Nuno Miguel Figueiredo Afonso (born 6 October 1974) is a Portuguese former

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who played as a central defender.Campeão no Benfica é mestre do padel em Salamanca
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Club career

Afonso was born in Oeiras, Lisbon metropolitan area. During his professional career, he represented S.L. Benfica (being part of the squad that

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the

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title),

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S.C. Campomaiorense Sporting Clube Campomaiorense, more commonly known as Campomaiorense, is a Portuguese football club from Campo Maior, Portalegre District. The club was founded on the 1 July 1926. The club currently plays at the Estádio Capitão Cesar Correia whi ...

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(two spells),

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and

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, having abroad stints with UD Salamanca – contributing with only 157 minutes to a 1997 second division promotion – and

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(also in Spain), retiring at only 28. In his country's top level, Afonso amassed totals of 88 games and one goal over seven seasons.

International career

Afonso was a member of the Portuguese team that reached fourth place at the

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in Atlanta, Georgia. He also represented the nation at the

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, in an eventual group stage exit following three losses.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Afonso, Nuno 1974 births Living people People from Oeiras, Portugal Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players S.L. Benfica footballers C.F. Os Belenenses players S.C. Campomaiorense players Vitória F.C. players C.S. Marítimo players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players C.D. Aves players U.D. Oliveirense players Segunda División players Segunda División B players UD Salamanca players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers of Portugal Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Sportspeople from Lisbon District