Renato João Inácio Margaça (Greek: Ρενάτο Μαργκάσα; born 17 July 1985) is a professional footballer. Mainly a midfielder, he can also operate as a left-back.
.jpg) Margaça in action for Omonia in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renato João Inácio Margaça[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Covilhã, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2001 | Torreense | ||
| 2002–2004 | Alverca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Alverca | 6 | (0) |
| 2005 | Fátima | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Torreense | 41 | (10) |
| 2007–2008 | Mafra | 36 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Doxa | 60 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | AEK Larnaca | 31 | (0) |
| 2011–2018 | Omonia | 165 | (11) |
| 2018–2019 | Nea Salamina | 30 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Anorthosis | 37 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Nea Salamina | 26 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Portugal U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Cyprus | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:13, 16 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Covilhã, Margaça's input at the professional level in his country consisted of six Segunda Liga games with F.C. Alverca in 2004–05. At the end of the season the club folded, and he went on to resume his career in the lower leagues.[2]
In the summer of 2008, Margaça moved to the Cypriot First Division where he remained more than one decade. He started out at Doxa Katokopias FC, signing with AEK Larnaca FC two years later.
On 8 July 2017, six years after arriving there, the 32-year-old Margaça renewed his contract with AC Omonia until June 2020.[3]
International career edit
At youth level, Margaça earned 11 caps for Portugal.[4] On 17 March 2017, after being awarded the country's citizenship, he was called up to the Cyprus national team,[5] making his debut five days later in a 3–1 friendly win over Kazakhstan where he was involved in two of the goals.[6][2]
Career statistics edit
- As of 9 May 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alverca | 2004–05[7] | Segunda Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Torreense | 2005–06[7] | Segunda Divisão | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 6 | |
| Fátima | 2005–06[7] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Torreense | 2006–07[7] | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| Mafra | 2007–08[7] | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | ||
| Doxa | 2008–09[8] | Cypriot First Division | 32 | 3 | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2009–10[8] | 28 | 3 | — | 28 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 6 | — | 60 | 6 | |||||
| AEK Larnaca | 2010–11[8] | Cypriot First Division | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| Omonia | 2011–12[8] | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2012–13[8] | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14[8] | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15[8] | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[8] | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6[a] | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17[8] | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18[8] | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| Total | 165 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 204 | 14 | ||
| Nea Salamina | 2018–19[8] | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| Anorthosis | 2019–20[8] | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[8] | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 412 | 33 | 36 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 432 | 37 | ||
Honours edit
Omonia
References edit
- ^ a b c d "R. Margaça" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b Rodrigues, Berta (24 March 2017). "Do Alverca e das memórias de Ronaldo e Moutinho à seleção do Chipre" [From Alverca and memories of Ronaldo and Moutinho to Cyprus national team] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Ανανέωση συνεργασίας με Ρενάτο Μαργκάσα" [Cooperation with Renato Margaça renewed] (in Greek). AC Omonia. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Biografia" [Biography] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Η κλήση της Εθνικής Ανδρών" [Men's national team callup] (in Greek). Cyprus Football Association. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Kaperonis, Sarantos (23 March 2017). "Friendly win for Cyprus". Agona Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Renato Margaça at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "R. Margaça". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
External links edit
- Renato Margaça at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Renato Margaça at National-Football-Teams.com
- Renato Margaça at EU-Football.info