José Pereira (footballer)

José Costa Pereira MPIH (born 15 September 1931) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed Pássaro Azul (Blue Bird).[2]

José Pereira
Personal information
Full name José Costa Pereira[1]
Date of birth (1931-09-15) 15 September 1931
Place of birth Torres Vedras, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1967 Belenenses 302 (0)
1967–1971 Beira-Mar
National team
1965–1966 Portugal 11 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
FIFA World Cup
1966 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Pereira played at club level for C.F. Os Belenenses and S.C. Beira-Mar. He appeared in 302 Primeira Liga matches with the former, retiring with the latter at almost 40 and moving with his wife to Barcelona, completely removing himself from the football world.[3][4]

International career

Pereira earned 11 caps for Portugal, making his debut on 19 April 1965 in a 1–0 away win over Turkey for the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at the age of 33.[5][3] In the finals in England, manager Otto Glória picked Joaquim Carvalho for the first game against Hungary, which ended with a 3–1 victory, but Pereira would be first choice for the remainder of the tournament, with the national team finishing in a best-ever third place.[6]

Pereira played his last international on 13 November 1966, appearing in a 2–1 home loss to Sweden for the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying stage.[3]

References
  1. "World Cup 1966 – National squads". Lingua Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. De Melo, Afonso (9 March 2021). "Belenenses-Benfica. Quando as águias assassinaram o Pássaro Azul" [Belenenses-Benfica. When the eagles murdered the Blue Bird]. i (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. "15 de Setembro de 1931 – Nasce José Pereira" [15 September 1931 – José Pereira is born] (in Portuguese). C.F. Os Belenenses. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. Pais, Alexandre (24 November 2014). "José Pereira: o Magriço não perdoa" [José Pereira: the Magriço does not forgive] (in Portuguese). Sábado. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  5. "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. Paixão, Paulo; Castanheira, José Pedro (13 July 2016). "A lenda dos Magriços começou há 50 anos" [The legend of the Magriços started 50 years ago]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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