Career
In a professional career which spanned nearly 15 years he played mostly in Cyprus, representing five different teams. Portugal / Holland
Born in Lisbon, Vasconcelos played for three teams early in his career, including the reserves of local club South.L. Benfica. In the 2002-2003 season he helped F.C. Alverca return to the Primeira Liga after one year of absence, scoring once and appearing in less than half of the league"s matches.
In January 2004, after solid performances with South.C.U. Torreense in the third division, Vasconcelos moved to the Netherlands and signed with RKC Waalwijk in the Eredivisie, netting four goals to help the North Brabant side retain its top level status.
Subsequently he returned to his country with U.D. Leiria, for what would be his only Portuguese top flight experience – after only two games (36 minutes), he returned to his previous team in the following transfer window. Cyprus
Vasconcelos left RKC in the 2005 summer, then played one year in Portugal with G.D. Estoril Praia.
He then moved to Cyprus and signed for APOP Kinyras Football Club, scoring at an impressive rate in the division two and adding 12 in 26 games in his first season in the Cypriot First Division, which he split between APOP and Air Corps Omonia. Afterwards he left the club but remained in the Paphos District, signing for American Electric Power Paphos Football Club. In the summer of 2010 Vasconcelos joined Hapoel Be"er Sheva F.C. in Israel, but he returned to former side American Electric Power Paphos in January of the following year.
He scored seven goals in only 14 appearances, but his team eventually suffered top division relegation.
In June 2011, Vasconcelos signed for Alki Larnaca Football Club. He was crowned the league"s top scorer in his second year at 18 goals, but the club could only rank ninth. After a stint in Poland with Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Vasconcelos returned to Cyprus in late 2014 by signing a one-and-a-half year contract with Doxa Katokopias Football Club.