hiː ˈɜːnd wˈʌn kˈæp fɚðə pˈoːɹtʃəɡəl nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm, kˈʌmɪŋ ˌɔn æz ɐ sˈʌbstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ bˈɛnfɪkəz hoʊsˈeɪ hɛnɹˈiːk ɪnðə dˈaɪɪŋ mˈɪnɪts əvə tˈuː wˈʌn wˈɪn ɐɡˈɛnst ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌv ˈaɪɚlənd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː bɹɐzˈɪl ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns kˈʌp.
He earned one cap for the Portugal national team, coming on as a substitute for Benfica's José Henrique in the dying minutes of a 2–1 win against the Republic of Ireland in the 1972 Brazil Independence Cup.