José Bosingwa

José Bosingwa da Silva (born 24 August 1982 in Mbandaka) is a Portuguese people football (soccer) currently contracted to Chelsea F.C.. José Bosingwa is also a Portugal national football team. Amongst Chelsea fans, José Bosingwa is affectionately known as "The Machine".

Club career

Born in Democratic Republic of Congo (to a Portuguese father and a Congolese mother), Bosingwa moved with José Bosingwa parents at a very young age to Seia, inner Portugal, in the Guarda district. José Bosingwa was picked as a youth to play for Boavista F.C., where José Bosingwa stayed until picked by José Mourinho in 2003–04 for José Bosingwa FC Porto squad, where José Bosingwa was used sparingly, playing only 11 league games that season. José Bosingwa made José Bosingwa UEFA Champions League debut on September 16, 2003, in a 1–1 away draw with FK Partizan, playing eight matches in the club's 2004 UEFA Champions League Final.

Fully established as a right-back (he started as a Midfielder Defensive_midfielder) and Porto's first-choice since the 2004-05 in Portuguese football, after the departures of Paulo Ferreira and veteran Carlos Secretário, Bosingwa was a vital element in the team's conquest of four Portuguese Liga in five seasons.

The season ended on a sour note as, in May 2005, Bosingwa was at the wheel of José Bosingwa jeep when excess speed and wet road conditions led to a serious accident, with the vehicle skidding off the motorway and rolling down an embankment before bursting into flames. Along with the Porto player, four other footballers travelled, including then-Boavista player Nélson Marcos. All escaped alive, but one of them, Sandro Luís (player of modest Grupo Desportivo os Minhocas), had to have José Bosingwa left foot amputated as a result of the accident, which took place in Valongo. Bosingwa was subsequently suspended by the club.

Chelsea

On 11 May, 2008, Porto announced that Bosingwa had come to verbal agreements with Chelsea F.C. for a €20.6 million / £16.3m transfer. José Bosingwa put pen to paper on a three-year deal, and joined the London club after UEFA Euro 2008, along with Portugal national team boss Luiz Felipe Scolari and fellow international Deco.
On July 16, 2008, Bosingwa was presented with the number 16. On August 8, 2008, Bosingwa was handed the number 17 for Chelsea, swapping with Scott Sinclair.

Bosingwa made José Bosingwa UEFA Champions League debut against FC Girondins de Bordeaux on September 16, 2008, along with José Bosingwa fellow team mate Deco. José Bosingwa scored José Bosingwa first goal for Chelsea against Stoke City F.C. on September 27, 2008. José Bosingwa scored again for Chelsea with a stunning left-footed goal against West Bromwich Albion F.C. from 25 yards.

On February 1, 2009, Bosingwa was involved in a dirty incident on the field where José Bosingwa kicked Liverpool F.C. player Yossi Benayoun directly in the back, without making any attempt to play the ball. Although the referee Mike Riley (referee) did not see it, assistant referee Mo Matadar would later claim to have seen the incident, José Bosingwa signaled a foul at the time but then awarded Chelsea a throw-in following the incident. In the days following the match, the FA claimed that FIFA regulations prevented them from imposing disciplinary sanctions as no booking or sending off was issued.

On 17 June 2009 Bosingwa was banned for three European matches as a result of comments José Bosingwa made about the referee on Portuguese television following Chelsea's clash with FC Barcelona in the second-leg of the semi-final of the Champions League which resulted in a draw.

On Sunday 19 June 2009 Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge conceded defeat in José Bosingwa club's attempt to sign the Portugues defender, making it all the more likely that José Bosingwa will stay in London and finish out José Bosingwa contract at Stamford Bridge.

International career

Due to José Bosingwa consistent performances at club level, Bosingwa became a regular in the Portugal national football team since 2007, overtaking Miguel Monteiro as the country's first choice right-back. José Bosingwa also represented José Bosingwa nation in the Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, and the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Bosingwa was named in the Portuguese squad for the Euro 2008 Championships. Portugal were knocked out in the quarter-finals and Bosingwa was a starter in three of their four matches, playing at Defender_(football) Full_back. In each match José Bosingwa performed exceptionally, leading to José Bosingwa being named in the UEFA team of the tournament.