Given the question: Facts: - caps: 60 27 110 86 30 23 18 15 - nationalyears: 1994 -- 1995 2000 -- 2002 - youthclubs: o elvas - birth date: 15 march 1973 - clubs: o estrela amadora elvas estoril sporting cp napoli livorno udinese livorno - nationalcaps: 7 15 - height: 1.84 - nationalgoals: 1 0 - name: luis vidigal - nationalteam: portugal u21 portugal - birth place: sa da bandeira , angola - position: midfielder - fullname: jose luis da cruz vidigal - totalgoals: 23 - years: 1984 2000 -- 2004 2004 -- 2005 2005 -- 2006 2006 -- -- 2008 2008 -- 2009 1992 1994 -- 1995 1995 -- 2000 - totalcaps: 369 - youthyears: 1984 -- 1992 - goals: 3 0 5 8 3 1 0 3 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jose luis vidigal .
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jose luis da cruz vidigal -lrb- born 15 march 1973 -rrb- is a portuguese retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder .during his extensive professional career , the no-nonsense midfield battler played more years abroad -lrb- italy , eight -rrb- than in his country of adoption -lrb- seven -rrb- , where he represented mainly sporting .a portuguese international for two years , vidigal appeared with the national team at euro 2000 , helping it to the third place .