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Full name | Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 11 November 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1989–1996 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Benfica | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1996–1999 | Alverca | 78 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Benfica | 54 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2002 | Benfica B | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2005 | Porto | 80 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Dynamo Moscow | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2006 | → Chelsea (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | Atlético Madrid | 64 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2008 | → Inter Milan (loan) | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Köln | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Sporting CP | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 347 | (43) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Portugal U21 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2009 | Portugal | 52 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2013 | Paços de Ferreira (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Académica (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro OIH (born 11 November 1977), known as Maniche (European Portuguese: [maˈniʃ]), is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
He played top flight football in Portugal, Russia, England, Spain, Italy and Germany, and in 2004 he helped Porto win the Champions League, one of eight trophies conquered with that club. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 177 matches and 31 goals, during seven seasons. He also experienced success abroad, winning the Serie A with Inter Milan.
Maniche won 52 caps for Portugal, representing the nation at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup and finishing runner-up in the former competition.