Diogo Andrade

Diogo Andrade
Personal information
Full name	Diogo Manuel Bebiano Cepeda David Andrade
Date of birth	23 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2004	Belenenses
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2005	AFC Bournemouth
2004–2005	→ Dorchester Town (loan)
2005–2006	Laval II
2006	Portimonense
2007–2009	UTA Arad
2008–2009	→ Vihren (loan)
2009	Assyriska
2009–2010	Farul Constanţa
2011–2012	Varzim
Total
International career
2000–2001	Portugal U16
2001–2002	Portugal U17
2002	Portugal U18
2003	Portugal U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diogo Manuel Bebiano Cepeda David Andrade (born 23 July 1985) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder (right or left).

Football career

Born in Lisbon, Andrade played youth football with local C.F. Os Belenenses. In the 2004 summer, after not being offered a professional contract, the 19-year-old left the club and the country, joining AFC Bournemouth on trial. In late October, after being featured against Blackburn Rovers in the season's Football League Cup – penalty shootout win – he was loaned to another English side, Dorchester Town in the Conference South.^[1]

Andrade returned to Dean Court subsequently, hoping to earn himself a contract, which eventually did not happen.^[2] His next stop was Stade Lavallois in France, but he could only appear officially with the reserve squad.

Andrade only appeared in 15 league games in the following two seasons combined, representing successively Portimonense SC, FC UTA Arad (in January 2007, he signed a three-year contract with the Marius Lăcătuș-led team) and FC Vihren Sandanski, the latter two being his first experiences in top division football. After nearly one year of inactivity, he spent the 2009–10 campaign with another Romanian club, FC Farul Constanţa from Liga II; additionally, in August 2008, he had an unsuccessful trial with Oxford United.^[3]

In the summer of 2011, after another extensive period in free agency, Andrade returned to his country and joined Varzim S.C. in the third division, appearing sparingly as the season ended in championship win and promotion and retiring shortly after, at only 27.

References

^ Andrade is loaned to Dorchester; BBC Sport, 22 October 2004
^ Andrade not offered Cherries deal; BBC Sport, 21 December 2004
^ Workload not worrying U's manager; BBC Sport, 1 August 2008

External links

Diogo Andrade at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Diogo Andrade at WorldFootball.net
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Diogo Andrade at Soccerway
Diogo Andrade national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)

[1] Andrade is loaned to Dorchester; BBC Sport, 22 October 2004

[2] Andrade not offered Cherries deal; BBC Sport, 21 December 2004

[3] Workload not worrying U's manager; BBC Sport, 1 August 2008

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