António Augusto Gomes de Sousa (; born 28 April 1957) is a Portuguese former

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central midfielder and manager. During his career he played, among others, for Porto and Sporting, amassing

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totals of 483 matches and 83 goals over 18 seasons. Subsequently, he worked as a manager for several clubs. Earning nearly 30 caps for Portugal during the 80s, Sousa represented the nation at the

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and Euro 1984.

Club career

Born in São João da Madeira,

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, Sousa started professionally with local

A.D. Sanjoanense Associação Desportiva Sanjoanense is a Portuguese football club based in São João da Madeira. Founded in 1924, it currently plays in the Liga 3, holding home games at ''Estádio Conde Dias Garcia Estádio Conde Dias Garcia is a multi-us ...

at only 16, with his team in the second division. In 1975 he signed with S.C. Beira-Mar, scoring a career-best 15 goals in his third year as the Aveiro club returned to the

(three of his four seasons there were spent in the top level). Sousa was then bought by

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, where he remained an undisputed starter. He won the league championship and the cup several times, also scoring against Juventus F.C. in the

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, lost 1–2 in Basel. In summer 1984, Sousa and longtime Porto central midfield partner Jaime Pacheco signed with Sporting CP – as part of the deal that sent 17-year-old prodigy Paulo Futre in the opposite direction – with the pair returning after two seasons. He then proceeded to win the

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, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Super Cup with the

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side, continuing to appear regularly (he also scored in the second leg of the Super Cup final). Sousa retired in 1996 at 39, as player-coach of first club Sanjoanense. He then dedicated himself exclusively to coaching, working mainly with another former club as a player, Beira-Mar, where he remained for seven and a half years, with four consecutive top-flight seasons. In 1999, he led the latter to its biggest achievement, the Portuguese Cup, after defeating

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1–0.

International career

Sousa played 27 times with the Portuguese national team from 1981 to 1989, being part of the squads at UEFA Euro 1984 – where he scored in the 1–1 group stage draw against Spain– and the

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Personal life

Sousa's son, Ricardo, was also a professional footballer, also in midfield. The pair shared teams at Beira-Mar, in four different spells. His nephew, José, played ten seasons in the Portuguese top division. His grandson

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was also involved in the sport.

Honours

Player

Porto * Primeira Divisão: 1987–88 * Taça de Portugal: 1983–84, 1987–88 * Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira:

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: 1986–87 *

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* Intercontinental Cup:

Manager

Beira-Mar *Taça de Portugal: 1998–99

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sousa, Antonio 1957 births Living people People from São João da Madeira Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players A.D. Sanjoanense players S.C. Beira-Mar players FC Porto players Sporting CP footballers Gil Vicente F.C. players A.D. Ovarense players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Portugal international footballers UEFA Euro 1984 players 1986 FIFA World Cup players Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers S.C. Beira-Mar managers Rio Ave F.C. managers F.C. Penafiel managers C.D. Trofense managers Sportspeople from Aveiro District