Nuno André Coelho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nuno André Silva Coelho | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Penafiel, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Braga | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Penafiel | ||
| 2004–2005 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Porto B | 9 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Maia (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Porto | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Portimonense (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Estrela Amadora (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Sporting CP | 9 | (0) |
| 2011– | Braga | 36 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2007 | Portugal U20 | 13 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Portugal U21 | 14 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
- Not to be confused with Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho.
Nuno André da Silva Coelho (born 7 January 1986 in Penafiel) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a central defender.
Club career
Coelho reached F.C. Porto from northern neighbours F.C. Penafiel aged 18, and spent his first professional months with the reserve side, being loaned shortly after to F.C. Maia in the second division. Subsequently, he spent the following three seasons in the same predicament – during 2007–08 he played for Portimonense S.C. alongside namesake Nuno Miguel Coelho, also in the second level.
On 24 August 2008, Coelho made his top flight debut, with C.F. Estrela da Amadora, playing 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Académica de Coimbra. In July 2009 he returned to Porto, following the retirement of veteran Pedro Emanuel, appearing only once during the league season, the 4–1 win at União de Leiria in the last matchday (adding four Portuguese League Cup games and the first half of the 0–5 away loss against Arsenal for the UEFA Champions League round-of-16 second leg).
On 4 July 2010, Coelho signed a four-year contract with Sporting Clube de Portugal for €1million, as part of the deal that sent João Moutinho in the opposite direction. The northerners retained 50% of the player's rights.[1][2] His first official game came on 13 August in a 0–1 loss at F.C. Paços de Ferreira; on the 26th he scored a rare goal, shooting from 40 metres as the Lions defeated Brøndby IF 3–0 after losing 0–2 at home, thus qualifying for the UEFA Europa League's group stage.[3]
After the end of the 2010–11 season (where he was used seldom, often not being selected for matches even when healthy), on 7 June 2011, Coelho was sold to S.C. Braga as an installment deduction on the deals of João Pereira and Evaldo Fabiano transfers, signing a four-year contract.[4]
International career
During roughly two years, Coelho played for Portugal U-21s.[5] On 29 August 2010 he was first called to the senior side, for two UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers against Cyprus and Norway, but did not make his debut.
Honours
- Porto
- Braga
References
- ↑ Moutinho swaps Sporting for Porto; UEFA.com, 5 July 2010
- ↑ "Comunicado (rectificado)" [Announcement (corrected)] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ↑ "Sporting come back from the dead to make Europa League group stage". PortuGOAL. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ "Nuno André Coelho confirmado até 2015" [Nuno André Coelho confirmed until 2015] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ↑ Antunes earns Portugal promotion
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