Osvaldinho (footballer, born 1945)

Osvaldinho
Personal information
Full name	Firmino Beleizão da Graça Sardinha
Date of birth	10 September 1945
Place of birth	Beja, Portugal
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1962–1963	Desportivo Beja
Senior career*
Years	Team
1963–1964	Desportivo Beja
1964–1966	Vitória Guimarães
1966–1967	→Boavista (loan)
1967–1969	Benf.S.Tomé Príncipe
1969–1978	Vitória Guimarães
1978–1979	Marítimo
1979–1980	Gil Vicente
International career
	Portugal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Firmino Baleizão da Graça Sardinha, (born 10 September 1945 in Beja, Portugal), known as Osvaldinho, is a former Portuguese footballer who played as defender for Desportivo Beja, Vitória Guimarães, Boavista F.C., Benfica de São Tomé e Príncipe, Marítimo and Gil Vicente. Osvaldinho played 2 caps for the Portugal national team.

He was one of Vitória de Guimarães main players during the 1970s,^[1] with more than 200 appearances for the club. He was honored in September 2023.^[2]

References

^ "F80 (332): Osvaldinho". tadeia.substack.com (in Portuguese). 10 September 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
^ José Saúde (28 September 2023). "Guimarães homenageou Osvaldinho". diariodoalentejo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 November 2024.

External links

Osvaldinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Osvaldinho on zerozero.pt

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[1] "F80 (332): Osvaldinho". tadeia.substack.com (in Portuguese). 10 September 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

[2] José Saúde (28 September 2023). "Guimarães homenageou Osvaldinho". diariodoalentejo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 November 2024.

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