Mauro Almeida
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Mauro Almeida | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Mauro Alexandre de Silva Almeida | |
Date of birth | January 29, 1982 | |
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 |
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.