Nuno Afonso

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Nuno Afonso
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Figueiredo Afonso
Date of birth (1974-10-06) 6 October 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Oeiras, Portugal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1985–1987 Estrela Amadora
1987–1993 Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1994 Benfica 1 (0)
1994–1995 Belenenses 18 (0)
1995–1996 Campomaiorense 23 (0)
1996–1997 Salamanca 2 (0)
1997–1998 Vitória Setúbal 10 (0)
1998–1999 Paços Ferreira 7 (0)
1999–2000 Marítimo 15 (0)
1999–2000 Marítimo B 4 (0)
2000–2001 Aves 21 (1)
2001–2002 Oliveirense 16 (1)
2003 Díter Zafra 17 (0)
Total134(2)
International career
1990−1991 Portugal U16 23 (1)
1991−1992 Portugal U17 10 (0)
1990−1993 Portugal U18 24 (0)
1993 Portugal U20 5 (0)
1994−1996 Portugal U21 15 (0)
1996 Portugal U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nuno Miguel Figueiredo Afonso (born 6 October 1974) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central defender.

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Club career

Afonso was born in Oeiras, Lisbon metropolitan area. During his professional career, he represented S.L. Benfica (being part of the squad that won the Primeira Liga title in the 1993–94 campaign), C.F. Os Belenenses, S.C. Campomaiorense, Vitória de Setúbal, F.C. Paços de Ferreira, C.S. Marítimo, C.D. Aves and U.D. Oliveirense, having abroad stints with UD Salamanca – contributing just 157 minutes to a 1997 promotion to La Liga – and CD Díter Zafra (also in Spain), retiring at only 28. [1] [2] [3] [4]

In his country's top flight, Afonso achieved totals of 88 games and one goal over seven seasons. [5]

International career

Afonso was a member of the Portugal team that reached fourth place at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. [6] He also represented the nation at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia, in an eventual group-stage exit following three losses. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nuno Afonso entre o estrangeiro, a II Liga ou o final da carreira" [Nuno Afonso between abroad, II League or ending career] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 17 August 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Nuno Afonso ainda sem acordo" [Still no agreement for Nuno Afonso]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 December 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Cunha, Pedro Jorge; Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (12 February 2014). "Campeão no Benfica é mestre do padel em Salamanca" [Champion for Benfica is a padel master in Salamanca] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Requena, J. M. (16 July 2018). "El camino portugués" [The Portuguese way]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Pascoal, Alcino. "Portugal 2000/01". RSSSF . Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Portugal-Brasil: o pesadelo das Olimpíadas de 96 segundo Ronaldo e Bebeto" [Portugal-Brazil: the nightmare of the 96 Olympics according to Ronaldo and Bebeto] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Roseiro, Bruno (20 May 2017). "Portugal no Mundial Sub-20: quem, quando e onde? Um guia para a competição" [Portugal at the Under-20 World Cup: who, when and where? A guide for the competition]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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