Briguel

Nuno Miguel Pereira Sousa (born 8 March 1979), known as Briguel, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right back.

Briguel
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Pereira Sousa
Date of birth (1979-03-08) 8 March 1979
Place of birth Funchal, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1989–1998 Marítimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2015 Marítimo B 77 (2)
2000–2016 Marítimo 258 (2)
Total 335 (4)
National team
2001–2002 Portugal U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Born in Funchal, Madeira, Briguel – his nickname derived from former German international defender Hans-Peter Briegel, who also played in his position – spent his entire career in the green and red colours of hometown's C.S. Marítimo.[1] He made his first-team and Primeira Liga debut to kickstart the 2000–01 season, against F.C. Alverca (0–0 away draw, 90 minutes played).[2][3]

Briguel also played five times for the Portugal under-21 side, though never an undisputed starter at Marítimo (years after being promoted to the first team, he continued appearing in the odd match for the reserves). He retired at the end of the 2015–16 campaign at the age of 37, after having contributed ten matches to a 13th-place finish; on 17 December 2014, he reached the 700th-game mark with his only club.[4]

Subsequently, Briguel worked as Marítimo's director of football.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. Aleixo, Mário (31 July 2015). "Totti e Briguel dois casos de amor ao clube de sempre" [Totti and Briguel two cases of love to same club] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. "Alverca-Marítimo, 0–0: Para começo de temporada um bom petisco... sem sal" [Alverca-Marítimo, 0–0: A good snack to start the season... a saltless one]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 August 2000. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. "Rentabilizar a "prata da casa"" [Make the best of "homegrown talent"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2000. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. "Jogo 700 de Briguel" [Game 700 for Briguel]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 December 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. "Briguel acredita numa noite "à Marítimo"" [Briguel believes in “one of those nights for Marítimo”] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. "Documentação afasta Zainadine e promove Nanu" [Paperwork pushes Zainadine away and promotes Nanu]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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