Mauro Almeida

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Mauro Almeida
Personal information
Full name Mauro Alexandre de Silva Almeida
Date of birth January 29, 1982 (1982-01-29) (age 26)
Place of birth    Viseu, Portugal
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Sligo Rovers
Number 13
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001-2002
2002-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2007
2007-2008
2008-
FC Porto
Estrela Amadora
FC Zwolle
FC Vihren Sandanski
Accrington Stanley
Swindon Town
Sligo Rovers
0 (0)
8 (0)
74 (8)
- (-)
5 (0)
1 (0)
12 (3)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15:11, 13 April 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Mauro Alexandre de Silva Almeida is an Portuguese footballer who plays for Sligo Rovers.

He started his career with top Portuguese side FC Porto, where he failed to make a first team appearance, before moving to Estrela Amadora where he stayed for two seasons. He then left to join Dutch side FC Zwolle in January 2004, where he played for a year before leaving to play for Bulgarian top division club Vihren Sandanski. He was released, but was spotted by Accrington Stanley shortly after, during a mid-season training trip to Spain. He left Stanley at the end of the season.

He signed for Swindon Town at the end of August 2007, and made his debut against Brentford in the JP Trophy on the 4 September.

[edit] Sligo Rovers

On 27 February 2008, Sligo Rovers announced the signing of Almeida after a short trial with the club.

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