Sérgio Nunes

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Sérgio Nunes
Personal information
Full name Sérgio Manuel Ferreira Nunes
Date of birth (1974-07-21) 21 July 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Matosinhos, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1984–1992 Leixões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Leixões 49 (1)
1994–1997 Aves 69 (3)
1997–1999 União Leiria 56 (4)
1999–2001 Benfica 20 (2)
2001–2004 Santa Clara 61 (2)
2004−2010 Aves 159 (10)
2010−2012 Freamunde 52 (1)
Total 465 (23)
International career
1993 Portugal U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sérgio Manuel Ferreira Nunes (born 21 July 1974) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

He amassed

Segunda Liga totals of 335 games and 18 goals over 14 seasons, appearing mainly for Aves (eight years). He added 131/5 in the Primeira Liga
.

Club career

Born in

Segunda Liga, going on to represent in the competition C.D. Aves and U.D. Leiria and helping the latter team promote to the Primeira Liga in 1998
.

Nunes played his first game in the top division on 23 August 1998, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo. He was subsequently signed by S.L. Benfica on 17 June 1999,[1] but only made 27 appearances all competitions comprised in his two years in Lisbon, serving mainly as back-up to Paulo Madeira and Ronaldo.[2][3]

On 4 August 2001, Nunes moved to C.D. Santa Clara,[4] being relegated from the top flight in his second season. After leaving the Azores he spent a further five campaigns in the second tier, with Aves – with the addition of 2006–07 in the former competition – and S.C. Freamunde,[5] retiring at the age of 37.

References

  1. ^ "Sérgio Nunes: "Quero impor-me no Benfica"" [Sérgio Nunes: "I want to make it at Benfica"]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 June 1999. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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  4. ^ "Caras novas na apresentação sábado à noite" [New faces in the presentation Saturday night]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 August 2001. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Sérgio Nunes foi a surpresa" [Sérgio Nunes was the surprise]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 July 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

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