Artur Moreira

Artur Filipe Bernardes Moreira (born 18 February 1984), known simply as Artur, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Artur
Personal information
Full name Artur Filipe Bernardes Moreira[1]
Date of birth (1984-02-18) 18 February 1984[1]
Place of birth Cacia, Portugal[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1998 Taboeira
1998–1999 Académica
1999–2000 Taboeira
2000–2003 Beira-Mar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2012 Beira-Mar 154 (19)
2004 → Gafanha (loan)
2007 → Avanca (loan) 13 (1)
2012–2014 Chornomorets 5 (0)
2013–2014 → Marítimo (loan) 43 (3)
2014–2017 Arouca 83 (1)
2017–2020 Beira-Mar 78 (21)
2020–2021 Santa Cruz Alvarenga 6 (0)
2021–2023 Beira-Mar 49 (8)
Total 431 (53)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 187 matches and 13 goals over nine seasons, at the service of Beira-Mar, Marítimo and Arouca. He also played professionally in Ukraine, with Chornomorets.

Club career

Born in Cacia, Aveiro, Artur joined S.C. Beira-Mar as a 16-year-old. He made his Primeira Liga debut with the local club on 12 December 2004 in a 1–3 home loss against Moreirense F.C. where he came on as a late substitute,[2] one of just three appearances during the relegation-ending season.

In the 2009–10 campaign, Artur scored eight goals to help the team return to the top division as champions under Leonardo Jardim.[3][4] The following two, he totalled a further nine.

On 1 January 2013, following a very brief spell in the Ukrainian Premier League with FC Chornomorets Odesa, Artur was loaned to C.S. Marítimo of the Portuguese top tier.[5] On 9 June 2014, he signed a permanent two-year contract at F.C. Arouca of the same league,[6] scoring his only goal for the latter side on 2 April 2016 in a 3–2 home victory over Académica de Coimbra.[7]

Artur returned to Beira-Mar aged 33, with the club now in the regional championships.[8]

References
  1. "Artur Moreira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. "Aveirenses aniquilados" [Men from Aveiro annihilated]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 13 December 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. "Beira-Mar-Carregado, 1–0: Festa aveirense com golo de Kanu" [Beira-Mar-Carregado, 1–0: Aveirense party with goal from Kanu]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 May 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. "Beira Mar campeão – a análise" [Beira Mar champions – the analysis] (in Portuguese). Desportubol. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. "Artur: ídolo no Beira-Mar agora na Madeira" [Artur: idol at Beira-Mar now in Madeira]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 1 January 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  6. Bastos, André (9 June 2014). "Artur é o terceiro reforço" [Artur is addition number three]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. Sousa, Francisco (2 April 2016). "Arouca-Académica, 3–2 (crónica)" [Arouca-Académica, 3–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  8. Pereira, Sérgio (1 September 2017). "Artur deixa Arouca para jogar no Beira Mar, dos distritais de Aveiro" [Artur leaves Arouca to play in Beira Mar, of the Aveiro regionals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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