During the vast majority of his career, he rarely spent more than one season with the same club.
Tirsense (where he made his Primeira Liga debut), Vitória de Setúbal, FC Porto (which were crowned league champions at the end of the 1997–98 campaign, but he was only fourth of fifth choice in his position), Leça FC – in a brief return to the Segunda Liga – F.C.
[2] In the 2004–05 campaign, Gaspar played for AC Ajaccio in France, appearing in 16 Ligue 1 matches, then switched back to his country with C.F.
[3] At the age of already 32 he would settle at Rio Ave FC, helping the Vila do Conde team to return to the top division in his first season[2] while adding a round-of-16 presence in the Taça de Portugal.
[5][2] In July 2012, having made a total of 322 appearances in the Portuguese top tier (19 goals), he signed for one year with S.C. Covilhã of division two.