Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.3
Average
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.08
goals / match
Sporting CP
top club · 121 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#198
goals rank
#88
assists rank
26
season goals
7
season assists
Among 228 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.50m
peak value · 2006
€6.50m
top transfer fee · 00/01
6
best season · 04/05
28 / 1
int'l caps / goals
340Appearances
26Goals
7Assists
66Yellow cards
1Red cards
111Full matches (90′)
| Full name | José Luís Vidigal |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | José Luís da Cruz Vidigal |
| Date of birth | 1973-03-15 (53 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Sà da Bandeira, Portugal |
| Citizenship | Portugal Angola |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 184.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2009-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | no agent |
Jul 2009
Transfer: CF Estrela → Retired
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora
17 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: AS Livorno → CF Estrela
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — AS Livorno
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — AS Livorno
25 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Udinese → AS Livorno
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Udinese Calcio
34 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: AS Livorno → Udinese
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
Transfer: Napoli → AS Livorno
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — AS Livorno
34 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — SSC Napoli
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — SSC Napoli
36 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — SSC Napoli
21 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
00/01 — SSC Napoli
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Sporting CP → Napoli
00/01 · Transfer · €6.50m
Jul 1999
99/00 — Sporting CP
38 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Sporting CP
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Sporting CP
28 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Sporting CP
25 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Sporting CP
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1995
Transfer: Estoril → Sporting CP
95/96 · Transfer
Jul 1994
Transfer: O Elvas → Estoril
94/95 · Transfer
Jul 1991
Transfer: O Elvas U19 → O Elvas
91/92 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 185 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.03/90
Assists1 total · 0.03/90
G+A2 total · 0.07/90
Yellow cards6 total · 0.21/90
Minutes played by club
Sporting CP
48.8%
Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora
4.4%
AS Livorno
21.3%
Udinese Calcio
13.5%
SSC Napoli
12.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 5 | 95/96 | 99/00 | 121 | 7 | 4 | 4,864 |
| Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 442 |
| AS Livorno | 3 | 04/05 | 07/08 | 77 | 7 | 3 | 2,120 |
| Udinese Calcio | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1,344 |
| SSC Napoli | 4 | 00/01 | 03/04 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 1,192 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Primeira Liga | Sporting CP | 32 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2,588 |
| 99/00 | Taça de Portugal | Sporting CP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Primeira Divisão | Sporting CP | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | UEFA Cup | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Champions League | Sporting CP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Champions League Qu. | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Primeira Divisão | Sporting CP | 22 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1,585 |
| 97/98 | Taça de Portugal | Sporting CP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
| 96/97 | Primeira Divisão | Sporting CP | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 340 |
| 96/97 | Taça de Portugal | Sporting CP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 234 |
| 96/97 | UEFA Cup | Sporting CP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Cup Winners' Cup | Sporting CP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Primeira Divisão | Sporting CP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Supertaça | Sporting CP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Taça de Portugal | Sporting CP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Liga Sagres | Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 442 |
| 08/09 | Taça de Portugal | Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Italy Cup | AS Livorno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Serie A | AS Livorno | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1,251 |
| 06/07 | Italy Cup | AS Livorno | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Serie A | AS Livorno | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | UEFA Cup | AS Livorno | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Champions League | Udinese Calcio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Champions League Qu. | Udinese Calcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Italy Cup | Udinese Calcio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Serie A | Udinese Calcio | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1,344 |
| 05/06 | UEFA Cup | Udinese Calcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Italy Cup | AS Livorno | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 04/05 | Serie A | AS Livorno | 30 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 771 |
| 03/04 | Italy Cup | SSC Napoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Serie B | SSC Napoli | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Italy Cup | SSC Napoli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Serie B | SSC Napoli | 33 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 594 |
| 01/02 | Serie B | SSC Napoli | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 598 |
| 00/01 | Italy Cup | SSC Napoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Serie A | SSC Napoli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91/92 | 1991-07-01 | O Elvas U19 | O Elvas | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 94/95 | 1994-07-01 | O Elvas | Estoril | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-07-01 | Estoril | Sporting CP | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Sporting CP | Napoli | Transfer | 0 | €6.50m |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-19 | Napoli | AS Livorno | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | AS Livorno | Udinese | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Udinese | AS Livorno | Transfer | 1500000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | AS Livorno | CF Estrela | Transfer | 700000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | CF Estrela | Retired | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€1.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€300k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #53807 | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16374 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3300 | — | 15 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | Serie B | SSC Napoli | 5 | 33 |
| 04/05 | Italy Cup | AS Livorno | 3 | 4 |
| 01/02 | Serie B | SSC Napoli | 3 | 21 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | Primeira Divisão | Sporting CP | 2 | 22 |
| 04/05 | Serie A | AS Livorno | 2 | 30 |
| 96/97 | Primeira Divisão | Sporting CP | 1 | 20 |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 38 | 2,588 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 98/99 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 97/98 | 28 | 1,702 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 96/97 | 25 | 574 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 08/09 | 17 | 442 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.43 |
| 07/08 | 18 | 1,251 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.58 |
| 06/07 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | 34 | 1,344 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.54 |
| 04/05 | 34 | 869 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 03/04 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 36 | 594 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 |
| 01/02 | 21 | 598 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Primeira Liga
112 apps
8 G
4 A
Serie B
82 apps
8 G
0 A
Serie A
92 apps
5 G
3 A
Italy Cup
16 apps
3 G
0 A
Taça de Portugal
15 apps
2 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
10 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is José Luís Vidigal?
José Luís Vidigal is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.
How old is José Luís Vidigal?
José Luís Vidigal is 53 years old. He was born on March 15, 1973 in Sà da Bandeira.
What position does José Luís Vidigal play?
José Luís Vidigal plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does José Luís Vidigal play for?
José Luís Vidigal currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has José Luís Vidigal scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, José Luís Vidigal has scored 26 goals in 340 appearances.