Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An haife shi a Lisbon, José Luís ya sami ci gaba zuwa kungiyar S.L. Benfica ta farko a lokacin da yake dan shekara 18, ya kammala kakar wasa ta farko tare da wasanni 25, farawa 20 da kwallaye biyu yayin da kulob din ya lashe gasar cin kofin Primeira Liga. Har zuwa ƙarshen aikinsa an yi amfani da shi ba bisa ka'ida ba, mafi kyawun shekarunsa sune 1983 zuwa 1985 yayin da ya bayyana a wasanni 57 hade <unk> kwallaye shida <unk> kuma ya lashe gasar 1984 da Kofin Portugal na shekara mai zuwa; ya kuma buga cikakkun mintuna 90 a wasan karshe na gasar cin kofin UEFA na 1982 <unk> 1983, wasan farko na farko, rashin nasara 0 <unk> 1 a kan R.S.C. Anderlecht (
1 <unk> 2 a kan jimlar).