Nuno Ricardo Oliveira Marçal (born 14 November 1975 in

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) is a retired Portuguese basketball player. He played as a forward.

Professional career

He first played at FC Porto, from 1992/93 to 1998/99, moving then to

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, in

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, for 1999/00. He returned to FC Porto, where he played from 2000/01 to 2002/03. Marçal was assigned to Oliveirense, for 2003/04, moving to Spain after that, where he went to represent

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(2004/05) and

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(2005/06). Marçal is now playing again at FC Porto, since 2006/07. One of the best Portuguese basketball players, he is a regular at

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, counting currently 66 caps. He missed the

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, due to an injury. He played again at the

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qualifiers. Starting from 2012, Marçal started playing with Maia Basket Clube. In the 2014–15 season, Marçal was named the LPB Most Valuable Player.Nuno Marçal fecha o ano como MVP da Liga
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1975 births Living people Portuguese men's basketball players FC Porto basketball players Sportspeople from Porto Power forwards {{Portugal-basketball-bio-stub