Nuno Valente

Nuno Valente
Nuno Valente
Personal information
Full name Nuno Jorge Pereira Silva Valente
Date of birth 12 September 1974 (1974-09-12) (age 37)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Left back
Youth career
Portimonense
19861993 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19931994 Portimonense (loan) 26 (1)
19941999 Sporting CP 36 (1)
19961997 Marítimo (loan) 30 (0)
19992002 União Leiria 87 (2)
20022005 Porto 58 (0)
20052009 Everton 45 (0)
Total 282 (4)
National team
1996 Portugal U21 1 (0)
20022008 Portugal 33 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Appearances (Goals).

Nuno Jorge Pereira da Silva Valente, OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnunu vɐˈlẽt(ɨ)]; born 12 September 1974) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a left defender.

After settling with a club in his late 20's with F.C. Porto - he started out his career with Sporting, but never imposed there - he moved at 31 to England with Everton, where he finally retired after playing regularly in three out of four seasons.

A late bloomer in the international stage, Valente helped Portugal finish second in Euro 2004, a competition which was played in his country. He also participated in the 2006 World Cup.

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Club career

Born in Lisbon, Valente began his career at second division club Portimonense Sporting Clube, loaned by hometown's Sporting Clube de Portugal. However, he found first team chances limited in the capital outfit and, despite success in helping win the Portuguese Cup in 1995, he was loaned for 199697 to fellow league side Club Sport Marítimo.

A young José Mourinho recognized Valente's talent and brought him to his then club, União de Leiria. He spent three years at Leiria, helping the club achieve successful seasons. In 2002, when Mourinho left to join F.C. Porto, Valente and teammate Derlei were the first signings made by the coach. Valente repaid Mourinho's faith in him with some good displays as Porto romped to victory in the national league, and won the UEFA Cup against Celtic FC (32).

The following season, Valente produced yet another excellent season, helping his club to domestic championship and Champions League wins, as the defender appeared in 11 games during that run, 10 of those complete. At the season's closure, he renewed his contract until 2007.[1]

After Mourinho left for Chelsea, Valente picked up a succession of injuries.[2][3] In total he only played eight games in the entire domestic season, but returned in time to face F.C. Internazionale Milano in the Champions League quarterfinal, but could not prevent his team losing 42 on aggregate.

After another poor season, which included an ultimatum by Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa that ordered him to choose between club or national team, eventually leading to a suspension, he was signed by Everton on a three-year deal worth 2.2 million,[4] under recommendation of mentor Mourinho, at the end of August 2005, after the Merseyside club lost regular left-back Alessandro Pistone to injury. Valente took a while to adapt to the hectic pace of the Premier League, but soon became a key feature in the Everton side from then on. In the 200506 and 0607 seasons he was considered first-choice, but faced stiff competition from Scotsman Gary Naysmith. In February 2007, Everton took the option of a one-year extension to Valente's contract, tying him to the club until 2008.[5]

In May 2008, Valente signed another one-year link,[6] but would fall down the pecking order at Everton, usually backing Leighton Baines; furthermore, with centre back Joleon Lescott also being able to play the position, he received little playing time during 200809, being released on 12 June 2009 and choosing to retire from playing.

Upon his retirement, Valente was appointed Everton's official scout in Portugal.[7] After one year, he returned to main club Sporting, joining Paulo Sérgio's coaching staff.

International career

A full international since after the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Valente was first-choice for the national side during the runner-up campaign at UEFA Euro 2004, in home soil. During 2005, he suffered a thigh strain, but recovered in time to play in the 2006 World Cup, again playing a key part in Portugal's eventual fourth-place finish.

After playing only once during the Euro 2008 qualifiers, Valente retired from international football, in September 2008.[8]

Nuno Valente: International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 31 March 2004 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal  Italy 10 12 Friendly

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total
199394 Portimonense 26 1
199495 Sporting Portuguese League 9 0
199596 9 0
199697 Marítimo Portuguese League 30 0
199798 Sporting Portuguese League 6 0
199899 12 1
199900 União Leiria Portuguese League 28 0
200001 31 2
200102 28 0
200203 Porto Portuguese League 21 0
200304 27 0
200405 8 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
200506 Everton Premier League 20 0
200607 14 0
200708 9 0
200809 2 0
Total Portugal 235 4
England 43 0
Career total 278 4

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