Zé Beto

José Alberto Teixeira Ferreirinha (21 February 1960 – 4 February 1990), known as Zé Beto, was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He spent almost his entire career with Porto, his life being cut short at 29 in a road accident.

Club career Born in Matosinhos, Zé Beto arrived at FC Porto at the age of 17, making his Primeira Liga debut two years later on loan to S.C. Beira-Mar. After three more seasons as a backup, he was made first-choice for the 1983–84 campaign.

Zé Beto was the starter when Porto lost 2–1 against Juventus FC in the final of the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup, in controversial manner: losing his temper, the player assaulted the assistant referee with his own flag, being suspended by UEFA for a period of two years. He was on the substitutes bench for the northerners' wins in the European and Intercontinental Cups, both in 1987.

Zé Beto died 17 days shy of his 30th birthday, in a car crash in Porto.

Previously, Zé Beto played three out of four games at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship in Japan, as the under-20s reached the last-eight.