Nuno Laranjeiro

Nuno Filipe Rodrigues Laranjeiro (born 18 January 1983) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right or left-back.

Nuno Laranjeiro
Personal information
Full name Nuno Filipe Rodrigues Laranjeiro[1]
Date of birth (1983-01-18) 18 January 1983[1]
Place of birth Ourém, Portugal[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
1993–1996 Atlético Ouriense
1996–1998 Sporting CP
1998–2002 União Leiria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 União Leiria 108 (3)
2008–2011 Leixões 45 (2)
2011–2012 Fátima 26 (7)
2012–2013 Freamunde 38 (5)
2013–2014 Chaves 6 (0)
2014–2015 União Leiria 20 (0)
2015–2019 Fátima 104 (18)
Total 347 (35)
International career
2003–2004 Portugal U20 6 (0)
2004 Portugal U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played 145 Primeira Liga matches over nine seasons (four goals), at the service of União de Leiria (seven years) and Leixões (two).

Club career

Born in Ourém, Santarém District, Laranjeiro started his career at U.D. Leiria in 2001–02, becoming a first-team regular two seasons later, with the club always in the Primeira Liga.[2]

In the 2007–08 campaign, he scored two goals from the penalty spot in the UEFA Intertoto Cup match against FK Hajduk Kula, as his team made it to the UEFA Cup on a 4–2 aggregate (1–0 defeat, 4–1 home win).[3]

In August 2008, upon Leiria's relegation, Laranjeiro joined another top-flight struggler, Matosinhos' Leixões SC,[4] starting most of his debut season to help them finish in sixth position.[5] After only eight Segunda Liga matches in 2010–11, he left the club and signed for C.D. Fátima of the third division.[6]

Until his retirement in 2019 at the age of 36, Laranjeiro competed mainly in the second and third tiers, representing S.C. Freamunde, G.D. Chaves, Leiria[7] and Fátima.[8] Immediately afterwards, he was appointed his last club's director of football.[9][10]

References
  1. "Laranjeiro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. Gouveia, Ricardo (9 December 2003). "Selecção B: "Gostava de estar no Europeu", diz Laranjeiro" [B national team: "I'd like to go to Euro", says Laranjeiro] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. "Futebol: Leiria vence Hajduk Kula e apura-se para pré-eliminatória da Taça UEFA" [Football: Leiria beat Hajduk Kula and qualify for UEFA Cup play-off round] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. "Laranjeiro é reforço na defesa" [Laranjeiro is a defensive addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 August 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. Martins, Arnaldo (24 May 2009). "Leixões: Sexto lugar confirmado" [Leixões: Sixth place confirmed]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. "Laranjeiro e Rafael Porcellis fecham plantel" [Laranjeiro and Rafael Porcellis complete squad] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  7. Roque, José (8 August 2014). "Seis anos depois Laranjeiro regressou onde tudo começou" [Six years later Laranjeiro returns to where it all started] (in Portuguese). Futebol Distrital de Leiria. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  8. Beirão, Ricardo (16 August 2016). "Futebol: Plantel sénior do Centro Desportivo de Fátima 2016–2017 (fotos)" [Football: Centro Desportivo de Fátima 2016–2017 senior squad (photos)] (in Portuguese). Médio Tejo. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  9. Santiago, Jorge (18 May 2019). "Futebol | Nuno Laranjeiro pendura as chuteiras e aceita novo desafio no Fátima" [Football | Nuno Laranjeiro hangs up boots and takes on new challenge at Fátima] (in Portuguese). Médio Tejo. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  10. Fonseca, Mário Rui (5 December 2019). "Futebol | Akil Momade é o novo treinador do Fátima" [Football | Akil Momade is the new manager of Fátima] (in Portuguese). Médio Tejo. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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