Hélder Miguel do Rosário (born 9 March 1980; ) is a Portuguese former professional
footballer
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who played as a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Club career
Born in
Lisbon of
Cape Verdean descent, Rosário started playing professionally with
Sporting CP
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's
farm team
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,
S.C. Lourinhanense, then had a stint with the
former's reserves. From 2001 to 2003, he had spells in the
Segunda Liga with
F.C. Maia
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and
S.C. Farense.
Rosário made his
Primeira Liga debut in the
2003–04 season with
C.F. Os Belenenses, also scoring in a 3–1 away loss against
S.L. Benfica
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Founded on 28 February 1904 as ''Sport Lisboa'', Be ...
in
the semi-finals of the
Taça de Portugal
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. In the following three years he was an important defensive element with
Boavista FC, always in the
Portuguese top flight.
Alongside countrymen
Eliseu
Eliseu Pereira dos Santos (born 1 October 1983), known simply as Eliseu (), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played either as a left back or left winger.
After starting out at Belenenses, he went on to spend most of his c ...
and
Paulo Jorge, Rosário joined
Málaga CF of the Spanish
Segunda División for
2007–08, and would only miss three league games – out of 42 – during the campaign, adding goals in home matches against
Córdoba CF (4–1 win) and
Hércules CF (4–6 defeat, also being
sent off
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) as the
Andalusia
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club returned to
La Liga
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after two years.
Rosário struggled with injuries and weight problems during his third year at the
La Rosaleda Stadium
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, and made just
two appearances in the
Copa del Rey
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in the first part of
the season. His league return only took place on 18 April 2010, in the 0–0 home draw with
Real Valladolid
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The club c ...
.
In early 2011, Rosário and his compatriot
Edinho were deemed surplus to requirements, being restricted to training with the first team. On 30 June 2012 his contract expired and he left, signing the following month with
SD Ponferradina
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in the second tier. He left at the end of
the campaign, having failed to play any games due to several physical ailments.
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1980 births
Living people
Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
Black Portuguese sportspeople
Portuguese footballers
Footballers from Lisbon
Association football defenders
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
Sporting CP B players
F.C. Maia players
S.C. Farense players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
Boavista F.C. players
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Málaga CF players
SD Ponferradina players
Portuguese expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain