Abel Ferreira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Penafiel, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
|
Braga B (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1997 | Penafiel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Penafiel | 63 | (4) |
| 2000–2004 | Vitória Guimarães | 80 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Braga | 43 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Sporting CP | 111 | (2) |
| Total | 297 | (7) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2013 | Sporting CP (juniors) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Sporting B | ||
| 2015– | Braga B | ||
| 2016 | Braga (interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira (born 22 December 1978 in Penafiel), known simply as Abel, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back, and the current manager of S.C. Braga B.
After emerging through hometown club F.C. Penafiel's youth ranks, Abel developed while at Vitória de Guimarães where he made his Primeira Liga debuts, then switched to another Minho club for the 2004–05 season, S.C. Braga.
In January 2006 Abel transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal, in a two-way loan deal involving Wender, a Brazilian who already had represented the northerners. The move was made permanent before the 2006–07 campaign.
On 27 November 2007 Abel scored a spectacular goal against Manchester United, in a UEFA Champions League group stage 1–2 away loss. During that season he was also called up for the Portuguese national team, but did not make his debut.
From 2008–09 onwards, Abel began having stiff competition from Brazilian Pedro Silva, a situation which was aggravated with the January 2010 purchase of Braga's João Pereira.
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