doping situation. This appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport agreed with the agency and found that foul-play was with the player and the original six-month sentence was increased to one year. At no point during the appeal were the LAD or CNAD procedures contested. International career Assis' first full cap for Portugal was won under coach Agostinho Oliveira in November 2002, in a friendly match. He came in as a substitute in the 2–0 victory over Scotland. Assis returned to the national team after more than six years of absence, taking the pitch during the second half of the decisive 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta (4–0, in Guimarães). He was not picked, however, for the final stages in South Africa. Career statistics Honours Benfica Primeira Liga: 2004–05 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2005 Taça de Portugal runner-up: 2004–05 Omonia Cypriot Super Cup: 2012 Cypriot Cup runner-up: 2015–16 Individual Cypriot First Division Team of the Season: 2015–16 See also List of doping cases in sport References External links 1977 births Living people People from Lousã Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players Sporting CP footballers F.C. Alverca players Gil Vicente F.C. players Vitória S.C. players S.L. Benfica footballers Saudi Professional League players Ittihad FC players Cypriot First Division players AC Omonia players Portugal under-21 international footballers Portugal B international footballers Portugal international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Doping cases in association football Portuguese sportspeople in doping cases Sportspeople from Coimbra District