António Manuel 'Tomané' Nunes Ferreira (born 15 January 1987 in Nogueira do Cravo,
Oliveira do Hospital
Oliveira do Hospital () is a municipality in the district of Coimbra, in the central part of continental Portugal. The population in 2011 was 20,855, in an area of 234.52 km².
History
Inhabited by ancient civilizations, Oliveira do Hospita ...
) is a Portuguese retired
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who played as a
striker.
Club career
A product of
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foo ...
's prolific youth system, Nunes made his first competitive appearance for the
Lisbon club on 7 January 2006, playing 45 minutes in a 2–3 away loss against
S.C. Braga
Sporting Clube de Braga () (), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese ...
in the
Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal ...
, and adding another match the following week in the
domestic cup. He spent the following season with
F.C. Barreirense
Futebol Clube Barreirense is a Portuguese sports club founded on 11 April 1911. The main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, the club has represented Portugal in European competitions. In basketball, the club won 2 national champ ...
of the
third division, on loan.
In June 2007, Nunes was bought by
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...
side
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, ...
,
but spent the
entire campaign with the
Valencians
Valencians ( va, valencians) are the native people of the Valencian Community, in eastern Spain. Legally, Valencians are the inhabitants of the community. Since 2006, the Valencian people are officially recognised in the Valencian Statute of Aut ...
'
B-team in the
third level
Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank, for example, defines tertiary education as including univers ...
, where he also failed to appear officially. He subsequently returned to his country, joining
G.D. Tourizense
Grupo Desportivo Tourizense is a Portuguese football club based in Touriz, Tábua Municipality. Founded in 1975, it plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, holding home games at '' Estádio Visconde do Vinhal'', with a 1,200-seat capacity.
Histor ...
in division three and scoring 13 goals in
his first year, but only four in
the following
''The Following'' is an American crime thriller television series created by Kevin Williamson, and jointly produced by Outerbanks Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television.
The first season follows former FBI agent Ryan Hardy ( Kevin Baco ...
.
Nunes signed for
C.F. Os Belenenses
Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Rest ...
in the
second tier in July 2011, after netting 16 times for Tourizense in
his final season.
Personal life
Nunes' younger brother,
Flávio, was also a footballer. A
defender and
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, he also represented Tourizense, but spent most of his career with
Académica de Coimbra and
Málaga CF
Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system.
They won the UEFA Intert ...
.
References
External links
*
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nunes, Tomane
1987 births
Living people
People from Oliveira do Hospital
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
Sporting CP footballers
F.C. Barreirense players
G.D. Tourizense players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
S.C.U. Torreense players
Villarreal CF B players
Portugal men's youth international footballers
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Footballers from Coimbra District