Raúl Meireles
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Raúl Meireles | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Raúl José Trindade Meireles | |
Date of birth | March 17, 1983 (age 24) | |
Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | |
Height | 1.79 m | |
Playing position | Midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | FC Porto | |
Number | 16 | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2001-03 2003-04 2004- |
CD Aves Boavista FC FC Porto |
45 (1) 29 (0) 46 (4) |
National team2 | ||
? -2006 2006- |
Portugal U-21 Portugal |
2 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Raúl José Trindade Meireles commonly known as Raúl Meireles (b. 17 March 1983 in Porto) is a Portuguese football (soccer) midfielder, who plays for Futebol Clube do Porto and Portugal national under-21 football team. Meireles, weighs 65 kg and is 179 cm tall. Raúl Meireles is a very important piece in FC Porto scheme because of his excellent passing and shooting from midfield.
[edit] Honours and awards
- UEFA Under-16 football Championship winner: 2000
- UEFA Under-17 football Championship 3rd place: 2004
- Superliga (Portuguese Championship): 2005/06
- Portuguese Cup: 2005/06
- SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira: 2006/07
[edit] External links
- Raúl Meireles Tactical Formations at Football-Lineups.com
FC Porto - Current Squad |
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1 Helton | 2 R. Costa | 3 Pepe | 4 P. Emanuel | 5 Čech | 6 Ibson | 7 Quaresma | 8 Lucho | 9 Lisandro | 10 Anderson | 11 T. Sektioui | 12 Bosingwa | 13 Fucile | 14 B. Alves | 16 R. Meireles | 17 Vieirinha | 18 P. Assunção | 20 Jorginho | 21 Alan | 22 Rentería | 23 Postiga | 24 P. Ribeiro | 25 Lucas | 26 J. Paulo | 28 Adriano | 29 B. Moraes | 99 Baía | Manager: J. Ferreira |