Nuno Valente
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For the midfielder born in 1991, see Nuno Valente (footballer, born 1991).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Valente.
Nuno Jorge Pereira da Silva Valente OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnunu vɐˈlẽtɨ]; born 12 September 1974) is a former Portuguese professional footballer who played as a left-back or a winger. He later became a manager.
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Full name | Nuno Jorge Pereira da Silva Valente[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1974-09-12) 12 September 1974 (age 49) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back, winger | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1985–1989 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Vitória Lisboa | ||||||||||||||||
1990–1993 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1993–1999 | Sporting CP | 36 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | → Portimonense (loan) | 26 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | → Marítimo (loan) | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | União Leiria | 87 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2005 | Porto | 56 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2009 | Everton | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 280 | (4) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1993 | Portugal U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1995 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2008 | Portugal | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | Trofense | ||||||||||||||||
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He played professionally in Portugal and England for Sporting, Portimonense, Marítimo, União de Leiria, Porto and Everton.
Valente represented Portugal at international level, participating at Euro 2004 (where Portugal became runners-up) and the 2006 World Cup.