Miguelito

This article is about the Portuguese football player. For the Puerto Rican reggaeton singer, see Miguelito (artist).

Miguelito

Personal information
Full name	José Miguel Organista Simões Aguiar
Date of birth	February 4, 1981 (1981-02-04) (age 30)
Place of birth	Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Wingback
Club information
Current club	Vitória Setúbal
Number	5
Youth career
1991–1999	Rio Ave
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2005	Rio Ave	146	(6)
2005–2006	Nacional	34	(1)
2006–2008	Benfica	7	(0)
2008	→ Braga (loan)	6	(0)
2008–2011	Marítimo	31	(0)
2010	→ Belenenses (loan)	12	(2)
2010–2011	→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)	29	(0)
2011–	Vitória Setúbal
National team
2000–2001	Portugal U20	8	(1)
2002–2003	Portugal U21	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

José Miguel Organista Simões Aguiar, aka Miguelito (born 4 February 1981 in Póvoa de Varzim), is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal. A speedy player, he can operate as defender or midfielder, on the left side of the pitch.

Club career

While at Rio Ave FC, in whose youth system he arrived at age 10, Miguelito broke into the first squad aged 18. He was a fan favourite for his fast counterattacks which would often lead to crosses and goals.

Transferred to Madeira's C.D. Nacional in the 2005 summer, he was there considered of one the best left wingers in the Portuguese first division. After an impressive season, in which he did not miss one game as the Madeira side qualified to the UEFA Cup (notably scoring against his former team, in a 2–0 away win), he was bought by S.L. Benfica, on 22 August 2006,^[1] having previously been voted the league's best defender by newspaper Record.

In 2007–08, after having managed just three appearances in Portuguese League Cup, being barred by former Brazilian international Léo, Miguelito joined Sporting Clube de Braga in January, on loan.^[2]

In August 2008, he was released by Benfica and joined Madeira's C.S. Marítimo, which had just qualified to the UEFA Cup. After a good first season, he fell out of favour, inclusively being demoted to the B team and, in late January 2010, moved on loan to C.F. Os Belenenses.

Personal

Miguelito's younger brother, Sérgio Organista, is also a footballer. A youth product of F.C. Porto, he is currently playing for Bulgarian side Akademik Sofia.

References

1. ^ "Miguelito adds to Benfica armoury". UEFA.com. 23 August 2006. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=448155.html. 
2. ^ "Miguelito makes Braga move". UEFA.com. 2 January 2008. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=642707.html. 

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• PortuGOAL profile

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Name	Miguelito
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Date of birth	1981-02-04
Place of birth	Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
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