Nuno Miguel de Magalhães Fonseca (born 30 January 1982 in

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) is a Portuguese retired

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who played as an attacking midfielder.

Football career

Earlier in his senior career, Fonseca was under contract to both

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and S.C. Braga, but only represented its reserve sides. In 2005, he signed for

Moreirense F.C. 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 ...

in the second division, suffering relegation at the end of the season. After splitting the following years with Moreirense and

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, Fonseca moved to Romania in June 2008, signing with

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in the second level. However, after a couple of months, he terminated his contract. On 22 January of the following year, Fonseca joined PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra of Bulgaria on a three-year deal. He made his debut with his new club two days later, in a 6–0 friendly routing of

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, but appeared rarely throughout the campaign as the team finished in mid-table. Fonseca returned home in the 2009 summer, signing with division three side

Gondomar SC 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 2.4 ...

. After two seasons the 29-year-old moved abroad again, with G.D. Interclube in Angola.

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