Renato Margaça

Renato João Inácio Margaça (Greek: Ρενάτο Μαργκάσα; born 17 July 1985) is a professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta FC and the Cyprus national team. Mainly a midfielder, he can also operate as a left back.

Renato Margaça
Margaça in action for Omonia in 2014
Personal information
Full name Renato João Inácio Margaça
Date of birth (1985-07-17) 17 July 1985
Place of birth Covilhã, Portugal
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Left back
Club information
Current team
 Anorthosis
Number 28
Youth career
1994–2001 Torreense
2002–2004 Alverca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Alverca 6 (0)
2005 Fátima 6 (0)
2006–2007 Torreense 41 (10)
2007–2008 Mafra 36 (4)
2008–2010 Doxa 60 (6)
2010–2011 AEK Larnaca 31 (0)
2011–2018 Omonia 165 (11)
2018–2019 Nea Salamina 30 (1)
2019– Anorthosis 28 (1)
National team‡
2002–2003 Portugal U18 7 (0)
2003–2004 Portugal U19 4 (0)
2017–2020 Cyprus 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2019

Club career

Born in Covilhã, Margaça's input at the professional level in his country consisted of six Segunda Liga games with F.C. Alverca in 2004–05. At the end of the season the club folded, and he went on to resume his career in the lower leagues.[1]

In the summer of 2008, Margaça moved to the Cypriot First Division where he remained more than one decade. He started out at Doxa Katokopias FC, signing with AEK Larnaca FC two years later.

On 8 July 2017, six years after arriving there, 32-year-old Margaça renewed his contract with AC Omonia until June 2020.[2]

International career

At youth level, Margaça earned 11 caps for Portugal.[3] On 17 March 2017, after being awarded the country's citizenship, he was called up to the Cyprus national team,[4] making his debut five days later in a 3–1 friendly win over Kazakhstan where he was involved in two of the goals.[5][1]

Club statistics
As of 2 February 2021
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alverca 2004–05[6] Segunda Liga 6010—70
Torreense 2005–06[6] Second Division 18600—186
Fátima 2005–06[6] 6000—60
Torreense 2006–07[6] 23411—245
Mafra 2007–08[6] 36410—374
Doxa 2008–09[7] Cypriot First Division 323—323
2009–10[7] 283—283
Total 606—606
AEK Larnaca 2010–11[7] Cypriot First Division 31000—310
Omonia 2011–12[7] 191513[lower-alpha 1]0272
2012–13[7] 171302[lower-alpha 1]0221
2013–14[7] 291301[lower-alpha 1]0331
2014–15[7] 270402[lower-alpha 1]0330
2015–16[7] 181426[lower-alpha 1]0283
2016–17[7] 33440—374
2017–18[7] 22320—243
Total 1651125314020414
Nea Salamina 2018–19[7] Cypriot First Division 30120—321
Anorthosis 2019–20[7] 11010—120
2020–21[7] 1710010181
Total 2811010301
Career total 4033331415041837
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Omonia

References
  1. Rodrigues, Berta (24 March 2017). "Do Alverca e das memórias de Ronaldo e Moutinho à seleção do Chipre" [From Alverca and memories of Ronaldo and Moutinho to Cyprus national team] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. "Ανανέωση συνεργασίας με Ρενάτο Μαργκάσα" [Cooperation with Renato Margaça renewed] (in Greek). AC Omonia. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  3. "Biografia" [Biography] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. "Η κλήση της Εθνικής Ανδρών" [Men's national team callup] (in Greek). Cyprus Football Association. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. Kaperonis, Sarantos (23 March 2017). "Friendly win for Cyprus". Agona Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  6. "Margaça". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  7. "R. Margaça". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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