Filipe Teixeira

Infobox Football biography
playername = Filipe Teixeira


fullname = Filipe de Andrade Teixeira
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|10|2
cityofbirth = Paris
countryofbirth = France
height = Height|m=1.76
nickname =
position = Midfielder
currentclub = West Bromwich Albion
clubnumber = 20
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998–2001 2001–2002 2002–2005 2003–2004 2005–2007 2007–
clubs = FC Felgueiras FC Istres PSG → União Leiria (loan) Académica de Coimbra West Bromwich Albion
caps(goals) = 59 (15) 16 0(2) 18 0(0) 23 0(0) 58 0(4) 30 0(5)
nationalyears = ?–2002
nationalteam = Portugal U-21
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 11:48, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Filipe de Andrade Teixeira (born October 2 1980 in Paris, France) is a Portuguese footballer. He currently plays with West Bromwich Albion in the English Premier League.

Career

Teixeira started his career with FC Felgueiras in the Portuguese Third Division. After good showings with this club, he sealed a deal with Ligue 2 club FC Istres, continuing to move up the following season, leaving for Paris SG where he and Ronaldinho were teammates in Ligue 1 side. He would eventually leave to Portugal, his "other nation", joining Vítor Pontes's União Leiria, playing alongside Hugo Almeida and Luis Filipe. After an impressive season he left again for Paris and the same team, now with three Portuguese players: Pedro Pauleta, Hugo Leal and himself. Another move to Portugal followed, as he left for Académica de Coimbra to better his chances for playing with Portugal; he posted two respectable seasons.

West Bromwich Albion

Teixeira completed a move to West Bromwich Albion on 17 July 2007 for a fee of £600,000, signing a three-year contract.cite news
title = Baggies sign midfielder Teixeira
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/6903087.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-07-17
accessdate = 2007-10-06] He made his pre-season debut one week later against Northampton Town, scoring twice. [cite news
title = Northampton 1-5 West Brom
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/6917486.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-07-26
accessdate = 2007-10-06] His competitive debut for Albion came in a 2–1 defeat away at Burnley on the opening day of the 2007–08 season. [cite news
date=2007-08-11
url=http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10366~37431,00.html
title=Burnley vs WBA
publisher=West Bromwich Albion F.C.
accessdate=2007-08-11] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 home win over Barnsley on 1 September, 2007. [cite news
date=2007-09-01
url=http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10366~37504,00.html
title=WBA vs Barnsley
publisher=West Bromwich Albion F.C.
accessdate=2007-09-01] His performances in midfield for Albion during September earned him a place on the shortlist for Championship Player of the Month, although the award went to Watford's Darius Henderson. [cite news
title = Henderson lands September award
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/7035163.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-10-09
accessdate = 2007-10-16]

Teixeira was stretchered off after 18 minutes of Albions 3–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle, when he landed awkwardly following a clash with Gary Sawyer. [cite news
title = WBA vs Plymouth
url = http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10366~37189,00.html
publisher = West Bromwich Albion F.C.
date = 2008-03-01
accessdate = 2008-03-09] Initial scans on the Portuguese player's knee suggested that he had suffered cruciate ligament damage and was "likely to miss the rest of the [2007–08] season". [cite news
title = Teixeira blow for Albion
url = http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~1259074,00.html
publisher = West Bromwich Albion F.C.
date = 2008-03-07
accessdate = 2008-03-09] The prognosis proved correct and Teixeira returned to Portugal to have an operation, before undergoing rehabilitation at his former club Académica de Coimbra. [cite news
title = Teixeira boost for Baggies
url = http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~1335185,00.html
publisher = West Bromwich Albion F.C.
date = 2008-06-28
accessdate = 2008-06-28]

References

External links

* [http://www.wba.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10366~40095,00.html Filipe Teixeira player profile] at wba.co.uk
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