Hugo Porfírio

Hugo Cardoso Porfírio (born 28 September 1973) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mostly as a winger.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is Porfírio.
Hugo Porfírio
Personal information
Full name Hugo Cardoso Porfírio
Date of birth (1973-09-28) 28 September 1973
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1985–1992 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997 Sporting CP 12 (0)
1994–1995 → Tirsense (loan) 19 (0)
1995–1996 → União Leiria (loan) 28 (9)
1996–1997 → West Ham United (loan) 23 (2)
1997–1998 Racing Santander 20 (1)
1998–2000 Benfica 6 (0)
1999 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 9 (1)
2000–2001 Marítimo 17 (1)
2001–2002 Benfica 4 (0)
2002–2004 Benfica B
2004–2006 1º Dezembro
2006–2007 Oriental
2007–2008 Al Nassr
Total 138 (14)
International career
1993 Portugal U20 4 (0)
1994–1995 Portugal U21 10 (2)
1996 Portugal 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 86 games and ten goals over the course of nine seasons, representing five clubs. He also competed in England, Spain and Saudi Arabia.

Porfírio appeared for Portugal at Euro 1996.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Porfírio graduated from Sporting CP's prolific youth academy, joining the professionals for the 1992–93 season alongside Emílio Peixe. After some appearances as a substitute, he had loan spells with fellow Primeira Liga clubs F.C. Tirsense[1] and U.D. Leiria.

Porfírio returned to the Estádio José Alvalade for 1996–97, but soon moved on loan to England's West Ham United. There, he scored four goals in all competitions, against Nottingham Forest in the third round of the League Cup,[2] Wrexham in the same stage of the FA Cup[3] and Blackburn Rovers[4] and Chelsea in the Premier League.[5]

Released by Sporting in June 1997, Porfírio spent the following campaign with La Liga's Racing de Santander. He only netted once during his spell in Cantabria, in a 2–2 draw at CD Tenerife,[6] and was also sent off twice[7][8] as his team went on to finish in 14th position.

Porfírio signed with Sporting neighbours S.L. Benfica for 1998–99, being loaned in the January transfer window to Nottingham Forest where he appeared sparingly and scored once, against Sheffield Wednesday.[9] He returned to Benfica in July, terminating his contract for unpaid salaries, joining C.S. Marítimo in August on a free transfer[10] but returning to the former at the end of the season after reaching amicable terms;[11] after a brief spell in the first team, he was soon demoted to the reserves where he would spend almost two years, severing his ties in February 2004.[12]

Subsequently, Porfírio had short spells, playing with modest Portuguese sides (S.U. 1º Dezembro and Clube Oriental de Lisboa) and retiring in 2008 after a season in Saudi Arabia with Al Nassr FC. In February 2012, he was named by manager Ricardo Sá Pinto as part of his backroom team at Sporting.[13] He left his post in the club's scouting department in April 2013.[14]

International career

After impressive displays with Leiria, Porfírio earned an international callup to the Portugal national team. After making his debut on 29 May 1996 in a 1–0 defeat of Ireland in Dublin, he made the nation's squad of 22 for UEFA Euro 1996, playing 15 minutes in the 1–0 group stage win against Turkey.[15][16]

Some months later, Porfírio was also in the roster at the 1996 Olympic Games, where Portugal finished fourth, their best result ever in the competition.[17] On 9 November he received his last cap for the full side, a 1–0 home victory over Ukraine for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

References
  1. "FC Tirsense comemora 80 anos no próximo dia 5" [FC Tirsense celebrate 80 years on the 5th] (in Portuguese). Santo Tirso TV. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. "Changed United go through". The Independent. London. 23 October 1996. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  3. Shaw, Phil (4 January 1997). "Redknapp is walking on thin ice". The Independent. London. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  4. Draper, John (28 October 1996). "Battling Blackburn show signs of life". The Independent. London. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  5. Houston, Bob (22 December 1996). "Hughes' spark ignites blue flame". The Independent. London. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  6. Castañeda, Álvaro (16 October 1997). "Kodro, 'el salvador'" [Kodro, 'the saviour']. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. Vicario, Ernesto (15 September 1997). "El Racing destapa las vergüenzas del Valencia" [Racing air Valencia's dirt]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. Vicario, Ernesto (22 December 1997). "Freno a la escalada del Betis" [Betis climb stopped in its tracks]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  9. Culley, Jon (1 May 1999). "Alas, Porfirio, too late". The Independent. London. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  10. Vasconcelos, Gonçalo (11 August 2000). "Porfírio reforça Marítimo" [Porfírio strengthens Marítimo]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  11. "Hugo Porfírio: "Vou servir o Benfica de alma e coração"" [Hugo Porfírio: "I will serve Benfica heart and soul"]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 July 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  12. "Porfírio rescinde" [Porfírio rescinds]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 February 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  13. "Sporting: Porfírio e Jorge Castelo reforçam equipa de Sá Pinto" [Sporting: Porfirio and Jorge Castelo bolster Sá Pinto's team] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  14. "Manuel Fernandes, Vidigal e Porfírio de saída" [Manuel Fernandes, Vidigal and Porfírio leaving]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 April 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  15. Hodgson, Guy (1 June 1996). "The rising force in Europe counting on their foreign legion; CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN: No 9 Portugal". The Independent. London. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  16. "Portugal get just reward against Turkey". UEFA. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  17. Hugo Porfírio – FIFA competition record (archived)
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