List of Portugal national football team captains explained

The first Portugal captain was Cândido de Oliveira, who captained Portugal in the international match against Spain on 18 December 1921. This was his only international appearance. Vítor Gonçalves captained Portugal in their first international on home soil, on 17 December 1922 against the same opposition. The current individual with the most caps, as captain of the Portugal team is Cristiano Ronaldo.

List of captains

PlayerPortugal careerdata-sort-type="number"Caps as captaindata-sort-type="number"Total capsdata-sort-type="isoDate"First captaincydata-sort-type="isoDate"Last captaincyRef(s)
11921 1 1 18 December 1921 18 December 1921 [1]
21921–1922 1 2 17 December 1922 17 December 1922 [2]
31922–1923 1 2 16 December 1923 16 December 1923 [3]
41921–1928 data-sort-value="15"13 (15) data-sort-value="17"15 (17) 17 May 1925 4 June 1928 [4]
51925–1934 8 data-sort-value="21"20 (21) 17 March 1929 18 March 1934 [5]
61928–1930 1 3 12 January 1930 12 January 1930 [6]
71925–1930 1 data-sort-value="17" 15 (17) 23 February 1930 23 February 1930 [7]
81926–1933 1 data-sort-value="16"15 (16) 8 June 1930 8 June 1930 [8]
91926–1931 1 data-sort-value="11"9 (11) 30 November 1930 30 November 1930 [9]
101928–1936 2 21 12 April 1931 31 May 1931 [10]
111930–1938 data-sort-value="9"7 (9) data-sort-value="10"8 (10) 5 May 1935 6 November 1938 [11]
121934–1942 2 data-sort-value="15"13 (15) 12 February 1939 12 January 1941 [12]
131934–1942 1 data-sort-value="7"6 (7) 28 January 1940 28 January 1940 [13]
141930–1942 2 data-sort-value="21"19 (21) 16 March 1941 1 January 1942 [14]
151941–1947 10 13 11 March 1945 25 May 1947 [15]
161938–1949 1 20 23 November 1947 23 November 1947 [16]
171940–1951 12 25 21 March 1948 17 June 1951 [17]
181945–1950 1 7 21 May 1950 21 May 1950 [18]
191947–1958 2 35 8 April 1951 18 December 1955 [19]
201945–1953 1 18 20 April 1952 20 April 1952 [20]
211950–1955 2 15 23 November 1952 14 December 1952 [21]
221950–1953 1 6 27 September 1953 27 September 1953 [22]
231952–1957 15 17 21 November 1953 24 March 1957 [23]
241952–1957 4 17 1 May 1957 16 June 1957 [24]
251949–1960 9 39 22 December 1957 8 May 1960 [25]
261959–1965 5 21 21 June 1959 7 June 1964 [26]
271952–1962 7 25 11 November 1959 17 May 1962 [27]
281953–1964 1 28 7 November 1962 7 November 1962 [28]
291955–1968 21 57 16 December 1962 11 December 1968 [29]
301953–1966 9 24 15 November 1964 16 July 1966 [30]
311958–1968 7 45 25 January 1965 17 December 1967 [31]
321964–1972 2 27 6 April 1969 10 May 1972 [32]
331959–1971 5 40 16 April 1969 17 February 1971 [33]
341961–1973 16 64 4 May 1969 13 October 1973 [34]
351961–1971 4 36 10 December 1969 12 May 1971 [35]
361968–1983 data-sort-value="41"40 (41) data-sort-value="64"63 (64) 14 November 1973 27 April 1983 [36]
371969–1978 4 data-sort-value="33"32 (33) 19 November 1975 16 October 1976 [37]
381971–1984 6 data-sort-value="66"65 (66) 5 December 1976 28 October 1983 [38]
391974–1983 1 data-sort-value="36"35 (36) 24 September 1980 24 September 1980 [39]
401976–1986 26 63 15 October 1980 3 June 1986 [40]
411975–1988 6 data-sort-value="48"47 (48) 23 February 1983 16 November 1988 [41]
421982–1983 1 3 8 June 1983 8 June 1983 [42]
431975–1987 5 data-sort-value="31"30 (31) 12 October 1986 29 March 1987 [43]
441981–1988 1 20 4 February 1987 4 February 1987 [44]
451983–1996 44 70 11 November 1987 9 November 1996 [45]
461981–1987 1 17 5 December 1987 5 December 1987 [46]
471985–1989 1 18 20 December 1987 20 December 1987 [47]
481972–1989 2 43 12 October 1988 25 January 1989 [48]
491981–1994 1 40 29 August 1990 29 August 1990 [49]
501983–1995 4 41 31 March 1993 10 November 1993 [50]
511985–1998 4 54 19 June 1993 11 October 1997 [51]
521988–1996 1 44 20 April 1994 20 April 1994 [52]
531990–1995 data-sort-value="2"1 (2) data-sort-value="11"10 (11) 26 January 1995 29 January 1995 [53]
541992–2002 1 data-sort-value="50"49 (50) 3 June 1995 3 June 1995 [54]
551990–2002 40 80 3 September 1995 25 May 2002 [55]
561990–2004 44 110 12 December 1995 12 June 2004 [56]
571991–2006 23 127 2 June 2001 5 July 2006 [57]
581991–2002 1 81 6 June 2001 6 June 2001 [58]
591997–2006 9 88 4 September 2004 8 July 2006 [59]
601998–2006 8 53 8 September 2004 11 October 2006 [60]
611996–2011 9 79 15 November 2006 19 June 2008 [61]
622003–present 152 212 6 February 2007 5 July 2024 [62]
632001–2007 4 51 24 March 2007 22 August 2009 [63]
642003–2010 2 75 5 June 2007 31 March 2009 [64]
652000–2008 1 54 15 June 2008 15 June 2008 [65]
661998–2010 8 85 20 August 2008 8 June 2010 [66]
672003–2016 5 89 10 June 2009 29 May 2016 [67]
682007–2018 6 96 29 March 2011 16 June 2015 [68]
692007–present 14 141 14 November 2012 21 March 2024 [69]
702006–2017 9 112 15 October 2013 2 July 2017 [70]
712013–2016 1 25 17 November 2015 17 November 2015 [71]
722005–2022 6 146 2 June 2018 2 June 2022 [72]
732009–2018 1 16 14 October 2018 14 October 2018 [73]
742010–present 2 108 17 November 2018 17 November 2022 [74]
752015–present 2 93 11 September 2023 8 June 2024 [75]
762018–present 1 60 4 June 2024 4 June 2024 [76]

