Career as a coach
| Period | Team | Country | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/2012 - 06/2014 |  | Guinea-Bissau |  Guinea-Bissau | Manager |
| 11/2001 - 04/2003 |  | SC Salgueiros |  Portugal | Manager |
| 08/2001 - 09/2001 |  | CD Santa Clara | Portugal | Manager |
| 07/1999 - 03/2001 |  | Campomaiorense | Portugal | Manager |
| 01/1998 - 06/1998 |  | Sporting CP | Portugal | Manager |
| 07/1996 - 12/1997 | | SC Salgueiros | Portugal | Manager |
National teams managed
| Season | Team | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup Qual. 2014 | | Guinea-Bissau | Manager |
| Africa Cup Qual. 2013 | | Guinea-Bissau | Manager |
| WC Qualifiers Africa 2011-2013 | | Guinea-Bissau | Manager |
| Africa Cup Qual. 2012 | | Guinea-Bissau | Manager |
Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/1992 - 06/1994 |  | GD Estoril | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1990 - 06/1992 |  | Boavista | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1988 - 06/1990 | | Sporting CP | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 01/1988 - 06/1988 |  | FC Sion |  Switzerland | Midfield | |
| 07/1979 - 12/1987 |  | SL Benfica | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1978 - 06/1979 |  | FC Barreirense | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1975 - 06/1978 |  | Fabril do Barreiro | Portugal | Midfield |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Champions League | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1.232 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1.452 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Cup Winners Cup | 18 | 18 | - | 3 | 1.561 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Primeira Liga | 128 | 113 | 15 | 31 | 9.819 | 10 | - | - | 21 | 1 | 1 | » All matches |
| Super League | 13 | 13 | - | 1 | 1.168 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 191 | 174 | 17 | 39 | 15.232 | 26 | 3 | - | 21 | 1 | 1 |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | World Cup | 3 | 3 | - | - | 270 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| WC Qualifiers Europe | 14 | 14 | - | 4 | 1.179 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 16 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 1.133 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 243 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 464 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 42 | 40 | 2 | 14 | 3.289 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - |