- Vitorino Antunes
Football player infobox
playername = Vitorino Antunes
fullname = Vitorino Gabriel Pacheco Antunes
height = height|m=1.76|cm=
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|4|1
cityofbirth =Freamunde
countryofbirth =Portugal
currentclub =US Lecce
clubnumber = 30
position = Left defender
years = 2004-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-
2008-2009
clubs =SC Freamunde
Paços de Ferreira
→AS Roma (loan)
AS Roma
→US Lecce (loan)
caps(goals) = 44 (0)
25 (3)
5 (0)
nationalyears = 2005-2006
2006-
2007-
nationalteam = Portugal U19
Portugal U21 Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (2)
? (?) 3 (0)
pcupdate =September 1 ,2008
ntupdate =September 19 ,2008 Vitorino Gabriel Pacheco Antunes (born
April 1 ,1987 inFreamunde ) is a Portuguese international footballer, who plays in theleft-back position forU.S. Lecce , on loan fromA.S. Roma , in theItalian Serie A . He possesses a tremendous left-foot strike, which makes him a good asset in offensive set-pieces.Club career
Antunes joined "
Portuguese Liga " clubF.C. Paços de Ferreira in 2006-07, on afree transfer fromPortuguese Second Division Sport Clube Freamunde , where he started playing professional football. After a season of excellent displays, he was linked with moves toF.C. Porto ,S.L. Benfica ,Sporting C.P. ,Atlético de Madrid ,AJ Auxerre ,Aston Villa andR.S.C. Anderlecht . [ [http://www.portugoal.net/PFerreira/AntunesChase.htm Antunes chase] ] OnAugust 29 ,2007 , just two days before the close of the transfer window, Italian giantsA.S. Roma bought Antunes on a loan deal, with the option to buy him permanently until April 15, 2008. [http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizie/Calcio/24541/«La+Roma+ha+riscattato+Antunes» Roma rescues Antunes] it icon]Antunes made his official Roma debut on
December 12 ,2007 during theUEFA Champions League match againstManchester United and was chosen as the man of the match, in a poll conducted by the club's web. [ [http://www.asroma.it/risultatoPoll.aspx?Poll=367 UEFA CL: Roma-Manchester United man-of-the-match] it icon]On
January 20 ,2008 , he played his first league match, subbing in in a 2-0 home win overCatania Calcio , a team he also played against, as a starter, in an Italian Cup semi-final match in April 2008, which ended with another home success (1-0). He was, however, virtually absent in the league, barred by Italian internationalsMax Tonetto andMarco Cassetti (5 appearances, 64 minutes played). On April 2, 2008, Roma exercised their right to full ownership, paying Paços de Ferreira the sum of €1.2 million. After signing, Antunes was immediately loaned to promotedU.S. Lecce for 2008-09. [ [http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=114172 Antunes to Lecce] it icon]References
External links
* [http://www.asroma.it/LaSquadraDoc.aspx?Numero=8072 AS Roma profile] it icon
* [http://en.worldsoccerstats.com/player/5661 Stats at WorldSoccerStats.com]
* [http://www.zerozero.eu/uk/jogador.php?id=29102 Stats and profile at zerozero.pt]
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