Nuno André Coelho

Not to be confused with Nuno Coelho (footballer, born 1987).

Nuno André Coelho
Personal information
Full name Nuno André da Silva Coelho[1]
Date of birth (1986-01-07) 7 January 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Penafiel, Portugal[1]
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1997–1998 Paredes
1998–2004 Penafiel
2004–2005 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Porto B 8 (1)
2006 → Maia (loan) 14 (0)
2006–2010 Porto 1 (0)
2006–2007 → Standard Liège (loan) 10 (0)
2007–2008 → Portimonense (loan) 15 (0)
2008–2009 → Estrela Amadora (loan) 28 (2)
2010–2011 Sporting CP 9 (0)
2011–2014 Braga 42 (2)
2014–2015 Balıkesirspor 10 (1)
2016 Sporting Kansas City 22 (1)
2017–2019 Chaves 27 (0)
Total 186 (7)
International career
2005–2007 Portugal U20 13 (1)
2006–2008 Portugal U21 14 (2)
2009 Portugal B 1 (0)
2009–2010 Portugal U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nuno André da Silva Coelho (Portuguese: [ˈnunu ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ kuˈɐʎu]; born 7 January 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Penafiel, Coelho reached FC Porto from northern neighbours F.C. Penafiel aged 18, and spent his first professional months with the reserve side, being loaned shortly after to F.C. Maia of the second division. He spent the next three seasons out on loan, to Standard Liège, Portimonense SC, for which he played alongside namesake Nuno Miguel Coelho in the 2007–08 season also in the second tier, and C.F. Estrela da Amadora.[2][3]

Coelho made his Primeira Liga debut with C.F. Estrela da Amadora on 24 August 2008, playing 90 minutes for C.F. Estrela da Amadora in a 1–0 home win against Académica de Coimbra.[4] In July 2009, he returned to Porto following the retirement of veteran Pedro Emanuel, appearing only once during the league campaign, the 4–1 victory at U.D. Leiria in the last matchday (adding four Taça da Liga games and the first half of the 5–0 away loss to Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League round-of-16 second leg).[5][6]

On 4 July 2010, Coelho signed a four-year contract with Sporting CP for €1million, as João Moutinho moved in the opposite direction; the northerners retained 50% of the player's rights.[7][8] His first official match came on 14 August in a 1–0 defeat at F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[9] On the 26th he scored a rare goal, shooting from 40 metres as the Lions defeated Brøndby IF 3–0 after losing 0–2 at home, thus qualifying for the UEFA Europa League's group stage.[10]

After the end of 2010–11 – where he was used sparingly, often not being selected for matches even when healthy – on 7 June 2011, Coelho was sold to S.C. Braga as an installment deduction on the transfers of João Pereira and Evaldo, agreeing to a four-year deal.[11] His three-year spell in Minho was marred by several injury problems.[12][13]

Coelho joined Balıkesirspor from Turkey on 5 July 2014, on a three-year deal.[14] On 26 January 2016, after several months without a club, he moved to the Major League Soccer with Sporting Kansas City,[15] scoring from 30 yards in his debut in a 1–0 away win over the Seattle Sounders FC.[16]

On 21 January 2017, Coelho agreed to a short-term contract at G.D. Chaves.[17] He retired two years later at the age of 33, after three seasons as a backup and relegation in his last.[3]

International career

Over roughly two years, Coelho played for the Portugal under-21 team.[18] On 29 August 2010 he was first called to the senior side, for two UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers against Cyprus and Norway,[19] but did not make his debut.

Honours

Porto

Braga

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nuno André Coelho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Nuno André Coelho reforça defesa" [Nuno André Coelho bolsters defence]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 July 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b Simões de Abreu, Alexandra (8 June 2019). "Nuno André Coelho: "O Pinto da Costa queria muito o Moutinho e o Sporting exigiu em troca ficar comigo. Eu não devia ter aceitado"" [Nuno André Coelho: "Pinto da Costa really wanted Moutinho and Sporting demanded me in return. I should not have accepted"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. ^ "E. Amadora-Académica, 1–0 (Celsinho 57')". Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Bendtner leads Arsenal stroll". UEFA. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  6. ^ "U. Leiria 1–4 FC Porto" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Moutinho swaps Sporting for Porto". UEFA. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Comunicado (rectificado)" [Announcement (corrected)] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 5 July 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  9. ^ Costa, Luís Octávio (14 August 2010). "A "melhor equipa do mundo" mostrou demasiados defeitos antigos" [The "world's best team" showed too many old flaws]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  10. ^ Kundert, Tom (27 August 2010). "Sporting come back from the dead to make Europa League group stage". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  11. ^ Casanova, António (7 June 2011). "Nuno André Coelho confirmado até 2015" [Nuno André Coelho confirmed until 2015]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  12. ^ "Nuno André Coelho chamado para o Besiktas" [Nuno André Coelho called for Besiktas]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 February 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Alan, Nuno André Coelho e Custódio são baixas no Braga para receção ao Benfica" [Alan, Nuno André Coelho and Custódio out at Braga to host Benfica] (in Portuguese). TSF. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Nuno Andre Coelho Balıkesirspor'da" [Nuno Andre Coelho to Balıkesirspor] (in Turkish). Balıkesirspor. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  15. ^ Kovzan, Sam (26 January 2016). "Sporting KC signs Portuguese defender Nuno André Coelho". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  16. ^ Kovzan, Sam (6 March 2016). "Recap: Nuno Andre Coelho's long-range strike lifts Sporting KC past Sounders FC 1–0 in 2016 season opener". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  17. ^ Pereira, Sérgio (21 January 2017). "Desp. Chaves contrata Nuno André Coelho" [Desp. Chaves sign Nuno André Coelho] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Antunes earns Portugal promotion". UEFA. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  19. ^ "Nuno André Coelho: "Ganhar estes dois jogos"" [Nuno André Coelho: "Win both these matches"] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  20. ^ Assunção, Manuel (17 October 2009). "O clássico bis de Farías, o clássico 4–0 e um adolescente recordista" [Classic Farías brace, classic 4–0 and teenage record breaker]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  21. ^ Nunes, Luís Miguel (13 April 2013). "Sp. Braga derrota FC Porto no [sic] final da Taça da Liga" [Sp. Braga defeat FC Porto in League Cup final] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 20 March 2021.