Moreno (Portuguese footballer)

Moreno
Moreno in 2023
Personal information
Full name João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira[1]
Date of birth (1981-08-19) 19 August 1981 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Urgeses, Portugal[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1991–2000 Vitória Guimarães
1996–1999Amigos Urgeses (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Felgueiras 0 (0)
2001–2002 Macedo Cavaleiros
2002–2004 Caçadores Taipas 65 (4)
2004–2010 Vitória Guimarães 117 (3)
2010–2012 Leicester City 3 (0)
2012–2013 Nacional 39 (3)
2013–2018 Vitória Guimarães 46 (1)
2013–2016 Vitória Guimarães B 18 (0)
Total 288 (11)
International career
2009 Portugal B 1 (0)
Managerial career
2018–2021 Vitória Guimarães (assistant)
2021 Vitória Guimarães B
2021 Vitória Guimarães
2021–2022 Vitória Guimarães B
2022–2023 Vitória Guimarães
2023–2024 Chaves
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira (born 19 August 1981), known as Moreno, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder, currently a manager.

He spent most of his professional career with Vitória de Guimarães, and also had a one-and-a-half-year spell in England with Leicester City. Over 12 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 185 matches and six goals.

As a manager, he was also mostly associated with Vitória, including two spells in charge of the first team, additionally managing Chaves in the top flight.

  1. ^ a b c d "Moreno" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 May 2021.