Capucho (footballer)

Capucho
Personal information
Full name Nuno Fernando Gonçalves da Rocha
Date of birth (1972-02-21) 21 February 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Barcelos, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1984–1990 Gil Vicente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Gil Vicente 51 (2)
1992–1995 Sporting CP 65 (10)
1995–1997 Vitória Guimarães 65 (15)
1997–2003 Porto 188 (32)
2003–2004 Rangers 22 (5)
2004–2005 Celta 19 (0)
Total 410 (64)
International career
1991 Portugal U20 8 (1)
1992–1994 Portugal U21 20 (2)
1996 Portugal Olympic (O.P.) 5 (1)
1996–2002 Portugal 34 (4)
Managerial career
2010–2014 Porto (youth)
2014–2015 Porto B (assistant)
2015–2016 Varzim
2016 Rio Ave
2017–2018 Varzim
2019 Mafra
2020–2021 Covilhã
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Belgium-Netherlands
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 1991 Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 1994 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nuno Fernando Gonçalves da Rocha (born 21 February 1972), known as Capucho (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐˈpuʃu]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a winger, currently a manager.

Blessed with both scoring and dribbling ability alike, he also displayed good defensive and tackling skills.[1] His 15-year career was mainly associated with Porto (although he also represented Sporting CP), with which he won a total of 13 major titles, having appeared in 368 Primeira Liga games over 13 seasons, scoring 59 goals.

For Portugal, Capucho appeared in one World Cup and one European Championship, both in the early 2000s.

  1. ^ "Capucho". BBC Sport. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 9 October 2009.