Hugo Viana

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Personal information
Hugo Viana
Full name	Hugo Miguel Ferreira Viana
Date of birth	January 15, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth	Barcelos, Portugal
Height	179 cm
Position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Valencia CF
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2001 - 02 2002 - 2004 2004 - 2005 2005 2005 -	Sporting Newcastle United F.C. Sporting Newcastle United F.C. Valencia CF	26 (1) 39 (2) 32 (6) 0 (0) 13 (0)
National team**
2001 -	Portugal	23 (1)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 8 July 2006.

Hugo Miguel Ferreira Viana (pron. IPA: ['ugu vi'ɐnɐ]; born January 15, 1983 in Barcelos) is a Portuguese football player. He plays for both the national team and Valencia.

He plays as a midfielder, both as an attacking player and as a winger. Hugo Viana is left footed and is known for his set-pieces. He started his career at Sporting Lisbon where he won Young European Footballer of the Year, and was signed by Newcastle United for €12m. He played there for two seasons and then returned to Sporting on loan. At the start of the 2005-06 season he went to Valencia, again on loan. In March 2006, reports stated that Valencia had signed him on a permanent deal for £1.5m. [1]

Hugo Viana made his debut in the National Team on 14th November 2001, in the 5-1 win over Angola, in a friendly match. He was a non-playing squad member for Portugal at the 2002 World Cup and played for his country at the 2004 Olympics. He returned to the National Team after Euro 2004.

	Portugal squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Baía \| 2 J. Costa \| 3 Xavier \| 4 Caneira \| 5 Couto \| 6 Sousa \| 7 Figo \| 8 Pinto \| 9 Pauleta \| 10 Rui Costa \| 11 Conceição \| 12 Viana \| 13 Andrade \| 14 Barbosa \| 15 Nélson \| 16 Ricardo \| 17 Bento \| 18 Frechaut \| 19 Capucho \| 20 Petit \| 21 Nuno Gomes \| 22 Beto \| 23 Rui Jorge \| Coach: Oliveira

	Portugal squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
1 Ricardo \| 2 Ferreira \| 3 Caneira \| 4 Costa \| 5 Meira \| 6 Costinha \| 7 Figo \| 8 Petit \| 9 Pauleta \| 10 Viana \| 11 Simão \| 12 Quim \| 13 Miguel \| 14 Valente \| 15 Boa Morte \| 16 Carvalho \| 17 Ronaldo \| 18 Maniche \| 19 Tiago \| 20 Deco \| 21 Nuno Gomes \| 22 Santos \| 23 Postiga \| Coach: Scolari