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

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, 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

, 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.

References

External links

Profile of Nuno Marçal
1975 births Living people Portuguese men's basketball players FC Porto basketball players Sportspeople from Porto Power forwards {{Portugal-basketball-bio-stub