Júlio Manuel Pires Coelho (born 18 July 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for SC Mirandela as a goalkeeper.

Júlio Coelho
Personal information
Full name Júlio Manuel Pires Coelho[1]
Date of birth (1984-07-18) 18 July 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Paços de Ferreira, Portugal[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Mirandela
Youth career
1991–2003 Paços Ferreira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2012 Paços Ferreira 21 (0)
2005–2006Nelas (loan) 16 (0)
2008Rebordosa (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2010Rebordosa (loan) 5 (0)
2011–2012Belenenses (loan) 28 (0)
2012–2017 Penafiel 133 (0)
2017–2021 Oliveirense 91 (0)
2021– Mirandela 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:49, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Paços de Ferreira, Coelho spent the vast majority of his career with hometown club F.C. Paços de Ferreira. After reaching the youth system at the age of 7, he made the first team in 2003.

After two years and only one Segunda Liga appearance,[2] Coelho was loaned to lowly sides S.L. Nelas and Rebordosa AC. He was subsequently recalled by Paços, but again only served as a backup, consecutively to Pedro – another youth product born in the city – and Brazilian Peterson Peçanha;[3] the first of his 20 Primeira Liga matches during his spell at the Estádio da Mata Real took place on 6 January 2008, in a 2–1 home win against U.D. Leiria.[4]

Released in the summer of 2012 after one season in the second division with C.F. Os Belenenses, Coelho resumed his career at that level with F.C. Penafiel. He only missed one game in 42 in 2013–14, as the latter returned to the top flight after an eight-year absence. In January 2014 and June 2016, he agreed to contract extensions.[5][6]

Coelho continued playing in the second tier from 2017 to 2021, with U.D. Oliveirense. On 29 June 2021, after their relegation as last, the 37-year-old signed with SC Mirandela in the fourth.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Júlio Coelho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Chaves-P. Ferreira, 4–3: Líder sem honra cai em Chaves" [Chaves-P. Ferreira, 4–3: Honourless leaders fall in Chaves]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 April 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Peçanha volta aos convocados do P. Ferreira" [Peçanha returns to P. Ferreira selection] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Wesley dá esperança ao Paços de Ferreira" [Wesley gives hope to Paços de Ferreira]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 7 January 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Penafiel renovou com o guarda-redes Coelho por duas épocas" [Penafiel renewed with goalkeeper Coelho for two seasons] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ^ Lopes, João (2 June 2016). "Guarda-redes Coelho fica mais uma temporada" [Goalkeeper Coelho stays another season]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. ^ Melo, Carolina (7 June 2021). "Oliveirense: Guarda-redes Júlio Coelho de saída após quatro temporadas" [Oliveirense: Goalkeeper Júlio Coelho leaving after four seasons] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  8. ^ Madureira, Susana (29 June 2021). "Coelho deixa a UD Oliveirense e assina pelo Mirandela" [Coelho leaves UD Oliveirense and signs for Mirandela]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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