Ivo Filipe Cerqueira Damas (born 3 June 1977) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivo Filipe Cerqueira Damas | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Penafiel, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1991 | Penafiel | ||
| 1992–1995 | Paredes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Paredes | ||
| 1997–1998 | Maia | 5 | (1) |
| 1998–2002 | Sporting CP | 8 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | → Lourinhanense (loan) | 20 | (8) |
| 2000–2001 | → Alverca (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | → Ovarense (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Penafiel | 12 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Dragões Sandinenses | 45 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | Vitória Pico | ||
| 2006 | Madalena | 8 | (0) |
| 2007 | Lousada | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Anadia | 16 | (1) |
| 2008 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Vila Meã | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 143 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Penafiel, Damas' claim to fame came at the age of 20 when he scored three goals for lowly F.C. Maia in a 5–4 home loss against giants FC Porto in the Taça de Portugal. He was immediately bought by Sporting CP on an eight-year contract in January 1998, but his career would never improve from there; he made his debut in the Primeira Liga with F.C. Alverca, and also served a two-year loan at S.C. Lourinhanense, Sporting's farm team, appearing very rarely for the main squad.[1][2][3]
From his 2002 release from Sporting onwards, Damas played in almost every level of the Portuguese football league system, for instance representing F.C. Penafiel and A.D. Lousada. For a short period of time, in 2008, he had an unassuming abroad experience with Cypriot club Olympiakos Nicosia, but returned the following year to his country, joining amateurs AC Vila Meã (fourth division).[2]
International career
editDamas won caps for Portugal at under-20 and under-21 levels. He represented the former at the 1998 Toulon Tournament.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b Cunha, Pedro Jorge (9 May 2008). "Ivo Damas: três golos ao F.C. Porto e a efémera glória (vídeo)" [Ivo Damas: three goals to F.C. Porto and the fleeting glory (video)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (15 October 2014). "Ivo Damas: a segunda vida como comercial de automóveis" [Ivo Damas: the second life as car dealer] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ a b Sousa, Nuno (13 October 2016). "Ivo Damas: hat-trick ao FC Porto, vínculo ao Sporting" [Ivo Damas: hat-trick to FC Porto, link to Sporting]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
External links
edit- Ivo Damas at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Ivo Damas national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
