Briguel

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Briguel
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Pereira Sousa [1]
Date of birth (1979-03-08) 8 March 1979 (age 45) [1]
Place of birth Funchal, Portugal [1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1989–1998 Marítimo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2015 Marítimo B 77 (2)
2000–2016 Marítimo 258 (2)
Total335(4)
International career
2001–2002 Portugal U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nuno Miguel Pereira Sousa (born 8 March 1979), known as Briguel, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

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Club career

Born in Funchal, Madeira, Briguel – his nickname derived from former German international defender Hans-Peter Briegel, who also played in his position – spent his entire career in the green and red colours of hometown's C.S. Marítimo. [2] [3] He made his first-team and Primeira Liga debut to kickstart the 2000–01 season, against F.C. Alverca (0–0 away draw, 90 minutes played). [4] [5]

Years after being promoted to the first team, Briguel continued featuring in the odd match for the reserves. [6] He retired at the end of the 2015–16 campaign at the age of 37, after having contributed ten appearances to the former's 13th-place finish. [7] On 17 December 2014, he reached the 700th-game mark with his only club. [8]

Subsequently, Briguel worked as Marítimo's director of football. [9] [10] [11]

International career

Briguel played five times for the Portugal under-21 side, making his debut on 24 October 2001 in a 1–1 friendly with Turkey in Caldas da Rainha. [12] [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Briguel" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Pereira, Rita (14 October 2013). "Alcunhas: as histórias por trás dos nomes" [Nicknames: the stories behind the names] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Aleixo, Mário (31 July 2015). "Totti e Briguel dois casos de amor ao clube de sempre" [Totti and Briguel two cases of love to same club] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal . Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Alverca-Marítimo, 0–0: Para começo de temporada um bom petisco... sem sal" [Alverca-Marítimo, 0–0: A good snack to start the season... a saltless one]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 August 2000. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Rentabilizar a "prata da casa"" [Make the best of "homegrown talent"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2000. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Briguel: «O sucesso do Ivo Vieira será o nosso»" [Briguel: "Ivo Vieira's success will be our own"]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 March 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Custódio, Miguel (3 March 2021). "João Pereira pode ultrapassar longevidade de Briguel: "Tem de trabalhar mais do que os jovens"" [João Pereira may surpass Briguel's longevity: "He has to work harder than the youngsters"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jogo 700 de Briguel" [Game 700 for Briguel]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 December 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Briguel acredita numa noite "à Marítimo"" [Briguel believes in "one of those nights for Marítimo"] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Documentação afasta Zainadine e promove Nanu" [Paperwork pushes Zainadine away and promotes Nanu]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Marítimo ameaça impugnar I Liga caso não jogue na Madeira" [Marítimo threatens to impeach I League if they do not play in Madeira] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Briguel (Marítimo) convocado para o Portugal-Turquia em sub-21" [Briguel (Marítimo) called for Portugal-Turkey in under-21s] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 October 2001. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  13. ↑ Mateus, Luís (24 October 2001). "Portugal (Sub-21) empata com a Turquia (1–1)" [Portugal (Under-21) draw with Turkey (1–1)] (in Portuguese). TVI 24 . Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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