Nuno Coelho (footballer, born 1987)

Not to be confused with Nuno André Coelho.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Prata and the second or paternal family name is Coelho.
Nuno Coelho
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho[1]
Date of birth (1987-11-23) 23 November 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Covilhã, Portugal[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Youth career
2000–2004 Covilhã
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Covilhã 21 (0)
2005–2006 Porto B 31 (1)
2006–2009 Porto 0 (0)
2006 → União Leiria (loan) 1 (0)
2007–2009 → Portimonense (loan) 67 (0)
2009–2011 Académica 45 (0)
2011–2013 Benfica 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Beira-Mar (loan) 23 (0)
2012–2013 → Aris (loan) 25 (2)
2013–2018 Arouca 149 (10)
2018–2020 B-SAD 56 (1)
2020–2022 Chaves 53 (3)
Total 471 (17)
International career
2006–2007 Portugal U20 14 (1)
2007–2008 Portugal U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho (born 23 November 1987) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder but also as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Covilhã, Coelho moved from hometown club S.C. Covilhã to FC Porto in 2005 to complete his development although he had already appeared for the former's first team, and went on to serve three loans in the following three seasons, including two and a half years at Segunda Liga side Portimonense SC, where he played alongside namesake Nuno André Coelho.[2]

Coelho was again loaned by Porto in July 2009, moving to Villarreal CF in Spain.[3] The deal eventually broke, however, and he stayed in Portugal by signing a two-year contract with Académica de Coimbra.[4]

On 9 June 2011, after being regularly used over two Primeira Liga campaigns by the Students, Coelho agreed to a four-year deal at S.L. Benfica.[5] In August, deemed surplus to requirements by manager Jorge Jesus, he was loaned to S.C. Beira-Mar, joining Super League Greece side Aris Thessaloniki F.C. in 2012 on yet another loan.[6]

In the summer of 2013, Coelho was released by the Lisbon-based club and moved to F.C. Arouca, recently promoted to the top flight.[7] He went on to be their first-choice holding midfielder for several years, as well as team captain.[8]

International career

Coelho was capped for Portugal at under-19 level, appearing for the nation at the 2006 UEFA European Championship and the 2006 Lusofonia Games. The following year, he was picked for the squad that competed in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nuno Coelho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Nuno André Coelho reforça defesa" [Nuno André Coelho bolsters defence]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 July 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ "FC Porto send Nuno Coelho to Villarreal". PortuGOAL. 11 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Nuno Coelho na Académica por dois anos" [Nuno Coelho in Académica for two years] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Nuno Coelho já assinou pelas águias" [Nuno Coelho has signed for the eagles]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Nuno Coelho cedido ao Aris" [Nuno Coelho loaned to Aris]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Nuno Coelho rescinde e assina pelo Arouca" [Nuno Coelho cuts ties and signs for Arouca]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 July 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Arouca: capitão Nuno Coelho falha jogos com Sp. Braga e FC Porto" [Arouca: captain Nuno Coelho misses matches with Sp. Braga and FC Porto] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Sub-20: Antunes e filho de emigrantes nos pré-convocados para o Mundial" [Under-20: Antunes and son of immigrants in World Cup pre-selection] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 June 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2021.