Nuno Miguel Frechaut Barreto (born 24 September 1977), known as Frechaut (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɛˈʃo]), is a Portuguese retired professional footballer. A defender or midfielder, he could occupy a variety of positions.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nuno Miguel Frechaut Barreto | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1996 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Vitória Setúbal | 74 | (2) |
| 2000–2004 | Boavista | 84 | (5) |
| 2005 | Dynamo Moscow | 15 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Braga | 75 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Metz | 39 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Naval | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Boavista | 19 | (2) |
| Total | 314 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Portugal U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | Portugal B | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Portugal Olympic (O.P.) | 4 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Portugal | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 233 matches and 11 goals over the course of 13 seasons, representing in the competition Vitória de Setúbal, Boavista and Braga.
Frechaut appeared for Portugal at the 2002 World Cup.
Club career edit
Born in Lisbon, Frechaut emerged through Vitória de Setúbal's youth academy, making his first-team – and Primeira Liga – debut in the 1996–97 season, at the age of 19. He went on to represent Boavista F.C. until December 2004,[1] winning the national championship for the latter in 2001 whilst appearing mainly as right-back.[2]
Following a failed Russian experience with FC Dynamo Moscow,[3] Frechaut joined S.C. Braga in January 2006.[4] In late August 2009, after three further full campaigns of regular use (an average of 22 games, with two UEFA Cup qualifications), he left the Minho club and Portugal, agreeing to a three-year contract at French Ligue 2 side FC Metz.[5]
In August 2012, after appearing rarely for Associação Naval 1º de Maio in the Segunda Liga,[6] 35-year-old Frechaut returned to Boavista, reuniting with his former teammate Petit at the third tier team.[7]
International career edit
Frechaut won 17 caps for Portugal, still as a Boavista player.[8][6] The first came on 2 June 2001 in a 1–1 away draw against the Republic of Ireland for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[9]
Frechaut was part of the nation's squads at both the 2002 World Cup – where he played and started in their only win in the competition, 4–0 over Poland[10]– and the 2004 Summer Olympics.[11][12]
References edit
- ^ Varela, Manuel (6 April 2000). "Frechaut: "Boavista dá acesso a carreira europeia"" [Frechaut: "Boavista give access to European career"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Carvalho Reis, Joana (18 May 2016). "Lembra-se deles? Há 15 anos o Boavista foi campeão nacional" [Remember them? Boavista were national champions 15 years ago] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Fresh start for Frechaut". UEFA. 4 January 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Luíz and Frechaut trade places". UEFA. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Metz: Officiel pour Frechaut" [Metz: Official for Frechaut] (in French). Mercato 365. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Contratação de Frechaut encerra plantel" [Signing of Frechaut completes squad] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Tomé, Bruno (26 August 2012). "Mercado: Boavista promove regresso de antigas estrelas" [Market: Boavista promote return of former stars] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Marques, Fernando (3 June 2001). "Caprichos de um vento errante" [Whims of a wandering wind]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Portugal back on track". BBC Sport. 10 June 2002. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Fernando Meira, Boa Morte e Ronaldo convocados para os Jogos Olímpicos" [Fernando Meira, Boa Morte and Ronaldo selected for the Olympic Games]. Público (in Portuguese). 21 July 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Matias, Jorge Miguel (19 August 2004). "Eliminados e humilhados" [Eliminated and humiliated]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
External links edit
- Nuno Frechaut at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Nuno Frechaut national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Nuno Frechaut at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nuno Frechaut – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Nuno Frechaut at EU-Football.info
