Luís Miguel Coimbra Aurélio (born 17 August 1988) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a midfielder for FC Castrense.

Club career

Born in Beja, Aurélio played his early years as a senior in the lower leagues, starting with FC Castrense in the regional championships then representing, in quick succession,

U.D. Santana União Desportiva de Santana, known as Santana, is a Portuguese football club from Santana, Madeira. Founded in 1981, it currently holds home games at ''Manuel Marques da Trindade'', with a capacity of 3,000 seats. Santana was first promoted to ...

Moreirense FC Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

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and

C.D. Tondela Clube Desportivo de Tondela () is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Tondela, located in Viseu District, and play in the Estádio João Cardoso ...

in the

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. In the 2011–12 season, with the latter club, he contributed 23 games and one goal as it promoted to the second tier for the first time ever. Aurélio made his professional debut on 12 August 2012, playing the first half of a 2–2 home draw against

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. He scored a career-best eight goals in that campaign, helping the team easily retain their newly acquired status; highlights included a hat-trick in the 3–0 away victory over

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on 3 February 2013. In the 2013 off-season, Aurélio returned to Moreirense who now competed in division two. He netted twice in 19 starts in his

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, in a return to the

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after a one-year absence. Aurélio's maiden appearance in the Portuguese top flight took place on 21 September 2014, when he came as a 68th-minute substitute in a 3–1 away loss to S.L. Benfica. It was to be one of only two competitive matches for the

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-based side, as in January 2015 he left to sign with

C.D. Nacional Clube Desportivo Nacional, commonly known as Nacional and sometimes Nacional da Madeira (), is a Portuguese football club based in Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Founded on 8 December 1910, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, Portug ...

. In his first full season in

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, Aurélio scored three times from 28 games, helping to an 11th-place finish. In the following summer, the free agent joined

C.D. Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their chair ...

also in the top division. Aurélio spent the following years in the Romanian Liga I, with CS Gaz Metan Mediaș and CFR Cluj.

International career

In April 2009, whilst at Santana, Aurélio was called to the Portugal under-21 side by manager

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. He never won any caps at any level, however.

Personal life

Aurélio's twin brother, João, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He played most of his career with Nacional, where they shared teams.

Honours

Moreirense * Segunda Liga: 2013–14 CFR Cluj * Liga I: 2019–20,

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aurelio, Luis 1988 births Living people People from Beja, Portugal Portuguese twins Sportspeople from Beja District Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players C.D. Beja players Moreirense F.C. players C.D. Tondela players C.D. Nacional players C.D. Feirense players Académica de Coimbra (football) players Liga I players CS Gaz Metan Mediaș players CFR Cluj players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania