Sérgio Nunes

Sérgio Nunes
Personal information
Full name Sérgio Manuel Ferreira Nunes
Date of birth (1974-07-21) 21 July 1974
Place of birth Matosinhos, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
1984–1992 Leixões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Leixões 48 (1)
1994–1997 Aves 69 (3)
1997–1999 União Leiria 56 (4)
1999–2001 Benfica 20 (2)
2001–2004 Santa Clara 61 (2)
2004−2010 Aves 159 (10)
2010−2012 Freamunde 52 (1)
Total 465 (23)
National team
1995 Portugal U21 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Sérgio Manuel Ferreira Nunes (born 21 July 1974) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

He amassed Segunda Liga totals of 334 games and 18 goals over the course of 14 seasons, appearing mainly for Aves (eight years). He added 131/5 in the Primeira Liga.

Club career

Born in Matosinhos, Nunes spent eight years in local Leixões SC's youth system. He made his debut as a senior for the club in the Segunda Liga, going on to represent in the competition C.D. Aves and U.D. Leiria and helping the latter team promote to the Primeira Liga in 1998.

Nunes played his first game in the top division on 23 August 1998, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo. He was subsequently signed by S.L. Benfica on 17 June 1999,[1] but only made 27 appearances all competitions comprised in his two years in Lisbon, serving mainly as back-up to Paulo Madeira and Ronaldo.[2]

On 4 August 2001, Nunes moved to C.D. Santa Clara,[3] being relegated from the top flight in his second season. After leaving the Azores he spent a further five campaigns in the second tier, with Aves – with the addition of 2006–07 in the former competition – and S.C. Freamunde,[4] retiring at the age of 37.

References

  1. ↑ "Sérgio Nunes: "Quero impor-me no Benfica"" [Sérgio Nunes: "I want to make it at Benfica"] (in Portuguese). Record. 17 June 1999. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Nº258 – Sérgio Nunes" (in Portuguese). Vedeta ou Marreta?. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Caras novas na apresentação sábado à noite" [New faces in the presentation Saturday night] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 August 2001. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Sérgio Nunes foi a surpresa" [Sérgio Nunes was the surprise] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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