Eurípedes Amoreirinha

Eurípedes Daniel Adão Amoreirinha (born 5 August 1984) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender.

Eurípedes Amoreirinha
Personal information
Full name Eurípedes Daniel Adão Amoreirinha[1]
Date of birth (1984-08-05) 5 August 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1995–1996 Vilafranquense
1996–1998 Benfica
1998–2003 Alverca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Alverca 33 (2)
2004–2007 Benfica 8 (0)
2005Estoril (loan) 8 (0)
2005–2007Estrela Amadora (loan) 49 (1)
2007–2008 CFR Cluj 2 (0)
2008UTA Arad (loan) 8 (1)
2009–2011 Académica 24 (0)
2011–2013 Vitória Setúbal 20 (0)
2013 Churchill Brothers 0 (0)
2014 Benfica Castelo Branco 13 (0)
2014–2015 Santa Clara 38 (1)
2015–2016 Penafiel 30 (1)
2016–2018 Sampedrense
2018–2019 Moimenta da Beira 25 (1)
Total 258 (7)
International career
2002 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2002–2003 Portugal U19 14 (1)
2003–2005 Portugal U20 9 (0)
2004–2007 Portugal U21 12 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2003 Liechtenstein
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, Amoreirinha was born in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, and he made his Primeira Liga debut with farm team F.C. Alverca in 2003, then appeared in eight matches with the former in the 2004–05 season as they conquered the national title after 11 years.[2] He finished the campaign on loan at modest G.D. Estoril Praia.[3]

After two seasons on loan with C.F. Estrela da Amadora,[4] Amoreirinha was released by Benfica and moved to Romania's CFR Cluj for 1 million, joining the club's massive Portuguese contingent.[5] In February 2008, he was loaned to fellow Liga I side FCM UTA Arad.[6]

Amoreirinha returned to Portugal in January 2009, moving to Académica de Coimbra[7] and being almost exclusively used as a backup in the next top-flight campaigns, after which he was released in June 2011. He met exactly the same fate in the same amount of time in his next club, Vitória de Setúbal.[8][9]

On 5 August 2014, after an unassuming spell in India and a few months with Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, Amoreirinha signed for C.D. Santa Clara of Segunda Liga.[10] In June of the following year, he joined F.C. Penafiel in the same league.[11]

Career statistics

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Club Season League Cup[16] Continental[17] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alverca 2002–03 Segunda Liga 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2003–04 Primeira Liga 31 2 1 0 0 0 32 2
Total 33 2 2 0 0 0 35 2
Benfica 2004–05 Primeira Liga 8 0 1 0 3 0 12 0
Estoril 2004–05 Primeira Liga 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Estrela Amadora 2005–06 Primeira Liga 21 1 3 2 0 0 24 3
2006–07 Primeira Liga 28 0 2 0 0 0 30 0
Total 49 1 5 2 0 0 54 3
CFR Cluj 2007–08 Liga I 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
UTA Arad 2007–08 Liga I 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
Académica 2008–09 Primeira Liga 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2009–10 Primeira Liga 10 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
2010–11 Primeira Liga 6 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
Total 24 0 4 0 0 0 28 1
Vitória Setúbal 2011–12 Primeira Liga 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2012–13 Primeira Liga 8 0 4 1 0 0 12 1
Total 20 0 4 1 0 0 24 1
Churchill Brothers 2013–14 I-League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Benfica Castelo Branco 2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Santa Clara 2014–15 Segunda Liga 38 1 3 0 0 0 41 1
Penafiel 2015–16 Segunda Liga 30 1 3 0 0 0 33 1
Sampedrense 2016–17 Divisão de Honra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Divisão de Honra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moimenta da Beira 2018–19 Divisão de Honra 25 1 0 0 0 0 25 1
Career total 258 7 22 3 3 0 283 10

Honours

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Benfica

CFR Cluj

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Amoreirinha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Amoreirinha: a porrada "para matar", o Benfica e o distrital" [Amoreirinha: the "killing" tackles, Benfica and the regionals] (in Portuguese). Bancada. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Amoreirinha: "Quero jogar mais e ajudar à manutenção"" [Amoreirinha: "I want to play more and help in survival"]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 February 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Viafara heads to Portsmouth". UEFA. 23 June 2005. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  5. ^ "CFR Cluj l-a prezentat pe Amorerinha" [CFR Cluj presented Amorerinha] (in Romanian). Ziare. 2 July 2007. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Amoreirinha la UTA" [Amoreirinha to UTA]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 8 February 2008. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. ^ Frederico, Francisco (13 January 2009). "Académica: Amoreirinha assinou e ficou com o número 2" [Académica: Amoreirinha signed and got number 2] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Amoreirinha 14 meses depois" [Amoreirinha 14 months later]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 February 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Amoreirinha: "Estava a cumprir mas deixei de jogar"" [Amoreirinha: "I was doing my job but I stopped playing"]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 December 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  10. ^ Resendes, Manuel (5 August 2014). "Mercado: Oficial – Santa Clara confirma três novos reforços" [Market: Official – Santa Clara confirm three new additions] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Amoreirinha é o primeiro reforço do Penafiel" [Amoreirinha is first Penafiel addition] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  12. ^ Eurípedes Amoreirinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)  
  13. ^ "Amoreirinha". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Amoreirinha". WorldFootball. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  15. ^ "FC Săcele – CFR 1907 Cluj-Napoca • 1/16 finals" [FC Săcele – CFR 1907 Cluj-Napoca • Round of 32] (in Romanian). Romanian Soccer. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  16. ^ Includes Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal
  17. ^ Includes UEFA Cup
  18. ^ "FC Porto-Benfica, 1–0 (Ricardo Quaresma 56')". Record (in Portuguese). 20 August 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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