Zé Nuno Azevedo
Portuguese football manager and former player
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José 'Zé' Nuno Freire de Silva Azevedo (born 19 July 1969) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a right back and is the manager of Grupo Desportivo Prado.
Full name
José Nuno Freire de Silva Azevedo
Date of birth
19 July 1969
Place of birth
Paranhos, Portugal
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Nuno Freire de Silva Azevedo | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Paranhos, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Prado (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982−1985 | Sporting da Cruz | ||
| 1985−1987 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987−1988 | União Lamas | 36 | (2) |
| 1988−1989 | Famalicão | ||
| 1989−1992 | Gil Vicente | 87 | (2) |
| 1992−2003 | Braga | 274 | (7) |
| 1999−2002 | Braga B | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 410 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Braga (youth) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Prado | ||
| 2011–2012 | Leixões (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Braga B (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Vilaverdense | ||
| 2016–2017 | Gondomar B | ||
| 2017– | Prado | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Paranhos (Porto), Azevedo started his professional career with C.F. União de Lamas in the Segunda Liga, joining amateurs F.C. Famalicão one year later and eventually catching the eye of Gil Vicente F.C. also of the second level, signing in 1989.
After three seasons in Barcelos, Azevedo joined S.C. Braga where he would see out his career, often being an undisputed starter and retiring at the age of 34.[1][2][3]
