Mauro Almeida

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Mauro Almeida
Personal information
Full name Mauro Alexandre da Silva Almeida
Date of birth (1982-01-29) 29 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Viseu, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2002 Porto 0 (0)
2002–2004 Estrela da Amadora 8 (0)
2004–2006 FC Zwolle 74 (8)
2006 SV Pasching 4 (1)
2006–2007 Vihren Sandanski 22 (0)
2007 Accrington Stanley 5 (0)
2007–2008 Swindon Town 0 (0)
2008–2009 Sligo Rovers 30 (5)
2010 Sligo Rovers 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Mauro Alexandre de Silva Almeida (born 29 January 1982) is a Portuguese footballer.

He started his career with top Portuguese side FC Porto, where he failed to make a first team appearance, before moving to Estrela Amadora where he stayed for two seasons. He then left to join Dutch side FC Zwolle in January 2004, where he played for a year before leaving to play for Bulgarian top division club Vihren Sandanski. He was released, but was spotted by Accrington Stanley shortly after, during a mid-season training trip to Spain. He left Stanley at the end of the season.

He signed for Swindon Town at the end of August 2007, and made his debut against Brentford in the JP Trophy on 4 September. On 27 February 2008, Sligo Rovers announced the signing of Almeida after a short trial with the club.

He left in June 2009 after a career-threatening injury. On 24 February 2010, Sligo Rovers announced the signing of Almeida after a short trial with the club.


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