Vítor Lima
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor Manuel Lima Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Famalicão | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–2000 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2001 | Salamanca | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Zamora (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Caçadores Taipas | 101 | (17) |
| 2004–2005 | Académico Viseu | 35 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Falkirk | 41 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 29 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Falkirk | 26 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Doxa Drama | 55 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Ethnikos Achna | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Iraklis | 28 | (0) |
| 2014– | Famalicão | 23 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Vítor Manuel Lima Santos (born 10 August 1981 in Guimarães) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Famalicão as a midfielder.
Club career
Early years
Aged 19, Lima left his country and joined UD Salamanca in Spain. He would never appear officially for the first team – also being loaned to modest Zamora CF – and left the Castile and León club in the 2001 summer.
In the following four seasons Lima played in the Portuguese third division, with Clube Caçadores das Taipas (three years) and Académico de Viseu FC.
Falkirk
On 15 June 2005 free agent Lima joined Scottish Premier League side Falkirk alongside compatriot Tiago Jonas, being discovered by the club's player-coach Russell Latapy, who spent several seasons in Portugal as a player.[1] He made his official debut on 6 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away win against Livingston.[2]
On 28 April 2006, Lima extended his deal with the Bairns for a further season.[3] He left the club in the 2007 summer after having appeared in 42 official games (30 starts), hoping to "return to Portugal".[4]
Greece / Return to Scotland
In June 2007, Lima joined Greek team Ethnikos Piraeus FC. He rarely missed a match for the second level club, almost always in the starting XI.
On 30 July 2009, Lima returned to Falkirk on a one-year contract.[5] He missed several games during the season due to a knee injury,[6] with the club eventually being relegated from the top flight after ranking 12th and last, following which he was released.[7]
Late career
Lima return to Greece and its second division for the 2010–11 campaign, helping Doxa Drama F.C. promote to the Superleague. In the 2012 summer he moved to neighbouring Cyprus, signing with Ethnikos Achna FC.
On 12 July 2013, Lima joined Greek Football League club Iraklis Thessaloniki FC.[8] On 7 June of the following year he was supposed to sign for another side in the country, Agrotikos Asteras FC,[9] but the deal eventually fell through.
References
- ↑ Falkirk move for Portuguese pair; BBC Sport, 15 June 2005
- ↑ Livingston 0–2 Falkirk; BBC Sport, 6 August 2005
- ↑ Midfield duo extend Bairns stay; BBC Sport, 28 April 2006
- ↑ Lima latest to depart from Bairns; BBC Sport, 6 June 2007
- ↑ Lima completes return to Falkirk; BBC Sport, 30 July 2009
- ↑ Vitor Lima injury fears allayed at Falkirk; BBC Sport, 25 March 2010
- ↑ Falkirk release eight players after relegation; BBC Sport, 13 May 2010
- ↑ "Υπέγραψε ο Vítor Lima" (in Greek). Iraklis F.C. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Πρώτη μεταγραφή ο Vitor Lima" (in Greek). Agrotikos Asteras F.C. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Vítor Lima profile at ForaDeJogo
- Vítor Lima career statistics at Soccerbase
- BDFutbol profile
- Soccerway profile