Márcio Nuno Ornelas Abreu (born 25 April 1980) is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a winger.

Football career

After arriving in 1989 at hometown's

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, and going on to represent its every youth sides, Abreu never settled in the first team, constantly bouncing between that squad and the reserves. In 2004, he was released and joined Madeira neighbours A.D. Camacha in the third division, the same as Marítimo B. Abreu signed in the summer of 2007 with

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n club PSFC Chernomorets Burgas, being regularly used during his three-and-a-half-season spell. In February 2011 he was transferred to

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, freshly promoted to the

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. On 6 February 2011, Abreu participated in his first game for his new team, playing the first 72 minutes in the 2–2 friendly draw with

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's SC Tavriya Simferopol. His first official appearance came exactly one month later, against

FC Amkar Perm FC Amkar Perm (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб "Амка́р" Пермь ) is a professional football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm. It was a participant in second-tier football from 1995 and ...

for the campaign's Russian Cup (120 minutes played, 1–0 win); his league debut occurred six days later, in a 0–0 draw at

FC Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founde ...

. On 10 June 2011, Abreu scored his first goal for Krasnodar, in a 3–1 away success against

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. He left at the end of 2013–14, signing with fellow league club FC Torpedo Moscow shortly after but retiring from the game shortly after for family reasons. After two years of inactivity, 36-year-old Abreu returned to football with former club Camacha, still in the third level.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abreu, Marcio 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Funchal Portuguese footballers Madeiran footballers Association football wingers Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players C.S. Marítimo players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Chernomorets Burgas players Russian Premier League players FC Krasnodar players FC Torpedo Moscow players A.D. Camacha players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Russia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Russia