Vermelhinho
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Carlos Manuel Oliveiros da Silva, aka Vermelhinho (born 9 March 1959 in São João da Madeira
São João da Madeira
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), is a retired Portuguese
Portugal
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 footballer who played as a left winger.

Football career

After beginning professionally with two lowly clubs, including local A.D. Sanjoanense
A.D. Sanjoanense
Associação Desportiva Sanjoanense is a Portuguese football club based in São João da Madeira. Founded in 1924, it currently plays in the Portuguese Second Division , playing home games at the Estádio Conde Dias Garcia....

, Vermelhinho signed for country giants F.C. Porto at the age of 23, in 1982. In the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup, he scored arguably his most important career goal, as Porto won 1–0 at Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
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 (2–0 aggregate): in a foggy night, Vermelhinho scored an amazing long range lob, and went on to also play the entire final, lost 1–2 to Juventus FC
Juventus F.C.
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.

Vermelhinho closed out his career at first club Sanjoanense, at the age of 36, also having represented, in one-season spells, Desportivo de Chaves, Sporting de Braga and Sporting de Espinho
S.C. Espinho
Sporting Clube de Espinho, also known as Sporting de Espinho, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Espinho, Aveiro district. The club has departments in volleyball - Sporting de Espinho , and handball - Sporting de Espinho that usually compete in the major Portuguese top leagues, and also...

. For Portugal
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 he earned two caps
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, being picked for the squad at UEFA Euro 1984, where he did not leave the bench.

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