Hélder Cristóvão
Hélder as a coach of Benfica B in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Hélder Marino Rodrigues Cristóvão | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Benfica B (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tires | |||
| 1988–1989 | Estoril | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Estoril | 81 | (5) |
| 1992–1996 | Benfica | 125 | (9) |
| 1997–2002 | Deportivo La Coruña | 67 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | → Newcastle (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Benfica | 41 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Paris Saint-Germain | 16 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | AEL 1964 | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 347 | (19) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–1992 | Portugal U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 1992–2001 | Portugal | 35 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Estoril | ||
| 2011 | Portimonense (assistant) | ||
| 2013– | Benfica B | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Hélder Marino Rodrigues Cristóvão (born 21 March 1971), known simply as Hélder as a player, is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender, and the current manager of S.L. Benfica B.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 197 games and 16 goals during eight seasons, mostly with Benfica. He also competed professionally in Spain, England, France and Greece, representing mainly Deportivo.
Hélder appeared for Portugal at Euro 1996. In 2009, he started working as a manager, going on to spend several years with Benfica's reserves.
Born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola, Hélder first attracted attention as a G.D. Estoril Praia player, moving to S.L. Benfica for the 1992–93 season where he would stay the following four-and-a-half years, mainly as a starter. In December 1996 he signed for Deportivo de La Coruña, playing 22 La Liga matches in only six months as the club finished in third position.
In November 1999, Hélder joined Newcastle United in the Premier League on loan, making 12 official appearances and scoring against in a 2–2 away draw against Sunderland in the Tyne–Wear derby the following 6 February. In that season, the Spaniards went on to conquer their first league title, with the player failing to contribute in that competition; he returned to Depor subsequently, appearing very rarely in his last year, which ended in conquest of the Copa del Rey.
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