Hélder Rosário

Hélder Rosário
Personal information
Full nameHélder Miguel do Rosário
Date of birth8 March 1980
Place of birthLisbon, Portugal
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Youth career
1994–1995Costa do Estoril
1995–1996Estoril Atlético
1996–1998Vila Fria
1998–1999Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1999–2001Sporting B34(2)
1999–2000→ Lourinhanense (loan)24(0)
2001–2002Maia28(1)
2002–2003Farense19(1)
2003–2004Belenenses15(0)
2004–2007Boavista69(6)
2007–2012Málaga68(3)
2012−2013Ponferradina0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hélder Miguel do Rosário (born 9 March 1980; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛɫdɛɾ ʁuˈzaɾiu]) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Football career

Born in Lisbon, Rosário started playing professionally with Sporting Clube de Portugal's feeder club, Sporting Clube Lourinhanense, then had a stint with the former's B-team. From 2001 to 2003 he had spells in the second division, with F.C. Maia and S.C. Farense.

In the 2003–04 season Rosário made his top level debuts, with C.F. Os Belenenses, also scoring his first league goal in a 1–3 away loss against S.L. Benfica. In the following three years he was an important defensive element with Boavista FC, always in the main category of Portuguese football.

Alongside countrymen Eliseu and Paulo Jorge, Rosário joined Málaga CF in the Spanish second division for 2007–08,[1] and would only miss three league games – out of 42 – during the campaign, adding goals in home matches against Córdoba CF (4–1) and Hércules CF (4–6, also being sent off[2]) as the Andalusia club was promoted back to La Liga after two years.

In his third season at Málaga Rosário struggled with injuries and weight problems,[3][4][5] and only made two appearances in the Copa del Rey in the first half of the season. His first league appearance only came on 18 April 2010, in the 0–0 home draw against Real Valladolid.

During the first months of 2011 Rosário and countryman Edinho were deemed surplus to requirements, being only allowed to train with the first team. On 30 June 2012 his contract expired and he left, signing the following month with SD Ponferradina in division two.[6] He left the second level side at the end of the campaign, having failed to appear in any games due to several physical ailments.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Eliseu, el diamante creativo del Málaga convertido en roca defensive" [Eliseu, Málaga's creative diamond converted in defensive rock] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "El Málaga sigue con su suicidio particular" [Málaga can't stop taking its own life] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hélder Rosário: "He pasado unas vacaciones de barbacoa en barbacoa"" [Hélder Rosário: "My vacations went from barbecue to barbecue"] (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Málaga: Nueva lesión muscular de Helder Rosario" [Málaga: New muscle injury from Helder Rosario] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Hélder Rosário, en torno a tres semanas de baja tras sufrir una rotura fibrilar" [Hélder Rosário, around three weeks out due to fibrillary rupture] (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Hélder Rosario, llega un refuerzo de lujo para la Ponferradina" [Hélder Rosario, deluxe signing for Ponferradina arrives] (in Spanish). LeoNoticias. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Hélder Rosario será baja indefinida por una hernia discal" [Hélder Rosario ruled out indefinitely due to herniated disc] (in Spanish). Vavel. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.

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