dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ, hiː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd mˈeɪnli spˈoːɹɾɪŋ ɪn pˈoːɹtʃəɡəl, ɐpˈɪɹɪŋ ɪn mˈoːɹ ðɐn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti əfˈɪʃəl ɡˈeɪmz ɪn wˈʌn fˈʊl dˈɛkeɪd ænd wˈɪnɪŋ tˈuː mˈeɪdʒɚ tˈaɪɾəlz.
During his career, he represented mainly Sporting in Portugal, appearing in more than 250 official games in one full decade and winning two major titles.