António Nogueira

Not to be confused with António Manuel Nogueira.
António Nogueira
Personal information
Full nameAntónio José Nogueira dos Santos
Date of birth21 September 1963
Place of birthLisbon, Portugal
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
1978–1980Boa Hora
1980–1982Belenenses
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1983Tires
1983–1984Vialonga
1984–1987Oriental
1987–1988Sacavenense
1988–1989Académico Viseu34(1)
1989–1990Fafe28(1)
1990–1991Penafiel36(2)
1991–1995Boavista118(4)
1995–1997Vitória Setúbal47(2)
National team
1991–1994Portugal7(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

António José Nogueira dos Santos (born 21 September 1963), known as Nogueira, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a defender.

Football career

Nogueira was born in Lisbon. During his professional career, which he began already in his 20s, he represented Clube Oriental de Lisboa, SG Sacavenense, Académico de Viseu FC (his first top division experience, aged 25), A.D. Fafe, F.C. Penafiel, Boavista FC (his most solid period, inclusively playing in the UEFA Cup) and Vitória de Setúbal.

Nogueira retired at nearly 34, amassing Portuguese top flight totals of 209 games and eight goals over the course of seven seasons. He gained seven caps for Portugal – his debut coming in 1991 – scoring twice.

António Nogueira: International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 1991 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 0–1 1–1 Friendly
2 19 June 1993 Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal  Malta 1–0 4–0 1994 World Cup qualification

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