Tozé began his career in town rival of his homeland, Lousă. At the time, while school already showed some of their qualities so it was used in step above in the Child. It was the center of the advanced team of Lousă.

 

Quickly passed to one of the best teams in the region of Coimbra the Union of Coimbra, always had good young teams looking well choose the best, not always correctly as we shall see below. Tozé that began as advanced in the U. Coimbra was the central medium sometimes on the right. He played all matches in the first and last time in U. Coimbra, since the end of the season, was considered dispensable by the coach and leaders of time. This setback only motivated to show to whom that were wrong. And it succeeded. 

He came back to Miranda do Corvo and had its first season in the service of Mirandense, where he has 33 goals as atacking midfielder, was also the captain, already a sign of his maturity, a team directed by Hugo Rodrigues.

There were 2 invites at the end of the season: U. Coimbra, which during the season happened to the great mistake that committed the largest and Academica team in the region of Coimbra. With pride he said not to the U. Coimbra and embarked on the adventure called Academica.

Here comes the big change in your career, the coach  Rui Silva, despite having hired Tozé to medium-central, quickly realizes that even if there average, was in an advanced pure power. A typical 9! At that time continuing what was usual, be the best scorer of the teams which passed. They were followed by three times the dispute when the National Youth Championships and Junior. The last of them memorable, to make 22 goals in 29 games in his last year of junior and the second best scorer of the National Championship. In two years of Junior was coach by Prof.. Tó Miranda.

At the end of this yearcomes the second major setback in the career of Tozé, is considered unnecessary by the people of Coimbra. Always the best scorer in the teams of their step, it was not enough to convince the leaders of Coimbra. A decision which as we know, was not exactly right.

Tozé was to Pampilhosa in his senior year of 1 st, where things went well it simply because it is not bet the coach. In December, decided to Miranda do Corvo where he made a great 2nd turn under the command of Nuno Raquete. There are many calls of Division 2 of, to low for Tozé and for its quality.

There will be a major turnaround in his life. The August 12, 2007, is a phone call from your agent, Jorge Baidek, with an invitation from the 2nd Dutch League, the Zwolle. The will and vigor of Tozé showed up at this time since instantly accepted and past two days was in the Netherlands. Day August 23 signs contract and the rest of the story already knows: 32 games 19 goals, 2nd best scorer Portuguese abroad, only behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Quarter-Final of the Dutch Cup, winner of the competition eliminated by Feyenoord, End of the Playoff 1 to increase the Dutch League, convened the sub-21 Portuguese by Prof.. Rui Caçador, and the youngest 2 of the list, the latest is the prodigy of Sporting, Bruno Pereirinha ... A dream!

And it is this that we can draw from this history, the dreams can take place, Tozé fought against all adversities, and has surpassed all the people in it did not believe that was completely wrong.

 

During the year of 2007, Tozé "winned another game", he his a student of the University of Coimbra in the curse of Psicology.

Tozé Congratulations!

 

Important Marks :

 

About 35 goals in Clube Atlético Mirandense;

 

Topscorer of Tornament Internacional of Coimbra with 4 goals in 2 games in 2005/2006;

 

2ş Topscorer of the National Competion in Juniors in 2005/2006;

 

About 50 goals scored in Associaçăo Académica de Coimbra;

 

One of the best topscorer in Jupiler League with 16 goals;

 

Presented in the Playoff Finals of Jupiler League to decide who went to Eredivisie League;

 

Called to the Portuguese National Team U-21 to a game agaisnt Bulgária.