Jaime Miguel Linares (born 21 May 1982) is an

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who plays for

C.R.D. Libolo Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo, usually known simply as Recreativo do Libolo, is an Angolan multisport club based in Libolo, Cuanza Sul Province. History has it that C.R.D. Libolo resulted as a merger of three different clubs in the vill ...

as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Vila Real, Portugal to Angolan parents, Linares started playing football for Associação Desportiva e Cultural Escola Diogo Cão, joining S.C. Vila Real at the age of 14 and finishing his youth career with

Boavista FC Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista (), is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903 by British entrepreneurs and Portuguese textile workers (thus the "FC" being appended – the British way as oppos ...

. He made his senior debut with another northern club,

Gondomar S.C. Gondomar Sport Club is a Portuguese football club based in Gondomar, Porto District. Founded on 1 May 1921, it currently plays in the fourth-tier Campeonato de Portugal, holding home games at '' Estádio de São Miguel'', with a capacity of 2.45 ...

of the

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. In the following four seasons, Linares continued to play in the third level, but also competed in

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with

Leça F.C. Leça Futebol Clube, better known as Leça FC or simply Leça, is a Portuguese football club located in the town of Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos. Founded in 1912, it had a spell in the top-flight Primeira Liga between 1995 and 1998, when it w ...

and

A.D. Ovarense Associação Desportiva Ovarense commonly known as simply as Ovarense is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Ovar, Aveiro. The club was founded on 19 December 1921. It currently plays at the Estádio Marques da Silva which they have playe ...

. On early morning 16 May 2005 he was involved in a traffic accident with four other players, most notably

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and

Nélson Marcos Nélson Augusto Tomar Marcos (born 10 June 1983), known simply as Nélson, is a Cape Verdean-born Portuguese Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right back. After making a name for himself ...

, but suffered only minor injuries. Linares then played in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with CA Bordj Bou Arréridj, spending three seasons with the side. Subsequently, he returned to the land of his ancestors and signed for Progresso Associação do

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International career

Linares was part of the Angolan squad at the

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. There, on 22 January, at the age of almost 30, he made his international debut, playing the last seconds of the 2–1 group stage win against

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Linares, Jaime 1982 births Living people People from Vila Real, Portugal Angolan footballers Association football midfielders Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Boavista F.C. players Gondomar S.C. players Leça F.C. players S.C. Lusitânia players A.D. Ovarense players S.C. Dragões Sandinenses players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players CA Bordj Bou Arréridj players Girabola players Progresso Associação do Sambizanga players C.R.D. Libolo players Angola international footballers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players Angolan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Algeria Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Algeria