[1] His 15-year career was mainly associated with Porto (although he also represented Sporting CP), with which he won a total of 13 major titles, having appeared in 368 Primeira Liga games over 13 seasons, scoring 59 goals.
After two seasons with Guimarães' Vitória SC, Capucho joined FC Porto, being a major part of a side that won three Primeira Liga titles and the 2002–03 UEFA Cup, starting in the final against Celtic.
In 1991, Capucho only missed one game as the under-20s (which also included Rui Costa, Luís Figo and João Pinto) won the FIFA World Cup, played on home soil.
He subsequently moved to the top flight with neighbours Rio Ave FC,[12] being fired on 10 November 2016 due to poor results.
[18] He left the following 9 February, with the team three points above the relegation zone despite a fixture backlog; he had started with a seven-game unbeaten run and concluded with an eight-game winless streak.