Vítor Hugo Rosário Mendes Correia (born 20 May 1984) is a Portuguese

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who plays as a defender for Olho Marinho and the Portugal national team.

Career

Born in

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, Vitor Hugo started his career in amateur club, União e Progresso da Venda Nova, competing there from age 23 to age 25. In 2009, he moved to Associação de Moradores de Santo António dos Cavaleiros, in the

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parish. He arrived at first tier to 2011, to represent Leões de Porto Salvo, where he quickly caught the attention of Benfica, which signed him for the following season. At Benfica, Vítor Hugo won a supercup in his first year, but suffered a fractured

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on a match against Sporting on 16 June 2013. He was sidelined for 21 months, reappearing on 11 March 2015, helping the club win the league and Portuguese cup, before leaving the club on 17 June 2015. After a brief spell in Italy, at

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, he returned to Portugal to play for Olho Marinho in the second tier.

Honours

;Benfica * Liga Portuguesa: 2014–15 *

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: 2014–15 * Supertaça de Portugal: 2012

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vitor Hugo 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Lisbon Portuguese men's futsal players S.L. Benfica (futsal) players