Diogo Carreira (born December 2, 1978) is a retired Portuguese

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player. A

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, Carreira spent his entire career in his home-country, being mostly associated with

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, Belenenses and Benfica, winning several honours with the latter.

Career

Born in

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, Carreira interested in basketball was sparked by a cousin, who took him to

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, where he started competing at age 9. In 1997, he started his professional career in the basketball section of telecommunications company,

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, staying for one season, before moving to

. After two seasons with the Seixal team, he returned to

, where he won his first

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title, and made his first cap for the

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. In 2002, the 23-year-old had his first spell at his hometown club, Barreirense, representing them for one year, before returning to Seixal for a second stint, in the season immediately after. In 2004, he moved clubs again, joining Barreirense for a second time, again for just one year, as he left for Belenenses on 15 June 2005. In 2008, Carreira moved to Benfica, helping in the resurgence of the club, winning multiple league and cup titles, and competing in European basket in the 2010-11 and 2014-15 editions of the

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. He underwent surgery in his right knee in the summer of 2015, which caused him to miss the first half of the 2015–16 season, only returning to competition in February 2016. He retired at the end of the season at age 37, after eight years with Benfica.

Personal life

In August 2009, Carreira was one of the first Portuguese to contract

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, in an

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that started in the club youth ranks. Less than a year later, he was diagnosed with a

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, adjacent to his right ear. After it was surgically removed, Carreira made a full recovery.

Honours

;Benfica * Portuguese League (6): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 *

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: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 * League Cup / Hugo dos Santos Cup: 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 *

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(6): 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 * António Pratas Trophy: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16 * Portugal-Angola Supercup: 2009–10

References

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