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General Information for Portugal

Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
Founded
1914
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1996
1.77m
Average age in 1996
25.6
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1996
No jersey in 1996

Coaches in 1996

Artur Jorge, (Coach)

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Artur Jorge, (Coach)

Day of Birth
1946-02-13
Day of Death
2024-02-22
Place of Birth
Porto (Portugal)
Matches
5 (5 / 0)
Goto coach Artur Jorge

Oliveira, António (Coach)

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Oliveira, António (Coach)

Day of Birth
1952-06-10
Place of Birth
Penafiel (Portugal)
Height
1.72m
Matches
8 (4 / 4)
Goto coach António Oliveira

Players of Portugal in 1996

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Baía, Vítor 1969-10-15 Goalkeeper Spain FC Barcelona 12 0 0 0 0 0
Neno 1962-01-27 Goalkeeper Portugal Vitória Guimarães 1 0 0 0 0 0
Cristóvão, Hélder 1971-03-21 Centre Back Spain Deportivo La Coruña 12 1 1 0 0 0
Couto, Fernando 1969-08-02 Centre Back Spain FC Barcelona 12 0 3 0 0 0
Dimas 1969-02-16 Left Back Italy Juventus Torino 10 1 0 0 0 0
Secretário, Carlos 1970-05-12 Right Back Spain Real Madrid 8 1 0 0 0 0
Fernando Nélson 1971-11-05 Right Back England Aston Villa FC 2 1 0 0 0 0
Costa, Jorge 1971-10-14 Centre Back Portugal FC Porto 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mendes, Fernando 1966-11-05 Left Back Portugal FC Porto 1 1 0 0 0 0
Madeira, Paulo 1970-09-06 Centre Back Portugal CF Os Belenenses 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pinto, João 1961-11-21 Right Back Portugal FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rui Jorge 1973-03-27 Left Back Portugal FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
Neves, Joaquim 1970-12-24 Right Back Portugal Marítimo Funchal 0 1 0 0 0 0
Costa, Rui 1972-03-29 Attacking Midfielder Italy AC Fiorentina 11 0 2 0 0 0
Pinto, João 1971-08-19 Attacking Midfielder Portugal Benfica Lisboa 11 0 2 0 0 0
Oceano 1962-07-29 Defensive Midfielder Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 10 1 1 0 0 0
Figo, Luis 1972-11-04 Right Midfielder Spain FC Barcelona 9 0 2 0 0 0
Folha, António 1971-05-21 Left Midfielder Portugal FC Porto 8 3 2 0 0 0
Santos, Paulinho 1970-11-21 Defensive Midfielder Portugal FC Porto 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sousa, Paulo 1970-08-30 Centre Midfielder Germany Borussia Dortmund 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tavares, José 1965-04-25 Centre Midfielder Portugal Boavista FC 2 3 0 0 0 0
Barros, Rui 1965-11-24 Attacking Midfielder Portugal FC Porto 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bento, Paulo 1969-06-20 Defensive Midfielder Spain Real Oviedo 1 3 0 0 0 0
Vítor Paneira 1966-02-16 Attacking Midfielder Portugal Vitória Guimarães 1 1 0 0 0 0
Capucho 1972-02-21 Right Midfielder Portugal Vitória Guimarães 0 3 0 0 0 0
Porfirio, Hugo 1973-09-28 Left Midfielder England West Ham United 0 3 0 0 0 0
Barbosa, Pedro 1970-08-06 Centre Midfielder Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 0 2 0 0 0 0
Conceição, Sérgio 1974-11-15 Right Midfielder Portugal FC Porto 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dominguez, José 1974-02-16 Left Midfielder Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 0 1 0 0 0 0
Taira, José 1968-11-18 Centre Midfielder Spain UD Salamanca 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tulipa 1972-10-16 Attacking Midfielder Portugal Boavista FC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sá Pinto, Ricardo 1972-10-10 Right Winger Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 10 1 1 0 0 0
Alves, Paulo 1969-12-10 Centre Forward Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 1 4 0 0 0 0
Cadete, Jorge 1968-08-27 Centre Forward Scotland Celtic Glasgow 1 4 0 0 0 0
Paciência, Domingos 1969-01-02 Centre Forward Portugal FC Porto 1 3 1 0 0 0
Dani 1976-11-02 Left Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nuno Gomes 1976-07-05 Centre Forward Portugal Boavista FC 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Portugal in 1996

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1996-01-24
France
France
Portugal
Portugal
3:2 c
France vs. Portugal
Friendly
Parc des Princes
1996-02-21
Portugal
Portugal
Germany
Germany
1:2 c
Portugal vs. Germany
Friendly
Estádio das Antas
1996-03-27
Portugal
Portugal
Greece
Greece
1:0 c
Portugal vs. Greece
Friendly
Estádio do Restelo
1996-05-29
Ireland
Ireland
Portugal
Portugal
0:1 c
Ireland vs. Portugal
Friendly
Lansdowne Road
1996-06-09
Denmark
Denmark
Portugal
Portugal
1:1 c
Denmark vs. Portugal
Euro 1996 - Group D
Hillsborough
1996-06-14
Portugal
Portugal
Turkey
Turkey
1:0 c
Portugal vs. Turkey
Euro 1996 - Group D
City Ground
1996-06-19
Croatia
Croatia
Portugal
Portugal
0:3 c
Croatia vs. Portugal
Euro 1996 - Group D
City Ground
1996-06-23
Czechia
Czechia
Portugal
Portugal
1:0 c
Czechia vs. Portugal
Euro 1996 - Quarter Finals
Villa Park
1996-08-31
Armenia
Armenia
Portugal
Portugal
0:0 c
Armenia vs. Portugal
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Hrazdan Stadium
1996-10-05
Ukraine
Ukraine
Portugal
Portugal
2:1 c
Ukraine vs. Portugal
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
NSC Olimpiyskiy
1996-10-09
Albania
Albania
Portugal
Portugal
0:3 c
Albania vs. Portugal
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Arena Kombëtare
1996-11-09
Portugal
Portugal
Ukraine
Ukraine
1:0 c
Portugal vs. Ukraine
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Estádio das Antas
1996-12-14
Portugal
Portugal
Germany
Germany
0:0 c
Portugal vs. Germany
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Estádio da Luz
13 Matches

Match Progress for Portugal in 1996

Favorite Opponents of Portugal

Opponent M W D L G
Spain
Spain
20 2 9 9 19
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
19 18 1 0 66
Germany
Germany
16 4 4 8 17
Sweden
Sweden
15 8 5 2 25
France
France
14 1 2 11 12
Switzerland
Switzerland
14 7 3 4 24
Netherlands
Netherlands
14 8 4 2 16
Poland
Poland
13 8 3 2 30
Italy
Italy
13 2 2 9 5
Greece
Greece
12 4 4 4 12
Denmark
Denmark
12 6 2 4 22
Finland
Finland
11 6 4 1 18
Ireland
Ireland
11 5 3 3 16
Malta
Malta
10 9 1 0 28
England
England
10 4 3 3 19
Brazil
Brazil
10 3 2 5 12
Croatia
Croatia
10 7 2 1 19
Hungary
Hungary
10 8 2 0 23
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
9 8 1 0 41
Belgium
Belgium
9 4 3 2 11
Serbia
Serbia
8 3 4 1 14
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 1 0 22
Estonia
Estonia
8 7 1 0 25
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
7 3 4 0 10
Russia
Russia
7 4 1 2 11
Albania
Albania
7 5 1 1 13
Romania
Romania
6 2 2 2 5
Scotland
Scotland
6 4 2 0 12
Turkey
Turkey
6 5 0 1 12
Latvia
Latvia
6 6 0 0 18
Slovakia
Slovakia
6 5 1 0 11
Andorra
Andorra
6 6 0 0 29
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
6 5 1 0 16
Israel
Israel
6 3 2 1 13
Norway
Norway
6 3 2 1 6
Czechia
Czechia
6 5 0 1 12
Armenia
Armenia
6 4 2 0 9
USA
USA
5 1 2 2 6
Cyprus
Cyprus
5 4 1 0 21
Iceland
Iceland
5 4 1 0 12
Austria
Austria
5 1 4 0 4
Mexico
Mexico
4 3 1 0 7
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
4 2 0 2 7
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
4 3 0 1 6
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 1 1 2 3
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 4 0 0 20
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 1 1 2 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 3 0 0 6
Egypt
Egypt
3 2 0 1 5
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
3 2 1 0 3
Morocco
Morocco
3 1 0 2 2
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 1 1 4
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
3 3 0 0 16
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
3 2 0 1 3
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 5
Angola
Angola
3 3 0 0 12
East Germany
East Germany
3 2 0 1 6
Mozambique
Mozambique
2 2 0 0 5
Kuwait
Kuwait
2 1 1 0 9
Wales
Wales
2 2 0 0 5
North Korea
North Korea
2 2 0 0 12
South Korea
South Korea
2 0 0 2 1
Argentina
Argentina
2 1 0 1 2
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 1 0 1 3
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 2 0 3
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 0 1 2
Saarland
Saarland
2 1 1 0 6
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 2 0 0 8
Iran
Iran
2 1 1 0 3
Canada
Canada
2 1 1 0 5
Ghana
Ghana
2 2 0 0 5
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 1 0 1 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 2 0 0 6
China
China
2 2 0 0 4
Qatar
Qatar
2 2 0 0 6
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 4
Gabon
Gabon
1 0 1 0 2
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 2
South Africa
South Africa
1 1 0 0 2
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 0 1 0 0
Algeria
Algeria
1 1 0 0 3
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
1 1 0 0 5
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 1 0 0
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 4
Moldova
Moldova
1 1 0 0 3
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