Ivo Damas
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Ivo Filipe Cerqueira Damas (born 3 June 1977) is a retired Portuguese
footballer who played as a forward.
to oust country giants Sporting Clube de Portugal from the Portuguese Cup
. He was immediately bought by the latter, but his career would never improve from there - he made his debuts in the first division with F.C. Alverca
, and also served a two-year loan at Sporting Clube Lourinhanense
, the Lions feeder club
, appearing very rarely for the first team.
From his 2002 release from Sporting onwards, Damas played in almost every level of the Portuguese football league system, for instance representing F.C. Penafiel and A.D. Lousada
. For a short period of time, in 2008, he also had an unassuming abroad experience, with Cyprus
' Olympiakos Nicosia
, but returned the following year to his country, joining amateurs A.C. Vila Meã
(fourth division
).
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who played as a forward.
Football career
Born in the small village of Pinheiro, Damas' claim to fame came at age 20, when he scored for lowly F.C. MaiaF.C. Maia
Futebol Clube da Maia is a Portuguese football club based in Maia, Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto. Founded in 1954, it currently plays in the Porto Regional League, holding home games at Estádio Professor Doutor Vieira de Carvalho, which holds 15,000 spectators.-History:Maia never competed in...
to oust country giants Sporting Clube de Portugal from the Portuguese Cup
Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
. He was immediately bought by the latter, but his career would never improve from there - he made his debuts in the first division with F.C. Alverca
F.C. Alverca
Futebol Clube de Alverca is a Portuguese football club based in Alverca do Ribatejo, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon. Founded on 1 September 1939, it currently plays in the Lisbon District Championships.-History:...
, and also served a two-year loan at Sporting Clube Lourinhanense
Sporting Clube Lourinhanense
Sporting Clube Lourinhanense, simpy Lourinhanense, is a Portuguese football club based in Lourinhã, Lisbon. It currently plays in the Regional Championships, and holds home games at Estádio Municipal da Lourinhã, with a capacity of 2,000 seats....
, the Lions feeder club
Farm team
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team or nursery club, is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher level at a given point...
, appearing very rarely for the first team.
From his 2002 release from Sporting onwards, Damas played in almost every level of the Portuguese football league system, for instance representing F.C. Penafiel and A.D. Lousada
A.D. Lousada
Associação Desportiva de Lousada or simply AD Lousada is a Portuguese club, based in Lousada, district of Porto. The club has various sports, specially football, field hockey and basketball....
. For a short period of time, in 2008, he also had an unassuming abroad experience, with Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
' Olympiakos Nicosia
Olympiakos Nicosia
Olympiakos Nicosia is a football club in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia. The club was founded in 1931. It is a founding member of the Cyprus Football Association. The club colors are black and green. Olympiakos's home ground is the New GSP Stadium of 23,400 seat capacity...
, but returned the following year to his country, joining amateurs A.C. Vila Meã
A.C. Vila Meã
Atlético Clube Vila Meã are a Portuguese football club from Vila Meã, Amarante. They play in the Portuguese Second Division Série A....
(fourth division
Portuguese Third Division
The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa is the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Portuguese pyramid but with the creation of the Liga de Honra in 1990–91, it became the fourth level...
).