Career
He was also a football manager. He started his career in Barreirense, before being transferred to Sporting, in 1950, aged 18, where he was the substitute of another legendary goalkeeper, João Azevedo. His last game on 7 May 1958 was a 1–2 defeat by England.
Another friendly match.
After his demands were refused by Sporting, he moved to Spain, where he represented Granada and Real Oviedo. He returned to Portugal, to play for Atlético, in 1960/61.
He was a known opponent of the fascist regime and it is believed, like he claimed, that the allegations of rape against him were a set-up, created by the political police of the regime to force him to leave football. After a simulated injury in an Atlético game with Vitória Guimarães, he escaped to Spain.
He escaped after in Morocco and played with Tangier Football Club, United States Pharmacopoeia Tangier and CODM Meknès
In 1969 he went to Algeria, played with JS Djijel and became a manager.
He went to Tunisia before returning to Portugal in the 1980s. He moved again to Spain and Austria, returning finally to Portugal in July 2005, suffering from Parkinson"s Disease. He died soon after, aged 73.