Sérgio Manuel Costa Carneiro (born 21 February 1991), known as Serginho, is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in

Trofa Trofa () is a city and a municipality in the north of the Porto metropolitan area in Portugal, from Porto. The population in 2021 was 38,548, in an area of . The city centre is formed by the parish Bougado (São Martinho e Santiago), which had 21 ...

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, Serginho spent the better part of his ten-year youth career with local club C.D. Trofense. He made his senior debut in the Segunda Liga, then signed with S.C. Beira-Mar from the

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in the summer of 2011. Serginho's first game in the top division occurred on 11 September 2011, as he came as a late substitute in a 0–1 home loss against U.D. Leiria. He finished the season with a further 14 games, scoring in the 3–1 away win over

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as his team went on to finish in 12th position. Serginho joined

F.C. Arouca Futebol Clube de Arouca () is a professional Association football, football club based in the Porto metropolitan area. Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 5,600-seat capac ...

for 2013–14, as the side were experiencing their first-ever campaign in the top flight. He started in six of his 24 appearances, netting against

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(1–2 home defeat),

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(2–2 away draw) and

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(3–2 away victory) in an eventual escape from relegation. In the last minutes of the 2015 January

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, Serginho rejoined Trofense on loan. The move was made permanent in July, after their relegation from the second tier and the expiration of his contract to Arouca. On 13 June 2016, Serginho signed for

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club

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, returning to Trofense a year later. He retired shortly after his 29th birthday not having been able to fully recover from a serious knee injury contracted in 2014, going on to work at the Mabor tire company.

International career

Serginho was part of the Portugal squad at the

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in Colombia, being an unused squad member for the eventual runners-up.

Honours

Portugal U20 *

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runner-up:

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Orders *

Knight of the

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