Maniche
Maniche in 2009
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| 1989–1996 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Benfica | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Alverca | 78 | (10) | ||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Benfica | 54 | (11) | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | Benfica B | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Porto | 80 | (16) | ||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Dynamo Moscow | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | → Chelsea (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Atlético Madrid | 64 | (7) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | → Inter Milan (loan) | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | 1. FC Köln | 26 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Sporting CP | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| Total | 347 | (50) | |||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Portugal U21 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2003–2009 | Portugal | 53 | (7) | ||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Paços Ferreira (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Académica (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro, OIH (born 11 November 1977), known as Maniche (Portuguese pronunciation: [maˈniʃɨ], or less commonly [maˈnik(ɨ)]), is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Known for his teamwork, stamina and powerful shot, he received his nickname after Benfica's 1980s Danish forward Michael Manniche.
He played top-flight football in Portugal, Russia, England, Spain, Italy and Germany. In 2004 he helped Porto win the Champions League, one of eight major trophies conquered with that club. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 177 games and 31 goals over the course of seven seasons.
Maniche won 53 caps for Portugal, representing the nation at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup and finishing runner-up in the former competition.
Born in Lisbon, Maniche played youth football for local S.L. Benfica. After three seasons with neighbouring F.C. Alverca, who acted as the former's farm team, he returned to Benfica, where he initially played as a winger.
Following disciplinary problems at Benfica, Maniche was signed by José Mourinho for FC Porto. The manager made him a key member of his sides, reconverting him to central midfielder.
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