José Luís Vidigal

Luís Vidigal
Personal information
Full name José Luís da Cruz Vidigal
Date of birth (1973-03-15) 15 March 1973
Place of birth Sá da Bandeira, Angola
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1984–1992 O Elvas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 O Elvas 60 (3)
1994–1995 Estoril 27 (0)
1995–2000 Sporting CP 110 (5)
2000–2004 Napoli 86 (8)
2004–2005 Livorno 30 (3)
2005–2006 Udinese 23 (1)
2006–2008 Livorno 35 (1)
2008–2009 Estrela Amadora 15 (3)
Total 369 (23)
International career
1995–1996 Portugal U21 7 (1)
1996 Portugal U23 7 (0)
2000–2002 Portugal 15 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
2000 Belgium-Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Luís da Cruz Vidigal (born 15 March 1973) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

During his extensive professional career, the no-nonsense midfield battler spent more years abroad (Italy, eight) than in his country of adoption (seven), where he represented mainly Sporting CP.

A Portugal international for two years, Vidigal appeared with the national team at Euro 2000, helping them to third place.