Nuno Marçal

Nuno Ricardo Oliveira Marçal (born 14 November 1975 in Campanhã) is a retired Portuguese basketball player. He played as a forward.

Nuno Marçal
Maia
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1975-11-14) November 14, 1975
Campanhã, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight99 kg (218 lb)
Career information
Playing career1992–2018
Career history
1992–1999Porto
1999–2000Fuenlabrada
2000–2003Porto
2003–2004Oliveirense
2004–2005CB Murcia
2005–2006Ciudad de Huelva
2006–2012Porto
2012–2018Maia Basket
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

He first played at FC Porto, from 1992/93 to 1998/99, moving then to Fuenlabrada, in Spain, for 1999/00. He returned to FC Porto, where he played from 2000/01 to 2002/03. Marçal was assigned to Oliveirense, for 2003/04, moving to Spain after that, where he went to represent Murcia (2004/05) and Huelva (2005/06). Marçal is now playing again at FC Porto, since 2006/07.

One of the best Portuguese basketball players, he is a regular at Portugal, counting currently 66 caps. He missed the EuroBasket 2007, due to an injury. He played again at the EuroBasket 2009 qualifiers.

Starting from 2012, Marçal started playing with Maia Basket Clube. In the 2014–15 season, Marçal was named the LPB Most Valuable Player.[1]

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