Luís Boa Morte

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Personal information
Boa Morte
Full name	Luís Boa Morte Pereira
Date of birth	August 4, 1977
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	5' 9" / 1.76 m
Nickname	Boa, The Dead Snake
Position	Left winger
Club information
Current club	Fulham
Number	11
Youth clubs
1996 - 97	Sporting Lisbon
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1997 - 99 2000 2001 -	Arsenal Southampton Fulham	40 (4) 17 (1) 227 (54)
National team**
2001 -	Portugal	26 (1)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 8, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of October 11, 2006.

Luís Boa Morte, pron. IPA: [lu'iʃ 'boɐ 'mɔɾt(ɨ)], (b. 4 August 1977) is a Portuguese footballer, currently playing as a winger for Fulham, an English club in the Premiership.

He is a favourite amongst Fulham's supporters for his impassioned, never-say-die and sometimes aggressive style of play - although this can lead to problems with referees.

He now mainly plays as an attacking wide forward though has played as a conventional centre forward in the past. His trickery and abundance of skills makes him a lethal attacking midfielder, making him one of Fulham's most prized assets. One of his nicknames among fans is "The Pacey Kangaroo".

1 Club career
2 International career
3 Honours
4 External links

[edit] Club career

Boa Morte made his debut in English football for Arsenal when he became one of Arsène Wenger's first signings for the club. After being released by Arsenal, Boa Morte signed for Southampton but his best form only came following his move back to London when he signed for Fulham.

In August 2005 he was chased strongly by Newcastle United but pledged his future to Fulham and was made team captain. His crowning moment in a Fulham shirt was when he scored the only and winning goal in the 1-0 win over SW6 rivals Chelsea.

[edit] International career

Due to a number of impressive performances for Fulham, Boa Morte was called up to the Portuguese national team in 2001 and was also selected for the World Cup 2006.

Boa Morte currently has 26 caps and 1 goal for the Portugal national football team.

[edit] Honours

1998 Premiership Champion
2001 Division 1 Champion

[edit] External links

Photos and stats at sporting-heroes.net
Statistics at soccerbase.com

	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