Miguel Monteiro

For the Portuguese Paralympic athlete, see Miguel Monteiro (athlete). For the Venezuelan baseball player, see Miguel Montero.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Garcia and the second or paternal family name is Monteiro.
Miguel
Miguel in action for Valencia in 2006
Personal information
Full name Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro[1]
Date of birth (1980-01-04) 4 January 1980 (age 44)[2]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back, winger
Youth career
1989–1994 Sporting CP
1994 Alverca
1995 Loures
1995–1996 Olhanense
1996–1999 Estrela Amadora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Estrela Amadora 32 (0)
2000–2005 Benfica 131 (12)
2002 Benfica B 2 (2)
2005–2012 Valencia 175 (2)
Total 340 (16)
International career
2000–2002 Portugal U21 22 (5)
2003–2010 Portugal 59 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2004 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro OIH (born 4 January 1980), known simply as Miguel (Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈɣɛl]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right-back or a winger.

He spent the vast majority of his career with Benfica (five seasons) and Valencia (seven), appearing in 161 official matches for the first club and 239 for the second while winning four major titles.

Miguel earned 59 caps for Portugal in the 2000s and represented the country at two World Cups and as many European Championships.[3]

  1. ^ "Luis MIGUEL Brito García [sic] Monteiro". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Miguel". Worldfootball. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Miguel se torna o 4º jogador a se aposentar da seleção portuguesa após a Copa" [Miguel becomes 4th player to retire from Portugal national team after Cup] (in Portuguese). ESPN. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2023.