António Nogueira (footballer, born 1963) explained

António Nogueira
Fullname:António José Nogueira dos Santos
Birth Date:21 September 1963
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1978–1980
Youthclubs1:Boa Hora
Youthyears2:1980–1982
Youthclubs2:Belenenses
Years1:1982–1983
Clubs1:Tires
Years2:1983–1984
Clubs2:Vialonga
Years3:1984–1987
Caps3:45
Goals3:3
Years4:1987–1988
Clubs4:Sacavenense
Caps4:26
Goals4:1
Years5:1988–1989
Caps5:34
Goals5:1
Years6:1989–1990
Caps6:27
Goals6:1
Years7:1990–1991
Caps7:36
Goals7:2
Years8:1991–1995
Caps8:117
Goals8:4
Years9:1995–1997
Caps9:47
Goals9:2
Totalcaps:332
Totalgoals:14
Nationalyears1:1991–1994
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:2

António José Nogueira dos Santos (born 21 September 1963), known as Nogueira, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a defender.

Football career

Nogueira was born in Lisbon. During his professional career, which he began already in his 20s, he represented Clube Oriental de Lisboa, SG Sacavenense, Académico de Viseu FC (his first Primeira Liga experience, aged 25), AD Fafe, F.C. Penafiel, Boavista FC (his most solid period, inclusively playing in the UEFA Cup) and Vitória de Setúbal.

Nogueira retired at nearly 34, amassing Portuguese top division totals of 209 games and eight goals over the course of seven seasons. He earned seven caps for Portugal – his debut coming in 1991 – scoring twice.

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