Joaquim Melo

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| name = Joaquim Melo

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| fullname = Joaquim Alberto Castanheira de Melo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|9|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Coimbra, Portugal

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| position = Goalkeeper

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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Académica

| youthyears2 = 1964–1967 | youthclubs2 = União Coimbra

| years1 = 1967–1973 | clubs1 = União Coimbra | caps1 = 27 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1973–1977 | clubs2 = Belenenses | caps2 = 85 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1977–1981 | clubs3 = Vitória Guimarães | caps3 = 88 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1981–1984 | clubs4 = Sporting CP | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1984–1985 | clubs5 = Belenenses | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1985–1986 | clubs6 = União Madeira | caps6 = 33 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1986–1991 | clubs7 = Estrela Amadora | caps7 = 110 | goals7 = 0

| totalcaps = 368 | totalgoals = 0

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Joaquim Alberto Castanheira de Melo (born 11 September 1949) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Coimbra, Melo appeared in 276 Primeira Liga matches over 15 seasons, representing in the competition C.F. União de Coimbra, C.F. Os Belenenses (two stints), Vitória de Guimarães, Sporting CP and C.F. Estrela da Amadora. In 1981–82, he contributed two appearances to help Sporting win the national championship as backup to Ferenc Mészáros.{{cite web|url=http://arquivista.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/epoca-198182-primeira-divisao/|title=Época 1981/82: Primeira Divisão|trans-title=1981/82 season: First Division|publisher=Arquivos da Bola|language=pt|date=1 June 2007|access-date=25 June 2017}}

Melo was in goal during the 1990 Taça de Portugal Final, as Estrela won its first and only trophy after defeating S.C. Farense 2–0 in the replay match.{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/efemeride/estrela-amadora/o-dia-em-que-o-estrela-da-amadora-venceu-a-taca-de-portugal|title=O dia em que o Estrela da Amadora venceu a Taça de Portugal|trans-title=The day Estrela da Amadora won the Portuguese Cup|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Sara|last=Marques|language=pt|date=1 June 2015|access-date=25 June 2017}} After 24 games in the following league campaign (the team finished third from bottom and could not avoid relegation), he retired at the age of 41.