Hélder is a given name in Portuguese. The unrelated German-Jewish surname "Helder" is also given the accent in Portuguese, such as the Portuguese poet Herberto Hélder (1930-). The name is sometimes confused with Heitor. People named Hélder include: * Hélder Fragueiro Antunes, a Portugues-American executive *

Hélder Barbosa Hélder Jorge Leal Rodrigues Barbosa (born 25 May 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Varzim S.C. as a left winger. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 148 matches and 19 goals, mainly for Braga (three seasons) and Acadé ...

(born 1987), Portuguese footballer *

Hélder Cabral Hélder José Vaz Cabral (born 7 May 1984) is a Portugal, Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left back for S.C. Olhanense. Club career Born in Peniche, Portugal, Pen ...

(born 1984), Portuguese footballer *

Hélder Catalão Hélder Joaquim Máximo Catalão, known as Hélder (born 1 May 1955) is a former Portuguese football player. He played 17 seasons and 335 games in the Primeira Liga for Braga, Académico de Viseu, Beira-Mar and Académica de Coimbra. Club c ...

(born 1955), Portuguese footballer * Hélder Cristóvão (born 1971), Angola-born Portuguese footballer, often just called Hélder *

Hélder Costa Hélder Wander Sousa de Azevedo e Costa (born 12 January 1994) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Leeds United. Initially representing Portugal at youth and senior level, in 2021 he opted to represent the A ...

(born 1994), Angola-born Portuguese footballer *

Hélder Costa (playwright) Hélder Costa (born 1939, in Grândola Grândola () is a town (''vila'') and municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 14,826, in an area of 825.94 km2. Included in this municipality is Tróia (part of Carv ...

(born 1939), Portuguese dramatist, formerly exiled in Paris *

Hélder Muianga Hélder Carlos Muianga (born 28 September 1976), commonly known as Mano-Mano, is a Mozambican retired footballer who played in Mozambique for Costa do Sol and Desportivo de Maputo, in South Africa for Manning Rangers, Black Leopards, Dynamos FC ...

(born 1976), Mozambican football player *

Hélder Esteves Hélder Esteves (born 1 July 1977) is a Portuguese former football striker and current manager. Coaching career After retiring in the summer 2016, Esteves became manager of Annecy FC, after having played as a playing assistant manager for the l ...

(born 1977), Portuguese football striker *

Helder Francisco Malauene Helder Francisco Malauene is a Mozambican politician. He is a member of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent o ...

, Mozambican politician *

Hélder Macedo Hélder Malta Macedo ( Krugersdorp, November 1935) is a Portuguese writer. His father was a colonial administrator in Zambézia, Mozambique, where Macedo grew up till the age of 12. His opposition to the Salazar regime The ''Estado Novo'' ...

(born 1935), Portuguese literary scholar and writer * Hélder Maurílio (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Hélder Prista Monteiro (1922–1994), Portuguese absurdist playwright * Hélder Graça Neto (born 1982), Angolan footballer * Hélder Postiga (born 1982), Portuguese footballer * Hélder Lima Queiroz (born 1963), Brazilian zoologist *

Hélder Rosário Hélder Miguel do Rosário (born 9 March 1980; ) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Born in Lisbon of Cape Verdean descent, Rosário started playing professionally with Sporting CP's ...

(born 1980), Portuguese footballer * Hélder Ribeiro Silva (born 1991), Brazilian footballer

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Helder Portuguese masculine given names

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