After impressing as a youngster at
Vitória Sport Clube in
Guimarães, Agostinho moved abroad aged 20, but his first experience would be a very unhappy one, only appearing twice for
Real Madrid Castilla and
Sevilla FC combined. He would spend the following three seasons in the
Spanish second division, consecutively with
UD Salamanca,
UD Las Palmas and
Málaga CF; with the latter, in
1998–99, he teamed up with compatriot
Edgar (also newly signed and also arrived from Real Madrid) to propel the
Andalusians to
La Liga, contributing with 38 matches and three goals. Agostinho continued to appear significantly for Málaga in the following years, but also had an unassuming loan spell in
France with
Paris Saint-Germain FC, after which he was released in June 2002. His career was somewhat unnoticeable from then onwards, as he played mainly in
Spain's and Portugal's second levels or with modest teams in the top flight, consecutively representing
Moreirense FC,
Polideportivo Ejido,
F.C. Felgueiras and
Rio Ave FC. He only played 14 competitive games in two full campaigns with the latter, and was released at the age of 32. Agostinho then moved to the
Portuguese third division with
C.A. Valdevez, after which he again returned to Spain, joining
CF Palencia in the
fourth tier and helping it
promote in his debut season. He left the club in June 2010 and retired shortly after, at nearly 35. ==References==