António Lima Pereira

António Lima Pereira

Personal information
Full name	António José Lima Pereira
Date of birth	(1952-02-01) 1 February 1952
Place of birth	Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1968–1971	Varzim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1978	Varzim
1978–1989	Porto	187	(8)
1989–1991	Maia	38	(2)
International career
1981–1984	Portugal	20	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

António José Lima Pereira (born 1 February 1952) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Lima Pereira started playing professionally for hometown club Varzim SC, making his Primeira Liga debuts in the 1976–77 season at the age of 24. Two years later he signed with FC Porto, where he would remain the following 11 campaigns.

In the league alone, Pereira amassed totals of 189 games and eight goals, winning four national championships, two domestic cups and four Supercups. He also reached the final of the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup as Porto lost to Juventus F.C. 1–2. Aged already 34/35, he also appeared in the team's victorious campaign in the European Cup in 1986–87, although he did not play in the final against FC Bayern Munich.

In 1989 Lima Pereira left Porto and signed for another northern side, second level's F.C. Maia, retiring after two seasons at the age of 39.

International career

Lima Pereira gained 20 caps for Portugal, the first arriving in 1981 at 29. He was a participant at UEFA Euro 1984, helping the national team reach the semifinals in France.

Honours

• European Cup: 1986–87
• UEFA Super Cup: 1987
• Intercontinental Cup: 1987
• Portuguese League: 1978–79, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88
• Portuguese Cup: 1983–84, 1987–88; Runner-up 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85
• Portuguese Supercup: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986; Runner-up 1979, 1980, 1985, 1988
• Second Division: 1975–76
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 1983–84

Personal life

Pereira's younger brothers, António (born 1966) and Paulo (1967), were also professional footballers and defenders. Both started their careers at Varzim, and their second main clubs were F.C. Felgueiras and Rio Ave FC, amassing first division totals of 33 and 113 games respectively.

External links

• António Lima Pereira at footballzz.co.uk
• António Lima Pereira profile at ForaDeJogo
• António Lima Pereira at National-Football-Teams.com
• Portugal stats at Eu-Football