PROFIL : JOSE BOSINGWA

PRE-MATCH BRIEFING: CHELSEA V WIGAN ATHLETIC - 06.04.2012

With the dust barely settled from Wednesday night, it's back to the Bridge again for the first of an SW6 Easter double-header of league games...

TERRY UPDATE - 05.04.2012

The club has released a statement regarding the fitness of John Terry...

MATA: PUSHED CLOSE - 05.04.2012

Juan Mata and Salomon Kalou have given their verdicts on another night of European excitement at Stamford Bridge...

TORRES SIGNING SESSION NEXT WEEK - 05.04.2012

Fernando Torres will be signing shirts in the Chelsea Megastore at Stamford Bridge on Friday 13 April.

BARCELONA TICKET DETAILS ANNOUNCED - 04.04.2012

The ticket selling arrangements for our Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge have been announced...

TEAM NEWS: CHELSEA V BENFICA - 04.04.2012

Ramires returning in place of Daniel Sturridge wide on the right is the only change from the side that started the win against Aston Villa at the weekend...

CHELSEA TV HEADLINES: ALL TO COME - 04.04.2012

Gigi Salmon brings you the latest news from a Stamford Bridge buzzing with excitement ahead of our Champions League second leg with Benfica.

PRE-MATCH BRIEFING: CHELSEA V BENFICA - 04.04.2012

After two seasons falling short of the semi-final stage, Chelsea are one good home performance away from reaching the last four of this year's Champions League...

WORDS WITH: JOHN MIKEL OBI - 04.04.2012

Back as a regular starter in the side, John Mikel Obi is in fine form. He is hoping it can help us into the Champions League last four...

WORDS WITH: JOHN MIKEL OBI - 04.04.2012

Back as a regular starter in the side, John Mikel Obi is in fine form. He is hoping it can help us into the Champions League last four...

DI MATTEO: EXPERIENCED BUT AWARE - 03.04.2012

The state of the tie is very different to this stage against Napoli in the previous round but Roberto Di Matteo is demanding his team approach the second leg in exactly the same way...

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Name:	Jose Bosingwa
Nationality:	Portuguese
Date of Birth:	24/08/1982
Height:	6' 0" (183cm)
Weight:	11st 11lbs (75.0kg)
Previous
Clubs:	Porto, Boavista
Position:	Defender

Chelsea CareerJose Bosingwa brought with him pace, energy and guile to the right-back spot after arriving from Porto in the summer of 2008.
The Portuguese international's first campaign in England was characterised by his ability to get forward and cause problems in the opposition's half, scoring two superb goals away against Stoke and West Brom.
He didn't just attack though, his speed was equally useful in defensive situations where he demonstrated an ability to cover for team-mates, while he rarely gave the ball away.
Beginning his new life in England under former national team coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, he was first choice on the right of defence, also proving capable of filling in at left-back, as he did so admirably while marking Lionel Messi in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona in 2009, restricting the normally unstoppable Argentinian to a bit-part role in the game.
By that stage Scolari had been replaced by Guus Hiddink and Jose was in the team for the high point of the Dutchman's tenure, the 2009 FA Cup win over Everton. He played 48 games that season, including 34 out of the 38 league games.
However Jose's second season, 2009/10, ended in the October with a k