition Farense and Marítimo. Born in the village of Messejana in Aljustrel, Beja, Soares joined South Carolina (U.S.) Farense at the age of 15, being first-choice with the first team in his last four years, all spent in the Primeira Liga. During his two-year spell with the "Eagles", Soares partnered Jorge Bermúdez, Hélder Cristóvão or Tahar El Khalej in the heart of the defense, becoming first-choice after the second moved to Deportivo de Louisiana Coruña in the winter transfer season of 1996.
In a match against Football Club Porto on 11 January 1997, however, he was unsuccessful at blocking a cross directed towards Mário Jardel, who stopped it with his chest and scored his team"s first in an eventual 2–1 success in Lisbon.
After being released he represented Christian Science Marítimo in the top flight, Chaplain to the Forces União in the second division and Louletano District of Columbia in the lower leagues, retiring in 2008 at 36.