Gaspar Azevedo


José Gaspar da Silva Azevedo, known as simply Gaspar, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

During the vast majority of his career, Gaspar rarely played more than one season with the same club. He represented C.D. Trofense, F.C. Tirsense, Vitória de Setúbal, FC Porto, Leça FC – in a brief return to the second division – F.C. Alverca, F.C. Paços de Ferreira and Gil Vicente FC, amassing top level totals of 185 games and 16 goals in his first eight years as a professional.
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. Os Belenenses. At the age of already 32 he would settle at Rio Ave F.C., helping the Vila do Conde team return to the top flight in his first season while adding a round-of-16 presence in the domestic cup.
From 2008 to 2011, Gaspar only missed five league matches for Rio Ave combined, also netting three goals as the club consecutively managed to retain its division status. In July 2012, after having made a total of 322 appearances in the Portuguese top tier, he signed for one year with S.C. Covilhã of division two.

Post-retirement

After retiring, Gaspar worked in precision metalworking.

Honours

Porto