David Mateus

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David Mateus
Date of birth (1980-02-07) February 7, 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Lisbon
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight213 lb (97 kg)
Notable relative(s) Diogo Mateus (twin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Centre
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003-2010 Portugal 37 (20)
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal

David Mateus (born 7 February 1980) is a Portuguese rugby union footballer. His position in the field is as a wing or center.

He played for Belenenses. Mateus has a twin brother, Diogo Mateus, with whom he played in the 2008 Hong Kong Sevens as part of the Portugal national rugby union team. [1]

He had 37 caps for Portugal, from 2003 to 2010, scoring 4 tries, 20 points on aggregate. He was present at the "Lobos" squad that entered the 2007 Rugby World Cup, where he played in the matches against Scotland [2] and Italy, without scoring. [3]

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