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3 unusual facts about José Moreira


José Moreira

Born in Massarelos, Porto District, Moreira preferred to play as an attacking midfielder in his early years but, following the advice of father José, soon changed his playing position and took trials for Sport Comércio e Salgueiros.

In a one-and-half-month period in the summer of 2004, Moreira represented Portugal at the European Under-21 Championship in Germany and acted as backup at Euro 2004, before a trip to Athens for the Summer Olympics, where he started.

He married his girlfriend Maria João on 15 June 2007, at a farm in Ericeira.


2004 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Trapattoni left out goalkeeper José Moreira who had arrived a few days prior to the SuperCup due to representing Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.


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