José Alexandre da Silva Baptista (born Barreiro, 17 February 1942) was a Portuguese footballer.

He played as a central-defender for Sporting CP, were he won several titles of National Champion and the Cup of Portugal. He also played at the team that won the Cup of the Cups final, in 1964, defeating MTK Budapest by 1–0, in a second game.

He had 11 caps for Portugal National Team

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

, from the 1–1 tie with England, at 4 June 1964, in a friendly match, held in São Paulo

São Paulo

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, Brazil

Brazil

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, to the 0–1 loss to Romania, in 12 October 1969, in Bucharest, for the World Cup qualifyings. He participated at the 1966 FIFA World Cup

1966 FIFA World Cup

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finals, playing five matches.