Career as a coach
| Period | Team | Country | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/2010 - 06/2011 |  | Sporting Covilhã |  Portugal | Manager |
Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/1996 - 06/1997 |  | FC Porto | Portugal | Defence | 2 |
| 07/1981 - 06/1996 | | FC Porto | Portugal | Defence |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 1 | - | - | 120 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Champions League | 49 | 49 | - | 5 | 4.220 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | » All matches |
| Europa League | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 566 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| UEFA Super Cup | 2 | 2 | - | - | 180 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Cup Winners Cup | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1.640 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Primeira Liga | 292 | 289 | 3 | 25 | 25.260 | 16 | 4 | - | 34 | 2 | - | » All matches |
| Total | 371 | 366 | 5 | 34 | 31.986 | 16 | 4 | - | 36 | 2 | 1 |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC Qualifiers Europe | 23 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1.939 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 26 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 2.089 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO | 4 | 4 | - | - | 390 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 17 | 17 | - | 1 | 1.486 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 70 | 68 | 2 | 11 | 5.904 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - |