Nuno Santos (footballer, born 1978)

Nuno Santos
Personal information
Full name Nuno Filipe Oliveira Santos
Date of birth (1978-07-09) 9 July 1978
Place of birth Coimbra, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1989–1991 União Coimbra
1991–1997 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2005 Sporting CP 1 (0)
1997–2000 → Lourinhanense (loan) 53 (0)
2000–2003 Sporting B 31 (0)
2001–2002 → Estrela Amadora (loan) 24 (0)
2003–2005 → Penafiel (loan) 59 (0)
2005–2006 Penafiel 21 (0)
2006–2009 Vitória Guimarães 7 (0)
2009–2010 Vitória Setúbal 15 (0)
2010 Portimonense 0 (0)
2010–2011 Gil Vicente 8 (0)
2011–2012 Covilhã 21 (0)
2012–2014 Penafiel 2 (0)
2014–2015 Ribeirão 16 (0)
Total 258 (0)
National team
1997–1998 Portugal U20 12 (0)
1998–1999 Portugal U21 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nuno Filipe Oliveira Santos (born 9 July 1978) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Born in Coimbra, Baixo Mondego, Santos started his professional career with Sporting Clube de Portugal. Barred by the likes of Peter Schmeichel and Ricardo during his spell[1] he only appeared once for the first team, and was loaned to several clubs during his contract, including F.C. Penafiel in the second division in the 2003–04 season.[2]

After helping the northern side return to the Primeira Liga, Santos had his loan extended until 30 June 2005.[3] At the end of the campaign, which ended with an 11th position and the subsequent league status preservation, he was signed permanently.[4]

Subsequently, Santos joined Vitória de Guimarães, battling for second-choice duties with Serginho as Brazilian Nilson was the undisputed starter. In 2009–10 he left for Vitória de Setúbal on a free transfer, and featured in 15 matches during the season – the other goalkeeper, Mário Felgueiras, played in 14 – as the Sadinos barely avoided top flight relegation.

In the 2010 summer, Santos initially signed with Portimonense S.C. for one year.[5] However, shortly after, the deal fell through and the player joined Gil Vicente F.C. in the second level, also in a one-year contract.[6] He played the first match of the new season, a 2–1 home win against C.D. Trofense, but was replaced by Vítor Murta in the 54th minute after suffering an injury.

References

  1. ↑ "Iordanov quer terminar carreira no Sporting" [Iordanov wants to end career in Sporting]. Público (in Portuguese). 20 July 1999. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Relatório e Contas 2003/04" [Annual report 2003/04] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 28 October 2004. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "Relatório e Contas 1º Semestre 2004/05" [Half-year report 2004/05] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Relatório e Contas 2004/05" [Annual report 2004/05] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "O guarda redes Nuno Santos é jogador do Portimonense" [Goalkeeper Nuno Santos is a Portimonense player] (in Portuguese). Portimonense SC. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "Nuno Santos assina por uma época" [Nuno Santos signs for one season] (in Portuguese). Gil Vicente FC. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
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