Emílio Peixe

Emílio Peixe
Personal information
Full nameEmílio Manuel Delgado Peixe
Date of birth16 January 1973
Place of birthNazaré, Portugal
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1983–1986Nazarenos
1986–1991Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1991–1995Sporting CP114(3)
1995Sevilla5(0)
1996–1997Sporting CP10(0)
1997–2002Porto37(1)
2002→ Alverca (loan)7(0)
2002–2004Benfica2(0)
2003–2004→ União Leiria (loan)2(0)
Total177(4)
National team
1990–1991Portugal U2011(0)
1991–1993Portugal U2115(0)
1991–1993Portugal12(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Emílio Manuel Delgado Peixe (born 16 January 1973) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.

A member of the dubbed Golden Generation who hailed from the Portugal youth teams, he was one of the few to have represented all three major clubs in the country, namely Sporting, Porto and Benfica.

Over the course of 14 seasons, Peixe amassed Primeira Liga totals of 172 games and four goals.

Football career

Born in Nazaré, Peixe emerged from Sporting Clube de Portugal's prolific youth ranks, making his first-team debuts shortly after another club great, Luís Figo. In the 1991 summer, already firmly established in the starting XI, he was essential in helping the nation's under-20s win the FIFA World Cup in Lisbon, where he also received the Golden Ball.[1]

After helping Sporting, with Figo, to the 1995 Portuguese Cup, Peixe moved abroad to Sevilla FC, accompanying coach Toni. However, grossly unsettled, he left in the immediate winter transfer window, returning to the Lions but never regaining his previous form.

Peixe then played five seasons at F.C. Porto,[2] with a six-month loan spell with F.C. Alverca in between. He retired in June 2004, after unassuming one-season stints with S.L. Benfica and U.D. Leiria.[3]

Also internationally, Peixe gained 12 caps with the full side, all between 18–20 years old.[4] He also helped Portugal finish fourth at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[5]

In 2008 Peixe returned to the national team, being charged with coaching the under-16s. In the following years he worked with several of its youth sides, as both head and assistant manager.

Honours

Club

Sporting
Porto

International

Individual

References

External links