Felipe Carvalho Nogueira (born 10 June 1983) is a former

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ian

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Career

After graduating from Santos youth football system, Felipe played professional football as a defender. He played in the

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with Uberaba Sport Club,

Araxá Esporte Clube Araxá Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Araxá, is a currently inactive Brazilian football club based in Araxá, Minas Gerais. It last played in the Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão, the third tier of the Minas Gerais state football leagu ...

Nacional Futebol Clube (MG) Nacional Futebol Clube, commonly known as Nacional de Uberaba, is a Brazilian football team based in Uberaba Uberaba () is a city in the state of Minas Gerais, southeast Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Highlands at above sea level on ...

, and

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. He also had spells with Francana and

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. After he retired from playing in February 2014, Felipe trained to become a football manager, initially working as an assistant manager at former clubs Nacional and Uberaba. By 2018, Felipe had started his own business and declined an opportunity to rejoin Uberaba as assistant manager.

College

Nogueira played

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for Lincoln Memorial University. His strength combined with his athleticism and skills make him an excellent defender. In his freshman year of college, Felipe Nogueira already established himself as one of the top defenders in the nation. Nogueira became the defender with the most goals scored all time of the Lincoln Memorial University soccer program. After 3 seasons played at the NCAA, Felipe Nogueira won the following individual awards, including: As a

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: * NCAA Appalachian Region All-Tournament * NCAA First Team All-Region * LMU Defensive Player of the year As a

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: * Pre-season SAC All-Conference * First Team SAC All Conference * NCAA Appalachian Region All-Tournament * First Team NCAA All-Region * First Team Daktronics All-American * SAC Player of the week (October 9, 2007) As a Junior: * Pre Season SAC All-Conference * First Team SAC All-Conference * SAC All-Tournament Team * First Team Daktronics All-Region * First Team NSCAA All-Region * All-American Honorable Mention * LMU Athlete of the year * LMU defensive player of the year

Career statistics

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Personal

Felipe is the son of former Uberaba Sport Club director, Ernani Nogueira.

References

1983 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders USL League Two players Santos FC players Associação Atlética Francana players Uberaba Sport Club players Atlanta Silverbacks U23's players Baton Rouge Capitals players Araxá Esporte Clube players Guarani Esporte Clube (MG) players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Sportspeople from Uberaba {{Brazil-footy-bio-stub