Luís Miguel Assunção Joaquim
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Luís Miguel Assunção Joaquim, aka Alhandra (born 5 March 1979 in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon
), is a Portuguese
footballer who plays for Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo Monsanto mainly as a left defender - he can also appear as a midfielder
.
, Sporting Clube Lourinhanense
. After a brief spell with F.C. Porto's B-club, he lived his most steady period with União de Leiria, helping the side to participations in the UEFA Intertoto Cup
, and being regularly used over the course of six top division seasons (a maximum of 30 league games in 2005–06 and a minimum of 16 in 2007–08, with the latter campaign ending in relegation).
On 2 April 2008, he signed a two-year contract with Enosis Neon Paralimni FC
, transferring to the Cypriot
club and joining the massive Portuguese contigent in that country. After one sole season, he returned to Portugal, joining second level
team Gil Vicente FC, and being released at the end of the season
.
Alhandra resumed his career in the lower leagues of his country.
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
), is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who plays for Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo Monsanto mainly as a left defender - he can also appear as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
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Football career
An unsuccessful graduate of Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth ranks, Alhandra started professionally with its feeder clubFarm team
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team or nursery club, is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher level at a given point...
, Sporting Clube Lourinhanense
Sporting Clube Lourinhanense
Sporting Clube Lourinhanense, simpy Lourinhanense, is a Portuguese football club based in Lourinhã, Lisbon. It currently plays in the Regional Championships, and holds home games at Estádio Municipal da Lourinhã, with a capacity of 2,000 seats....
. After a brief spell with F.C. Porto's B-club, he lived his most steady period with União de Leiria, helping the side to participations in the UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
, and being regularly used over the course of six top division seasons (a maximum of 30 league games in 2005–06 and a minimum of 16 in 2007–08, with the latter campaign ending in relegation).
On 2 April 2008, he signed a two-year contract with Enosis Neon Paralimni FC
Enosis Neon Paralimni FC
Enosis Neon Paralimni is a Cypriot football team from Paralimni. Currently playing in the first division, it holds home games at the Paralimni Municipal Stadium "Tasos Marcou", which holds 5,800 people.-History:...
, transferring to the Cypriot
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
club and joining the massive Portuguese contigent in that country. After one sole season, he returned to Portugal, joining second level
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
team Gil Vicente FC, and being released at the end of the season
2009–10 Liga de Honra
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Alhandra resumed his career in the lower leagues of his country.