nationalcaps manageryears birth_date years youthyears caps goals nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position managerclubs article_title
40 1996 2003 2006 -- 2007 2008 -- 2009 2009 -- 2010 -- 2000 2000 -- 2001 2002 2002 -- 31 january 1957 1972 -- 1976 1978 -- 1980 1980 -- 1995 1972 -- 1976 27 56 419 1 4 9 1981 -- 1994 antonio veloso.jpg antónio veloso veloso in 2011 antónio augusto da silva veloso são joão da madeira , portugal portugal 1.78 m ftin on 502 14 0 sanjoanense sanjoanense beira-mar benfica defender alverca amadora atlético benfica benfica b atlético malveira oeiras estrela antónio veloso

antónio veloso

antónio augusto da silva veloso -lrb- born 31 january 1957 -rrb- is a retired portuguese professional footballer who played most of his professional career with benfica .
a gritty defender who could appear in the flanks and on occasion in the middle , he played for his main club during almost two decades , being team captain from 1988 to 1995 .
an international for nearly 15 years , veloso represented portugal at euro 1984 .
