Nuno Pinheiro

Nuno Pinheiro (born December 31, 1984 in Espinho^[1]) is a volleyball player from Portugal who plays as a setter.

He was recruited to the Men's National Team in May 2002.^[2]

In 2005, he played for the National Team at the World Cup qualifying tournament in Varna in August and in the European Championships in Italy in September.^[1][3]

Between 2005 and July 2009, he played for Noliko Maaseik in Belgium. During this time, he won 2 championships, a Cup and two Super Cups.^[4]

He became Best Setter at the second 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Espinho, where Portugal ended up in second place and missed qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Bruyndonx, Willem (04 August 2005). "Maaseik strikt Portugees Nuno Pinheiro" (in Dutch). Sport.be (Golazo Media). http://www.sport.be/nl/volleybal/article.html?Article_ID=95269. Retrieved 2009-08-25. 
2. ^ "Primeiro reforço para o voleibol do Vitória" (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital, Portugal. 14 May 2002. http://www.guimaraesdigital.com/index.php?a=noticias&id=23080. Retrieved 2009-08-25. 
3. ^ Almeida, Isaura (3 September 2005). "Campeã Itália 'apadrinha' regresso de Portugal" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias, Portugal. http://dn.sapo.pt/inicio/interior.aspx?content_id=621265. Retrieved 2009-08-25. 
4. ^ "Nuno Pinheiro deixa o Noliko" (in Portuguese). Sovolei. 8 July 2009. http://www.sovolei.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2237:internacional-nuno-pinheiro-deixa-noliko&catid=79:campeonatos-internacionais&Itemid=138. Retrieved 2009-08-25. 

External links

• FIVB Profile

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Name	Pinheiro, Nuno
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