António Nogueira (footballer, born 1963)

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

António Nogueira
Personal information
Full name António José Nogueira dos Santos
Date of birth (1963-09-21) 21 September 1963
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1978–1980 Boa Hora
1980–1982 Belenenses
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1983 Tires
1983–1984 Vialonga
1984–1987 Oriental 45 (3)
1987–1988 Sacavenense 26 (1)
1988–1989 Académico Viseu 34 (1)
1989–1990 Fafe 27 (1)
1990–1991 Penafiel 36 (2)
1991–1995 Boavista 117 (4)
1995–1997 Vitória Setúbal 47 (2)
Total 332 (14)
National team
1991–1994 Portugal 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

António Nogueira: International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 October 1991Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg0–11–1Friendly
219 June 1993Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal Malta1–04–01994 World Cup qualification
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