António Nogueira (footballer, Born 1963)
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António José Nogueira dos Santos (born 21 September 1963), known as Nogueira, is a Portuguese retired
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who played mainly as a defender.


Football career

Nogueira was born in
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. During his professional career, which he began already in his 20s, he represented
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, SG Sacavenense, Académico de Viseu FC (his first
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experience, aged 25),
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, F.C. Penafiel,
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(his most solid period, inclusively playing in the
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. Nogueira retired at nearly 34, amassing Portuguese top division totals of 209 games and eight goals over the course of seven seasons. He earned seven
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for
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– his debut coming in 1991 – scoring twice.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nogueira, Antonio 1963 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Clube Oriental de Lisboa players Académico de Viseu F.C. players AD Fafe players F.C. Penafiel players Boavista F.C. players Vitória F.C. players Portugal men's international footballers 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen