João Botelho (footballer)

João Botelho
Personal information
Full name João Manuel Raposo Botelho
Date of birth (1985-09-22) 22 September 1985
Place of birth Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Santa Clara
Number 12
Youth career
1995–2004 Santa Clara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Santa Clara 55 (0)
2010–2011 Camacha 17 (0)
2011–2013 Operário 53 (0)
2013 Santa Clara 0 (0)
2013–2015 Operário 50 (0)
2015– Santa Clara 17 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.


João Manuel Raposo Botelho (born 22 September 1985) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Santa Clara as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Ponta Delgada, Azores, Botelho was a product of local C.D. Santa Clara's youth system, making his first-team debuts in 2003–04 (one match in the second division). In the following seasons, with the side also in that level, he backed up Nuno Santos for two years, before being first-choice during the same amount of time.

In 2008–09, with Santa Clara in the same tier, Botelho again appeared as understudy, now to Alemão. In the following campaign more of the same befell, after the signing of English Matt Jones (no league matches).

Botelho resumed his career in division three, with A.D. Camacha and C.D. Operário. In the 2013 summer he returned to Santa Clara but, in December of the same year, re-joined his previous club.

International career

Botelho appeared for the Portuguese under-21 team at the 2007 UEFA European Championship in the Netherlands, as backup to Paulo Ribeiro. He eventually did not leave the bench during the competition, and never gained caps for that or any category.

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