Simão Sabrosa
Simão playing for Beşiktaş in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Constantim, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Diogo Cão | ||
| 1992–1997 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Sporting CP | 53 | (12) |
| 1999–2001 | Barcelona | 46 | (3) |
| 2001–2007 | Benfica | 172 | (75) |
| 2007–2010 | Atlético Madrid | 113 | (20) |
| 2011–2012 | Beşiktaş | 46 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Espanyol | 60 | (3) |
| 2015 | NorthEast United | 10 | (3) |
| Total | 500 | (124) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2000 | Portugal U21 | 15 | (8) |
| 1998–2010 | Portugal | 85 | (22) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2015. |
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Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, OIH (born 31 October 1979), known mononymously as Simão (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈmɐ̃w̃]), is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a left winger, with dribbling and set piece skills as primary attributes.
Having played in his country for two of the three biggest teams in the nation, Benfica and Sporting, he also spent several years of his professional career in Spain, notably with Atlético Madrid. He won the 2004–05 national championship with the first club and the 2010 Europa League with the third, amongst other accolades.
Over a 12-year span, Simão represented Portugal in two World Cups and as many European Championships, helping it finish second at Euro 2004 and reach the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup.
Born in the village of Constantim in Vila Real, Simão started his career at Sporting Clube de Portugal, whose youth system had just produced Luís Figo – and later Cristiano Ronaldo.
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