History
In 1943, he went to Sporting Clube de Portugal. The main goalkeeper at the time, João Azevedo, said that Barrigana was "the only one in which I see qualities to take me away from my place". Until the end of the season, he did not play any game. Then, FC Porto's goalkeeper, Hungarian Bela Andrasik, mysteriously disappeared (later it was found out he was an anti-nazi spy and ran away with fear from António de Oliveira Salazar's regime. FC Porto requested help from Sporting and Barrigana was sent. Although he never won any titles playing for the club, he is one of the main figures in its history, having played 259 games. He debuted on the national team in 21 March 1948, in a game against Spain in Madrid that ended 2-0 for the Spanish. His most famous game for the national team was against France in 20 April 1952 in Paris, in which the Portuguese team lost 3-0. The defeat was not bigger thanks to the fantastic game by Barrigana. He was released from FC Porto in 1955 by Brazilian Dorival Yustrich in a controversial decision. He went to S.C. Salgueiros and won the II Division Championship in his second season there and so came back on the main Portuguese Championship for one season in 1957/58, playing 22 games. He retired at the age of 43, after having played for several major clubs.
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