Nuno Espírito Santo
Nuno in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Porto (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Santoantoniense | ||
| 1986–1987 | Quimigal | ||
| 1987–1991 | Caçadores Torreenses | ||
| 1991–1992 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Vitória Guimarães | 34 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | → Vila Real (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 1997–2002 | Deportivo La Coruña | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | → Mérida (loan) | 69 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Osasuna (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Porto | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Dynamo Moscow | 11 | (0) |
| 2007 | Aves | 15 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Porto | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 199 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1996 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2014 | Rio Ave | ||
| 2014–2015 | Valencia | ||
| 2016– | Porto | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnunu (ɨ)ʃˈpiɾitu ˈsɐ̋tu]; born 25 January 1974), known simply as Nuno as a player, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the current manager of FC Porto.
During his career he first made a name for himself in Spain, playing for three teams in five years. He later represented Porto in his country, albeit with little impact, and also played professionally in Russia.
Nuno was part of the Portuguese squad at Euro 2008, but never won a cap for the national team. In 2012, he became a manager, leading Rio Ave to both domestic cup finals in 2014 before taking the reins at Valencia.
Born in São Tomé, Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe, Nuno started his football career with Vitória S.C. in Guimarães, battling from age 20 with veteran Neno for first-choice status. In January 1997 he was acquired by La Liga's Deportivo de La Coruña, but would spend three of his six seasons in Galicia on loan, backing up Jacques Songo'o (1996–98) and José Francisco Molina (2001–02) when he was part of the team.
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