- Jaime Magalhães
Football player infobox2 | playername= Jaime Magalhães
fullname = Jaime Fernandes Magalhães
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dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1962|7|10|mf=y
cityofbirth =Porto
countryofbirth =Portugal
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currentclub =
position = Winger (Retired)
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youthclubs =
years = 1980-1995 1995-96
clubs =FC Porto Leça FC
caps(goals) = 276 (38) 4 (0)
nationalyears = 1981-93
nationalteam = Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) = 20 (0)
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ntupdate =Jaime Fernandes Magalhães (born
10 July 1962 inCampanhã ,Portugal ) is a Portuguese former football player who became famous for playing forFC Porto for 15 seasons. He was chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper "Record" as one of the best 100 Portuguese football players ever.History
He was 14 team when he tried to make it into the young squads of
FC Porto and stayed in the club for almost 20 years. He was 18 when he made his debut in the main squad of the club, coached then by theAustria n coachHermann Stessl . He was one of the main players of the squad in the season that led the club in 1983/84 to the final of the Cup Winners Cup and in 1984/85 to the Portuguese national title. He would be Portuguese champion 6 more times. He had various offers to leave the club after becoming European Champion in 1987, but refused and stayed in the club. In 1993/94, his physical strength started declining and he played 9 games in that season and only 1 in the following, making him Portuguese Champion, in a team coached byBobby Robson . He left toLeça FC , believing he could still help, but he only played 4 games. He ended his amazing career after it.National team
He made his debut for the
Portuguese national football team in18 November 1981 inLisbon against Scotland, winning 2-1. Surprisingly, he wasn't in the squad for the Euro 1984 Portugal team. He played in the World Cup 1986.Honours
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Portuguese Liga 1985,1986,1988,1990,1992,1993,1995
*Portuguese Liga 1984,1988,1991,1994
*Portuguese SuperCup 1981,1983,1984,1986,1991,1993
*UEFA Champions League 1987
*European Super Cup 1987
*Intercontinental Cup 1987
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