Sérgio José Organista Aguiar (born 26 August 1984), known as Organista, is a Portuguese former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Organista was born in

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. A product of

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's youth academy, he would never appear officially for its main squad, spending two years with the

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and being loaned to C.D. Santa Clara in the 2004–05 season ( Segunda Liga). Subsequently, Organista spent three years with

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in the Spanish

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, the first still on loan. In August 2008 he agreed on a loan return to Portugal with

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, being very rarely played as the

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-based club was eventually relegated from the

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– later reinstated. In the summer of 2009, Organista was released by Pontevedra and signed for OFI Crete F.C. in Greece's second division. After a brief spell in

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he resumed his career in his country's second tier, appearing for

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, F.C. Penafiel, G.D. Chaves and

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International career

Organista was part of the Portugal under-21 squad at the 2007 UEFA European Championship, but did not play any games. Two years earlier he appeared for the nation at the

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, scoring two penalty kicks in as many matches (both wins) in a final runner-up position.

Personal life

Organista's older brother,

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, was also a footballer. Among others, he represented C.D. Nacional and

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Organista, Sergio 1984 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Vila do Conde Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players FC Porto B players C.D. Santa Clara players C.F. Os Belenenses players Portimonense S.C. players F.C. Penafiel players G.D. Chaves players Varzim S.C. players Segunda División B players Pontevedra CF footballers Football League (Greece) players OFI Crete F.C. players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC CSKA Sofia players PFC Akademik Sofia players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portugal men's B international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria