Career as a coach
| Period | Team | Country | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/2026 - 06/2027 |  | CD Santa Clara |  Portugal | Manager |
| 11/2024 - 06/2025 |  | Rio Ave FC | Portugal | Manager |
| 05/2024 - 08/2024 |  | Cuiabá - MT |  Brazil | Manager |
| 11/2021 - 12/2023 |  | Boavista | Portugal | Manager |
| 01/2020 - 10/2021 |  | B-SAD | Portugal | Manager |
| 11/2018 - 06/2019 |  | CS Marítimo | Portugal | Manager |
| 02/2018 - 06/2018 |  | Moreirense FC | Portugal | Manager |
| 10/2017 - 01/2018 |  | Paços de Ferreira | Portugal | Manager |
| 03/2017 - 06/2017 | | Moreirense FC | Portugal | Manager |
| 12/2015 - 01/2017 |  | CD Tondela | Portugal | Manager |
| 10/2012 - 11/2015 | | Boavista | Portugal | Manager |
Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/2012 - 06/2013 | | Boavista | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/2009 - 06/2012 |  | 1. FC Köln |  Germany | Midfield | 8 |
| 02/2012 - 03/2012 |  | 1. FC Köln II | Germany | Midfield | |
| 07/2008 - 06/2009 | | 1. FC Köln | Germany | Midfield | 12 |
| 07/2002 - 07/2008 |  | SL Benfica | Portugal | Midfield | 6 |
| 07/2000 - 06/2002 | | Boavista | Portugal | Midfield | 25 |
| 07/1999 - 06/2000 |  | Gil Vicente | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1998 - 06/1999 |  | Esposende | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1997 - 06/1998 |  | União Lamas | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1996 - 06/1997 |  | Gondomar SC | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1995 - 06/1996 | | Esposende | Portugal | Midfield |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Champions League | 26 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2.264 | - | - | 3 | 6 | - | - | » All matches |
| Champions League Qual. | 8 | 8 | - | 1 | 704 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 24 | 24 | - | 6 | 1.975 | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League Qual. | 1 | - | 1 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Bundesliga | 87 | 86 | 1 | 20 | 7.515 | 5 | - | 5 | 29 | - | - | » All matches |
| DFB-Pokal | 6 | 6 | - | 2 | 531 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | » All matches |
| Regionalliga West | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 152 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Primeira Liga | 229 | 223 | 6 | 30 | 19.521 | 23 | 4 | - | 82 | 4 | 1 | » All matches |
| Taça | 2 | 2 | - | - | 210 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 385 | 376 | 9 | 62 | 32.882 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 126 | 5 | 1 |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | World Cup | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 652 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | » All matches |
| WC Qualifiers Europe | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 714 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 24 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 1.432 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 289 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 7 | 7 | - | 2 | 594 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 57 | 42 | 15 | 22 | 3.681 | 4 | - | - | 9 | - | - |