Joaquim Melo

Joaquim Alberto Castanheira de Melo (born 11 September 1949) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Joaquim Melo
Personal information
Full name Joaquim Alberto Castanheira de Melo
Date of birth (1949-09-11) 11 September 1949
Place of birth Coimbra, Portugal
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Académica
União Coimbra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1973 União Coimbra 27 (0)
1973–1977 Belenenses 85 (0)
1977–1981 Vitória Guimarães 88 (0)
1981–1984 Sporting CP 9 (0)
1984–1985 Belenenses 16 (0)
1985–1986 União Madeira
1986–1991 Estrela Amadora 51 (0)
Total 276 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Born in Coimbra, Melo appeared in 276 Primeira Liga games during 15 seasons, representing in the competition C.F. União de Coimbra, C.F. Os Belenenses (two stints), Vitória de Guimarães, Sporting Clube de Portugal and C.F. Estrela da Amadora. In 1981–82, he contributed with two appearances to help Sporting win the national championship as backup to Ferenc Mészáros.[1]

Melo was in goal during the 1990 Taça de Portugal Final, as Estrela won its first and only trophy after defeating S.C. Farense 2–0 in the replay match.[2] After 24 games in the following league campaign (the team finished third from bottom and could not avoid relegation), he retired at the age of 41.

Honours
Sporting
Estrela da Amadora

References
  1. "Época 1981/82: Primeira Divisão" [1981/82 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. "O dia em que o Estrela da Amadora venceu a Taça de Portugal" [The day Estrela da Amadora won the Portuguese Cup] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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