Portuguese footballer
Briguel|
Full name |
Nuno Miguel Pereira Sousa[1] |
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Date of birth |
(1979-03-08) 8 March 1979 (age 45)[1] |
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Place of birth |
Funchal, Portugal[1] |
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Height |
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
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Position(s) |
Right-back |
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1989–1998 |
Marítimo |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1998–2015 |
Marítimo B |
77 |
(2) |
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2000–2016 |
Marítimo |
258 |
(2) |
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Total |
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335 |
(4) |
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2001–2002 |
Portugal U21 |
5 |
(0) |
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*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.
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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