Nuno Coelho (footballer, born 1987)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Covilhã, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arouca | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Covilhã | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Covilhã | 21 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Porto B | 30 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Porto | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → União Leiria (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | → Portimonense (loan) | 67 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Académica | 45 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Beira-Mar (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Aris (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2013– | Arouca | 85 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2016 | |||
Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho (born 23 November 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Arouca mainly as a defensive midfielder but also as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Covilhã, Coelho moved from hometown's S.C. Covilhã to F.C. Porto in 2005 to complete his formation although he had already appeared for the former's first team, and went on to serve three loans in the following three seasons, including two 1/2 years at second division club Portimonense SC, where he played alongside namesake Nuno André Coelho.
Coelho was again loaned by Porto in July 2009, moving to Villarreal CF in Spain.[1] However, the deal eventually broke and he stayed in Portugal, penning a two-year contract with Académica de Coimbra.
On 9 June 2011, after being regularly used in two Primeira Liga campaigns by the Students, Coelho signed a four-year deal with S.L. Benfica.[2] In August, deemed surplus to requirements by manager Jorge Jesus, he was loaned to S.C. Beira-Mar, joining in 2012, in the same predicament, Superleague Greece side Aris F.C. (Thessaloniki).[3]
In the 2013 summer, Coelho was released by the Lisbon-based club and moved to F.C. Arouca, recently promoted to the top flight. He went on to be their first-choice holding midfielder for several years.
International career
Coelho was capped for Portugal at under-19 level, appearing for the nation at the 2006 UEFA European Championship and the 2006 Lusophony Games.
The following year, he was picked for the squad that competed in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.[4]
References
- ^ FC Porto send Nuno Coelho to Villarreal; PortuGOAL, 11 July 2009
- ^ "Nuno Coelho já assinou pelas águias" (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Nuno Coelho cedido ao Aris" (in Portuguese). Record. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Nuno Coelho – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
- Template:Zerozero profile
- Nuno Coelho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Nuno Coelho at Soccerway
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Association football utility players
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- S.C. Covilhã players
- FC Porto B players
- FC Porto players
- U.D. Leiria players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- S.C. Beira-Mar players
- F.C. Arouca players
- Superleague Greece players
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Greece