Delfim Teixeira
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Delfim José Fernandes Rola Teixeira | ||
Date of birth | 5 February 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Amarante, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–1992 | Amarante | ||
1992–1996 | Boavista | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 | Boavista | 16 | (1) |
1996–1997 | → Aves (loan) | 29 | (3) |
1998–2001 | Sporting CP | 58 | (7) |
2001–2006 | Marseille | 32 | (0) |
2005 | → Moreirense (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2006 | Young Boys | 10 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Naval | 32 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Trofense | 20 | (0) |
Total | 204 | (12) | |
International career | |||
1996–1998 | Portugal U20 | 14 | (4) |
1997–1999 | Portugal U21 | 15 | (4) |
2000 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Delfim José Fernandes Rola Teixeira (born 5 February 1977), known simply as Delfim, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
In a career marred by injury problems, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 133 games and nine goals over as many seasons, in representation of five clubs. The owner of a powerful shot, he also competed professionally in France and Switzerland.[1]
Club career
Delfim was born in Amarante. After emerging he was 20 years old in the Primeira Liga with Boavista F.C. he signed with Sporting CP, being an essential midfield element alongside Aldo Duscher in the latter club's 1999–2000 league conquest, after an 18-year drought.[2]
In 2001, Delfim moved to Olympique de Marseille in France, but also began an excruciating battle with injuries,[3][4][2] appearing very rarely with the Ligue 1 side and almost retiring from football. In January 2002 he was reunited with former Sporting teammate Dimas and, after an unassuming stint with BSC Young Boys,[5] eventually returned to Portugal.[2]
Delfim was able to revive his career in the 2007–08 season, being very important as Associação Naval 1º de Maio retained its top-division status. For the following campaign he joined top level newcomer C.D. Trofense,[6][7] retiring at the age of 32 after his team suffered relegation.[2]
International career
Delfim earned his only full cap for Portugal on 15 November 2000, playing the entire 2–1 friendly win over Israel in Braga.[2]
Honours
Marseille
References
- ^ A vida de Delfim dava um filme... com final feliz (Life of Delfim would make a movie... with a happy end); Rádio Renascença, 9 July 2015 (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b c d e Delfim: a glória em Alvalade e a lesão que quase lhe matou o sonho (Delfim: the glory at Alvalade and the injury that nearly killed his dream); Mais Futebol, 12 March 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Marseille: Delfim n’est plus payé depuis juin 2003 (Marseille: Delfim does not get paid since June 2003); Football 365, 31 March 2004 (in French)
- ^ Divórcio entre o Marselha e Delfim (Marseille and Delfim part ways); Portugal Vivo, 14 March 2006 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Ein Portugiese für YB (A Portuguese for YB); Fussball.ch, 9 June 2006 (in German)
- ^ Delfim reforça o meio-campo (Delfim bolsters midfield); Record, 26 June 2008 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Trofense: Delfim foi operado ao joelho (Trofense: Delfim underwent knee surgery); Mais Futebol, 25 March 2009 (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Marseille 5-1 Deportivo (Aggregate: 5 - 3)". uefa.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
External links
- Delfim Teixeira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Delfim Teixeira – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Delfim Teixeira at National-Football-Teams.com
- Delfim Teixeira at Soccerway
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Amarante, Portugal
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- LigaPro players
- Boavista F.C. players
- C.D. Aves players
- Sporting CP footballers
- Moreirense F.C. players
- Associação Naval 1º de Maio players
- C.D. Trofense players
- Ligue 1 players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Swiss Super League players
- BSC Young Boys players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portugal international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland