Marco Ferreira

Marco Ferreira

Personal information
Full name	Marco Júlio Castanheira A. A. Ferreira
Date of birth	March 12, 1978 (1978-03-12) (age 33)
Place of birth	Vimioso, Portugal
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Free agent
Youth career
1995–1996	Águia Vimioso
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1997	Tirsense	17	(2)
1997	Atlético Madrid B	4	(0)
1998	Yokohama Flügels	?	(?)
1998–1999	Paços Ferreira	19	(0)
1999–2002	Vitória Setúbal	88	(14)
2003–2005	FC Porto	24	(3)
2004–2005	→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)	22	(3)
2005	→ Penafiel (loan)	17	(2)
2006–2008	Benfica	0	(0)
2007	→ Leicester City (loan)	0	(0)
2008	→ Belenenses (loan)	6	(0)
2008–2010	Ethnikos Piraeus	20	(4)
National team
2002	Portugal	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 31 August 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Marco Júlio Castanheira Afonso Alves Ferreira (born 12 March 1978 in Vimioso, Bragança) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger.

Club career

Primarily known for his speed, Ferreira started his career at F.C. Tirsense, then in the second division. In 1998, he moved to Atlético Madrid B, but only lasted a few months in Spain, finishing the season at Yokohama Flügels in the J. League.

Ferreira would go on to represent F.C. Paços de Ferreira - also in his country's level two - where he was a key player, spending the following three 1/2 seasons at top division side Vitória de Setúbal. In January 2003, he joined F.C. Porto, being part of the José Mourinho-led squad that defeated Celtic in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup final, replacing Capucho in the 98th minute.^[1] He also featured in several UEFA Champions League matches in the following campaign, but was not selected for the team that won the decisive match, and also added two consecutive league championships during his time with the northerners, wearing jersey #78 due to his birthyear.

After that, Ferreira was loaned to Vitória de Guimarães for the 2004–05 season. In the following year he made the same move, now to F.C. Penafiel, but was released in January 2006 and promptly signed with S.L. Benfica, until June 2009. While in Lisbon, he was unable to establish himself as a first-team player, and was placed on the transfer list.

On 31 August 2007, Ferreira joined English club Leicester City on loan until the end of the year,^[2] but his contract was terminated in December after becoming unsettled in the country, making no senior appearances for the club^[3](he was an unused substitute in a 3–2 League Cup win over Nottingham Forest on 18 September).^[4] Subsequently, he finished the campaign with C.F. Os Belenenses, also appearing very rarely.

In August 2008, Ferreira signed with modest Greek side Ethnikos Piraeus FC. He spent 18 months at the second division club, being released in January 2010.

International career

Ferreira's debut for Portugal came in a friendly against Tunisia, in October 2002. He went on to gain a further two caps during that year.

Honours

• Porto:
  • UEFA Cup: 2002–03
  • UEFA Champions League: 2003–04
  • Portuguese League: 2002–03, 2003–04
  • Portuguese Cup: 2003–04
  • Portuguese Supercup: 2003

References

1. ^ "Porto end Celtic's Uefa dream". BBC Sport. 21 May 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3043029.stm. Retrieved 2 October 2007. 
2. ^ "Leicester recruit Benfica winger". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6973455.stm. Retrieved 2 October 2007. 
3. ^ "Ferreira returns to Portugal". Sky Sports. 19 December 2007. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11712_2992177,00.html. Retrieved 20 December 2007. 
4. ^ "Nottingham Forest 2-3 Leicester". BBC Sport. 18 September 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6996432.stm. Retrieved 16 February 2008. 

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Marco Ferreira at National-Football-Teams.com

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Name	Ferreira, Marco
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Date of birth	12 March 1978
Place of birth	Vimioso, Portugal
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