Sérgio Leite Explained

Sérgio Leite
Fullname:Sérgio Barbosa Dias Leite
Birth Date:16 August 1979
Birth Place:Porto, Portugal
Height:1.80 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1989–1990
Youthclubs1:Lapa
Youthyears2:1990–1998
Youthclubs2:Boavista
Years1:1998–2003
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1999–2000
Clubs2:Maia (loan)
Caps2:7
Goals2:0
Years3:2000–2001
Clubs3:Espinho (loan)
Caps3:31
Goals3:0
Years4:2001–2002
Clubs4:Penafiel (loan)
Caps4:16
Goals4:0
Years5:2003
Clubs5:Leça (loan)
Caps5:14
Goals5:0
Years6:2003–2005
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:2004–2005
Clubs7:Ovarense (loan)
Caps7:25
Goals7:0
Years8:2005–2006
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:2006
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Years10:2007
Caps10:15
Goals10:0
Years11:2007–2008
Caps11:25
Goals11:0
Years12:2008–2009
Caps12:22
Goals12:0
Years13:2009–2011
Caps13:47
Goals13:0
Totalcaps:203
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1995
Nationalteam1:Portugal U15
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1996
Nationalcaps2:11
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1997
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:1996–1998
Nationalcaps4:24
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:1998–2000
Nationalcaps5:16
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2000–2002
Nationalcaps6:24
Nationalgoals6:0

Sérgio Barbosa Dias Leite (born 16 August 1979) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

After emerging from local Boavista FC's youth ranks, Porto-born Leite found it hard to find a spot in the first team, barred by William Andem first then Ricardo. He went on to serve four loans in the second division, in representation of F.C. Maia, S.C. Espinho, F.C. Penafiel and Leça FC.

Definitely released in 2003, Leite then had two unassuming spells in England, first with Charlton Athletic[1] [2] which also loaned him to A.D. Ovarense back in his country, then with Hull City.[3] With the latter team until February 2006, he only had one Football League Cup appearance to his credit.

Leite spent 2006–07 with two Romanian sides, appearing only once in Liga I with FC Vaslui, then spent the following season in Cyprus with lowly Atromitos Yeroskipou. In the summer of 2008 he returned to Boavista, immersed in a deep financial crisis and now in the second level (soon to be third).

For the 2009–10 campaign, Leite moved sides again, joining Gondomar S.C. – also in division three – a club to which former Boavista chairman Valentim Loureiro also had connections. He left in June 2011 at the age of 32 and retired shortly after, subsequently working as a players' agent.[4]

Honours

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/3151975.stm Addicks make double signing
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/3783399.stm Addicks release trio
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/4076886.stm Hull sign Portuguese keeper Leite
  4. http://www.record.pt/especial/detalhe/da-baliza-para-os-negocios-837603.html Da baliza para os negócios (From the goal to the deals)
  5. Web site: Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon: Official Player Awards. rsssf.or. 12 October 2022. 12 October 2022.