Unofficial captaincies

The following players captained a side in a FIFA-declared unofficial match. Nevertheless, the Portuguese Football Federation has decided to award caps to the intervening footballers and as a result these matches were taken into account in the above table.

CaptainOpponentdata-sort-type="number"ScoreVenuedata-sort-type="isoDate"DateRef(s)
1Czechoslovakia Amateurs 1–1 24 January 1926 [77]
2Spain B 0–2 29 May 1927 [78]
3Spain Nationalists 2–1 28 November 1937 [79]
4Spain Nationalists 1–0 30 January 1938 [80]
51–2 9 March 1975 [81]
6Denmark League 1–0 29 January 1995 [82]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cândido de Oliveira . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  2. Web site: Vítor Gonçalves . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  3. Web site: Alberto Rio . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  4. Web site: Jorge Vieira . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  5. Web site: Augusto Silva . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  6. Web site: Serra e Moura . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  7. Web site: Tamanqueiro . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  8. Web site: António Roquete . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  9. Web site: João Santos . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  10. Web site: Valdemar Mota . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  11. Web site: Gustavo Teixeira . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  12. Web site: Adolfo Mourão . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  13. Web site: Gaspar Pinto . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  14. Web site: Pinga . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  15. Web site: Álvaro Cardoso . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  16. Web site: Fernando Peyroteo . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  17. Web site: Francisco Ferreira . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  18. Web site: Octávio Barrosa . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  19. Web site: José Travassos . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  20. Web site: Serafim Neves . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  21. Web site: Ângelo Carvalho . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  22. Web site: Serafim Baptista . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  23. Web site: Manuel Passos . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  24. Web site: José Maria Pedroto . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  25. Web site: Virgílio Mendes . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  26. Web site: Fernando Mendes . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  27. Web site: José Águas . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  28. Web site: Hernâni da Silva . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  29. Web site: Mário Coluna . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  30. Web site: Germano de Figueiredo . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  31. Web site: José Augusto . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  32. Web site: Fernando Peres . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  33. Web site: Hilário da Conceição . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  34. Web site: Eusébio . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  35. Web site: José Carlos . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  36. Web site: Humberto Coelho . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  37. Web site: Toni . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  38. Web site: Nené . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  39. Web site: João Alves . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  40. Web site: Manuel Bento . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  41. Web site: Fernando Gomes . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  42. Web site: Carlos Coelho . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  43. Web site: Manuel Fernandes . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  44. Web site: Álvaro Magalhães. eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  45. Web site: João Domingos Pinto . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  46. Web site: Dito . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  47. Web site: Frederico Rosa . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  48. Web site: Rui Jordão . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  49. Web site: António Veloso . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  50. Web site: Paulo Futre . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  51. Web site: Oceano . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  52. Web site: Vítor Paneira . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  53. Web site: Nelo . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  54. Web site: Jorge Costa . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  55. Web site: Vítor Baía . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  56. Web site: Fernando Couto . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  57. Web site: Luís Figo . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  58. Web site: João Vieira Pinto . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  59. Web site: Pauleta . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  60. Web site: Costinha . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  61. Web site: Nuno Gomes . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  62. Web site: Cristiano Ronaldo . eu-football.info . 26 March 2023.
  63. Web site: Jorge Andrade . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  64. Web site: Deco . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  65. Web site: Fernando Meira . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  66. Web site: Simão Sabrosa . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  67. Web site: Ricardo Carvalo. eu-football.info . 8 June 2016.
  68. Web site: Bruno Alves . eu-football.info . 8 October 2015.
  69. Web site: Pepe . eu-football.info . 8 October 2015.
  70. Web site: Nani . eu-football.info . 8 June 2016.
  71. Web site: Vieirinha . eu-football.info . 8 October 2015.
  72. Web site: João Moutinho . eu-football.info . 5 June 2018.
  73. Web site: Beto . eu-football.info . 5 June 2019.
  74. Web site: Rui Patrício . eu-football.info . 5 June 2019.
  75. Web site: Bernardo Silva . eu-football.info . 11 September 2023.
  76. Web site: Rúben Dias . eu-football.info . 4 June 2024.
  77. Web site: Portugal vs. Czechoslovakia 24 January 1926 . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  78. Web site: Spain vs. Portugal 29 May 1927 . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  79. Web site: Spain vs. Portugal 28 November 1937 . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  80. Web site: Portugal vs. Spain 30 January 1938 . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  81. Web site: Goiás vs. Portugal 9 March 1975 . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.
  82. Web site: Denmark vs. Portugal 29 January 1995 . eu-football.info . 15 June 2014.

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