Adelino Nunes

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Adelino Nunes
Personal information
Full name Adelino Carlos Morais Nunes
Date of birth (1960-09-06) 6 September 1960 (age 62)
Place of birth Manteigas, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Vinhense
1978–1979 Barreirense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1982 Barreirense 43 (1)
1982–1984 Vitória Setúbal 58 (2)
1984–1988 Benfica 74 (10)
1988–1990 Marítimo 44 (3)
1990–1995 Vitória Setúbal 92 (6)
1995–1997 Desportivo Beja 44 (4)
Total355(26)
International career
1983–1991 Portugal 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adelino Carlos Morais Nunes (born 6 September 1960) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

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Club career

Nunes was born in Manteigas, Guarda District. During 18 seasons as a professional, he played mainly for Vitória de Setúbal (seven seasons in two separate spells). In the 1984 summer, after the first stint at the Sado River side, he signed for top division giants S.L. Benfica, being a relatively important member of the teams that won the 1987 national championship – with the player contributing with 24 games and a career-best eight goals, including a brace in a 2–0 away win against S.C. Farense on 1 February 1987 – and three consecutive domestic cups.

In 1990, after two years with C.S. Marítimo, 30-year-old Nunes returned to Setúbal, suffering relegation in his first year but helping Vitória return to the top flight in his third, already as a fringe player however. He closed out his career at nearly 37 after two years with C.D. Beja (second level), where he reunited with former Setúbal teammate Hernâni Neves; over the course of 11 seasons, he amassed top division totals of 228 matches and 19 goals.

International career

Nunes gained 18 caps for Portugal, scoring twice. Most of his appearances came following the 1986 FIFA World Cup, as most of the internationals defected the national team after the infamous Saltillo Affair in Mexico.

Adelino Nunes: International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 January 1989 Olympic Stadium (Athens), Athens, GreeceFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 0–11–2 Friendly
229 March 1989 Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, PortugalFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 4–06–0Friendly

Honours

Benfica

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