Career as a coach
| Period | Team | Country | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/2018 - 02/2021 |  | FC Porto B |  Portugal | Manager |
| 01/2016 - 01/2016 |  | FC Porto | Portugal | Manager |
| 07/2005 - 01/2016 | | FC Porto | Portugal | Ass. Coach |
Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/1994 - 06/2000 | | FC Porto | Portugal | Midfield | 8 |
| 07/1993 - 06/1994 |  | Olympique de Marseille |  France | Midfield | |
| 07/1990 - 06/1993 |  | AS Monaco | France | Midfield | |
| 07/1988 - 06/1990 |  | Juventus |  Italy | Midfield | |
| 07/1987 - 06/1988 | | FC Porto | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1985 - 06/1987 |  | Varzim SC | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1984 - 06/1985 |  | Sporting Covilhã | Portugal | Midfield |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Champions League | 30 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1.388 | 2 | - | - | 5 | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 26 | 26 | - | 9 | 2.213 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| UEFA Super Cup | 2 | 2 | - | - | 180 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Cup Winners Cup | 15 | 15 | - | 7 | 1.160 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Ligue 1 | 98 | 93 | 5 | 25 | 7.901 | 18 | - | - | 9 | - | - | » All matches |
| Coupe de France | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 824 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Serie A | 60 | 58 | 2 | 9 | 5.100 | 14 | - | - | 3 | - | - | » All matches |
| Coppa Italia | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1.176 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Primeira Liga | 184 | 116 | 68 | 61 | 10.885 | 41 | 1 | - | 17 | - | - | » All matches |
| Taça | 2 | - | 2 | - | 98 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 444 | 349 | 95 | 131 | 30.986 | 90 | 1 | - | 36 | - | - |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC Qualifiers Europe | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1.200 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 679 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 746 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 36 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 2.625 | 4 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | ||
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
| U21 EURO Qualifiers | 2 | 2 | - | - | 180 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 2 | 2 | - | - | 180 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |