Eurípedes Daniel Adão Amoreirinha (born 5 August 1984) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eurípedes Daniel Adão Amoreirinha[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1984[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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | → Estoril (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | → Estrela Amadora (loan) | 49 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | CFR Cluj | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | → UTA 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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
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 edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup[17] | Continental[18] | 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 edit
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 2004–05[2]
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 2004[19]
CFR Cluj
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Amoreirinha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Viafara heads to Portsmouth". UEFA. 23 June 2005. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Amoreirinha 14 meses depois" [Amoreirinha 14 months later]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 February 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Eurípedes Amoreirinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- ^ "Amoreirinha". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ "Amoreirinha". WorldFootball. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Eurípedes Amoreirinha at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ "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.
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal
- ^ Includes UEFA Cup
- ^ "FC Porto-Benfica, 1–0 (Ricardo Quaresma 56')". Record (in Portuguese). 20 August 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
External links edit
- Eurípedes Amoreirinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Eurípedes Amoreirinha at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Eurípedes Amoreirinha national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)