Serginho (footballer, born 1991) explained

Serginho
Fullname:Sérgio Manuel Costa Carneiro[1]
Birth Date:21 February 1991
Birth Place:Trofa, Portugal
Height:1.75 m
Youthyears1:2000–2005
Youthyears2:2005–2008
Youthyears3:2006–2007
Youthclubs3:Padroense (loan)
Youthyears4:2008–2010
Youthclubs4:Trofense
Years1:2010–2011
Caps1:24
Goals1:2
Years2:2011–2013
Caps2:38
Goals2:4
Years3:2013–2015
Caps3:26
Goals3:3
Years4:2015
Clubs4:Trofense (loan)
Caps4:14
Goals4:0
Years5:2015–2016
Caps5:31
Goals5:8
Years6:2016–2017
Caps6:27
Goals6:2
Years7:2017–2019
Caps7:44
Goals7:4
Years8:2019–2020
Caps8:19
Goals8:1
Totalcaps:223
Totalgoals:24
Nationalyears1:2011
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0

Sérgio Manuel Costa Carneiro [2] (born 21 February 1991), known as Serginho, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Trofa, Porto District, Serginho spent the better part of his ten-year youth career with local club C.D. Trofense. He made his senior debut in the Segunda Liga, then signed with S.C. Beira-Mar from the Primeira Liga in the summer of 2011.[3]

Serginho's first game in the top division occurred on 11 September 2011, as he came as a late substitute in a 0–1 home loss against U.D. Leiria. He finished the season with a further 14 games, scoring in the 3–1 away win over C.D. Feirense[4] as his team went on to finish in 12th position.

Serginho joined F.C. Arouca for 2013–14, as the side were experiencing their first-ever campaign in the top flight. He started in six of his 24 appearances, netting against C.S. Marítimo (1–2 home defeat),[5] S.L. Benfica (2–2 away draw)[6] and Vitória de Guimarães (3–2 away victory) in an eventual escape from relegation.[7]

In the last minutes of the 2015 January transfer window, Serginho rejoined Trofense on loan. The move was made permanent in July, after their relegation from the second tier and the expiration of his contract to Arouca.[8]

On 13 June 2016, Serginho signed for Azerbaijan Premier League club Kapaz PFK,[9] returning to Trofense a year later.[10] He retired shortly after his 29th birthday not having been able to fully recover from a serious knee injury contracted in 2014, going on to work at the Mabor tire company.[3]

International career

Serginho was part of the Portugal squad at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, being an unused squad member for the eventual runners-up.[11] [12] [3]

Honours

Portugal U20

Orders

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Serginho. Mais Futebol. pt. 17 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Presidente Cavaco Silva condecorou selecção nacional de futebol sub-20. President Cavaco Silva decorated national under-20 football team. Arquivo Presidência. pt. 6 September 2011. 16 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Por amor às filhas: vice-campeão mundial trocou o futebol pelos pneus. For the love of his daughters: vice-world champion traded football for tires. Mais Futebol. Pedro Jorge. Da Cunha. pt. 16 March 2021. 17 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Futebol/Liga: Marcar e sofrer para ganhar (Feirense 1 – Beira-Mar 3). Football/League: Scoring and suffering to win (Feirense 1 – Beira-Mar 3). Notícias de Aveiro. pt. 1 April 2012. 20 October 2017.
  5. News: Arouca-Marítimo, 1–2: Caminho Marítimo na cabeça de Heldon. Arouca-Marítimo, 1–2: Maritime ("Marítimo" in English) Way in Heldon's head. Record. pt. 1 December 2013. 5 July 2016.
  6. News: Arouca empata 2–2 com Benfica no Estádio da Luz. Arouca draw 2–2 with Benfica at the Estádio da Luz. Jornal de Notícias. Rui. Farinha. pt. 6 December 2013. 5 July 2016.
  7. Web site: V.Guimarães-Arouca, 2–3 (crónica). V.Guimarães-Arouca, 2–3 (match report). Mais Futebol. Bruno José. Ferreira. pt. 17 April 2014. 20 October 2017.
  8. News: Serginho rescinde. Serginho is terminated. Record. pt. 17 July 2015. 17 March 2021.
  9. Web site: Türkiyə toplanışına iki yeni legioner cəlb olunub. Two new legionnaires to training camp in Turkey. Kapaz PFK. az. 13 June 2016. 29 June 2016.
  10. News: Trofense: Serginho regressa após experiência no Azerbaijão. Trofense: Serginho returns after experience in Azerbaijan. Record. Fernando. Gonçalves dos Santos. pt. 10 August 2017. 3 August 2020.
  11. Web site: Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil. FIFA. 20 August 2011. 5 July 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150614042003/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=255631/match=300145903/match-report.html. 14 June 2015.
  12. Web site: Caetano desistiu aos 29 anos. E os outros heróis do Mundial2011 sub20?. Caetano called it quits at the age of 29. What about the other under20 World Cup2011 heroes?. Mais Futebol. Pedro Jorge. Da Cunha. pt. 14 January 2021. 17 March 2021.
  13. Web site: Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Portuguese Honorary Orders. President of Portugal. pt. 16 March 2021.