Briguel
Portuguese footballer (born 1979)
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Nuno Miguel Pereira Sousa (born 8 March 1979), known as Briguel, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nuno Miguel Pereira Sousa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1979[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Funchal, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1998 | Marítimo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2015 | Marítimo B | 77 | (2) |
| 2000–2016 | Marítimo | 258 | (2) |
| Total | 335 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Portugal U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Funchal, Madeira, Briguel – his nickname derived from former German international defender Hans-Peter Briegel, who also played in his position – spent his entire career in the green and red colours of hometown's C.S. Marítimo.[2][3] He made his first-team and Primeira Liga debut to kickstart the 2000–01 season, against F.C. Alverca (0–0 away draw, 90 minutes played).[4][5]
Years after being promoted to the first team, Briguel continued featuring in the odd match for the reserves.[6] He retired at the end of the 2015–16 campaign at the age of 37, after having contributed ten appearances to the former's 13th-place finish.[7] On 17 December 2014, he reached the 700th-game mark with his only club.[8]
Subsequently, Briguel worked as Marítimo's director of football.[9][10][11]
International career
Briguel played five times for the Portugal under-21 side, making his debut on 24 October 2001 in a 1–1 friendly with Turkey in Caldas da Rainha.[12][13]
