Francisco Miguel Franco Antunes Gomes (born 2 June 1988), commonly known as Chico, is a Portuguese professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Club career
Born in
Torres Vedras
Torres Vedras () is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Lisbon, approximately north of the capital Lisbon in the Oeste region, in the Centro of Portugal. The population was 83,075, in an area of .
History
In 1148, Afonso I took ...
,
Lisbon District
Lisbon District ( pt, Distrito de Lisboa, ) is a district located along the western coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Lisbon, which is also the national capital. From its creation until 1926, it included the area of the cur ...
, Chico spent five of his formative years at
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...
, then competed in the
third division until the age of 23, in representation of four clubs. He first appeared in the
Segunda Liga in the
2011–12 season with
Moreirense FC
Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...
, starting in all of his league appearances to help the team return to the
Primeira Liga after a seven-year absence.
On 15 July 2013, after a
further campaign in division two, with
Portimonense SC
Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese sports club based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, it is most notable for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. It a ...
, Chico signed a contract with
Bulgaria
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n club
PSFC Chernomorets Burgas
PSFC Chernomorets Burgas ( bg, ПСФК Черноморец Бургас) or simply Chernomorets ( bg, Черноморец) was a Bulgarian football club from the city of Burgas. The club never won any major competition, its most notable achi ...
after a successful one-week trial. His first top-flight match occurred four days later, when he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against
PFC Cherno More Varna
Cherno More ( bg, Черно Море) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in the city of Varna, which currently competes in Bulgaria's primary football competition, the First League. Founded on March 3, 1913, as an asso ...
for the
First Professional Football League
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.
Subsequently, Chico returned to his country's second tier, representing in quick succession
C.F. União,
C.D. Aves
Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...
and
C.D. Cova da Piedade
Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade is a football club established in the parish of Cova da Piedade, municipality of Almada, Portugal.
History
Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade was founded on 28 January 1947, resulting from the merge between União ...
. In late September 2017 the 29-year-old moved abroad again, joining
Czech First League
The Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Seasons typically r ...
side
FC Zbrojovka Brno
FC Zbrojovka Brno is a professional football club based in the city of Brno, South Moravia, Czech Republic and named after Zbrojovka Brno, a firearms manufacturer. Founded in 1913 as SK Židenice, the club later became known as Zbrojovka Brno. Br ...
as a
free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is a ...
.
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
People from Torres Vedras
Portuguese footballers
Association football defenders
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
G.D. Tourizense players
FC Pampilhosa players
S.C.U. Torreense players
Moreirense F.C. players
Portimonense S.C. players
C.F. União players
C.D. Aves players
C.D. Cova da Piedade players
Amora F.C. players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
PFC Chernomorets Burgas players
Czech First League players
FC Zbrojovka Brno players
Portuguese expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Sportspeople from Lisbon District