Joaquim Ferreira
Encyclopedia
Joaquim Vaz Ferreira is a former Portuguese
rugby union
footballer.
, since he was 17 years old. He is currently the most capped player from his country, having played 84 games for Portugal national team
, with 3 tries scored, 15 points in aggregate, from 1993 to 2007. His first match was on April 3, 1993, in a 41-13 loss to Romania
, in Lisbon
.
Ferreira played in three games at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
, scoring a try against Romania
, in a 14-10 loss, in what would be his last competitive match. He was the captain of the "Wolfs" against Italy
, in a 5-31 loss, due to Vasco Uva
's absence. He retired from rugby after the tournament, aged 34. He was assistant coach to Tomaz Morais
in the Portuguese national team. He was nominated head coach of CDUP for the 2008/2009 season.
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...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer.
Career
The Portuguese prop played all his career for CDUPCentro Desportivo Universitário do Porto
Centro Desportivo Universitário do Porto or CDUP is a Portuguese amateur sports club for students at the University of Porto, in Porto, Portugal.-Sports:...
, since he was 17 years old. He is currently the most capped player from his country, having played 84 games for Portugal national team
Portugal national rugby union team
The Portugal national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Portugal. They first played in 1935 and now compete in the European Nations Cup. Rugby union in Portugal is administered by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby. Portugal qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in...
, with 3 tries scored, 15 points in aggregate, from 1993 to 2007. His first match was on April 3, 1993, in a 41-13 loss to Romania
Romania national rugby union team
The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...
, in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
.
Ferreira played in three games at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
, scoring a try against Romania
Romania national rugby union team
The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...
, in a 14-10 loss, in what would be his last competitive match. He was the captain of the "Wolfs" against Italy
Italy national rugby union team
The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
, in a 5-31 loss, due to Vasco Uva
Vasco Uva
Vasco Nuno Barata Sousa Uva is a Portuguese rugby union player. He plays as a number eight. In Portugal he played for Grupo Desportivo Direito, until he was assigned, in January 2008 for the professional team of Montpellier Hérault RC, in France.He took his Law degree at the Catholic University of...
's absence. He retired from rugby after the tournament, aged 34. He was assistant coach to Tomaz Morais
Tomaz Morais
Tomaz Eduardo Carvalho Morais is a Portuguese rugby union coach and a former player.The son of Portuguese settlers in Angola, Morais moved to Portugal following the 25 April 1974 revolution. He went on to become a Physical Education teacher and a rugby union player, playing as a centre for Cascais...
in the Portuguese national team. He was nominated head coach of CDUP for the 2008/2009 season.