- José Gonçalves
Football player infobox
playername= José Gonçalves
fullname = José Gonçalves
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|9|17
cityofbirth =Lisbon
countryofbirth =Portugal
height =
currentclub =1. FC Nuremberg (on loan from Hearts)
clubnumber = 4
position = Left-back
youthyears = 2001
2001-2002
2002-2004
youthclubs = La Sallaz
Yverdon SportFC Basel
years = 2002-2004
2004-2005
2005
2005-2006
2006
2006-2008
2008-
2008-
clubs =FC Basel
Winterthur
Venezia
ThunFBK Kaunas
→ Hearts (loan)
Hearts
→1. FC Nuremberg (loan)
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
13 (1)
3 (0)
16 (0)
0 (0)
32 (3)
0 (0)
3 (0)
nationalyears = 2006
nationalteam = Portugal U-21s
nationalcaps(goals) = 02 (0)
pcupdate = 15:19, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate = 10 October 2006José Gonçalves (born
17 September 1985 , inLisbon ) is a Portuguese footballer ofCape Verde an descent currently playing for 2. Bundesliga club1. FC Nuremberg on loan fromScottish Premier League club Hearts. He is Portuguese by birth but has Swiss citizenship, having lived there since he was two years old.Gonçalves initially began his career with La Sallaz before moving to the youth section of
Yverdon-Sport FC in 2001, thenFC Basel the following season. He was signed byFC Winterthur in 2004 and made his first competitive appearances in Swiss football for them aged 18.In 2005, Gonçalves had a brief spell in
Italy with Venezia before being signed by surprise Champions League qualifiers FC Thun 1898, where he established himself in the left back position. His impressive form in the Champions League group stages resulted in a queue of admirers and it appeared he would be on the move again. Everton decided not to pursue their interest after a trial spell, while Newcastle, Rangers and Crystal Palace were all linked to the player in the press.In January 2006, however, it was SPL club Hearts that eventually signed Gonçalves, in a deal that saw him signed by owner
Vladimir Romanov 's other club,FBK Kaunas , and then immediately loaned out to theEdinburgh side.Gonçalves made his debut in a 3-0Scottish Cup victory over Aberdeen, although a series of injuries curtailed his appearances during his first season at Tynecastle. After a 6-month lay-off to deal with hamstring, hip and toe complaints, he returned to action against Dunfermline in 18 October2006. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6062598.stm Gonçalves joy over return from injury] , "BBC Sport", 18 October 2006.] It was announced on 4th July 2008 that Gonçalves had signed a new deal on the Hearts website, but subsequently had been loaned out to German side 1. FC Nuremberg on a season-long loan deal, with the option for 1. FC Nuremberg to sign Gonçalves on a permanent deal.References
External links
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* [http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/goncalvesjose.html Appearances] at londonhearts.com
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/Players/Player=100995/index.html Profile] at uefa.comPersondata
NAME=Goncalves, Jose
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Portuguese footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=September 17 ,1985
PLACE OF BIRTH=Lisbon ,Portugal
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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