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Jaime Magalhães

b. 1962

Portuguese footballer (born 1962)

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Born 1962. Jaime Magalhães is a Portuguese association football player.

Jaime Fernandes Magalhães (; born 10 July 1962) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right midfielder.

During his professional career, he represented Porto for 15 seasons.

Club career Born in Porto, Magalhães was 14 when he joined local FC Porto's youth system. He made his senior debut four years later, as the northerners were coached by Austrian Hermann Stessl. He became a fringe player under Bobby Robson, and left in summer 1995 having appeared in 408 official matches;

Magalhães was chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper Record as one of the best 100 Portuguese football players ever.

International career Magalhães made his debut for Portugal on 18 November 1981, in a 2–1 win against Scotland for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, at the age of just 19. He was overlooked for the squad that appeared at UEFA Euro 1984, but represented the nation at the 1986 World Cup, earning a total of 20 caps (no goals).

Honours Porto Primeira Liga: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95 Taça de Portugal: 1983–84, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993 European Cup: 1986–87 UEFA Super Cup: 1987 Intercontinental Cup: 1987

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Who is Jaime Magalhães?

Portuguese footballer (born 1962)

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Jaime Magalhães was born on 10 July 1962 in Porto.

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Jaime Magalhães is an association football player.

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Jaime Magalhães is Portuguese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jaime Magalhães

· Wikidata: Q2441344

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