Miguel Marques (footballer)

Miguel
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Alberto Fernandes Marques
Date of birth	7 June 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Guimarães, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1978–1981	Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1982	Moreirense
1982–1984	Vizela
1984–1988	Vitória Guimarães
1988–1991	Sporting CP
1991–1997	Gil Vicente
1997–2005	Trofense
2005–2006	Torcatense
International career
1987–1989	Portugal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Alberto Fernandes Marques (born 7 June 1963), known simply as Miguel, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Miguel was born in Guimarães. From 1984 to 1997 he competed in 13 first division seasons, with Vitória de Guimarães, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Gil Vicente FC, amassing totals of 327 games and 12 goals and being relegated in the last year.

Miguel retired in June 2006 at the age of 43, after not being able to help Grupo Desportivo União Torcatense avoid relegation from the third level. He gained five caps for Portugal in the late 80's, the vast majority of those coming after the infamous Saltillo Affair at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, which caused most of the squad to defect from international play.

External links

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Miguel Marques at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Marques.html Miguel Marques at National-Football-Teams.com
Portugal stats at Eu-Football