Nuno André Coelho
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Nuno André da Silva Coelho (born 7 January 1986 in Penafiel
Penafiel, Portugal
The city of Penafiel had, as of 2001, a population of 9,343. It is located in Penafiel Municipality, that has 71,801 inhabitants....
) is a Portuguese
Portugal
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footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a central defender.
Club career
Coelho reached F.C. Porto from northern neighbours F.C. Penafiel aged 18, and spent his first professional months with the reserve side, being loaned shortly after to F.C. MaiaF.C. Maia
Futebol Clube da Maia is a Portuguese football club based in Maia, Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto. Founded in 1954, it currently plays in the Porto Regional League, holding home games at Estádio Professor Doutor Vieira de Carvalho, which holds 15,000 spectators.-History:Maia never competed in...
, by then in the second division
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...
. Subsequently, he spent the following three seasons in the same predicament – during 2007–08, he played for Portimonense SC
Portimonense S.C.
Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese football team based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, the club is one of the few professional clubs in the Algarve region, and currently plays in second division....
, alongside namesake Nuno Miguel Coelho
Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho
Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Beira-Mar on loan from S.L. Benfica, as a midfielder.-Club career:Coelho moved from hometown's S.C. Covilhã to F.C...
, also in level two.
On August 24, 2008, Coelho made his first division debut, with C.F. Estrela da Amadora, playing 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Académica de Coimbra. In July 2009, he returned to Porto, following the retirement of veteran Pedro Emanuel
Pedro Emanuel
Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva , known as Pedro Emanuel, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a central defender....
, appearing only once during the league season, the 4–1 win at União de Leiria, in the last matchday (plus four Portuguese League Cup contests and the first half of the 0–5 loss at Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
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, for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
round-of-16 second leg).
On 4 July 2010, Coelho signed a four-year contract with Sporting Clube de Portugal for €1million, as part of the deal that sent João Moutinho
João Moutinho
João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Porto, also being a Portuguese international.Mainly a central midfielder, he can also operate as a holding or attacking midfielder, and on either flank.-Sporting:...
in the opposite direction. The northerners retained 50% of the player's rights. His first official game came on 13 August, in a 0–1 loss at F.C. Paços de Ferreira; on the 26th, he scored a rare goal, shooting from 40 metres as the Lions defeated Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...
3–0 after losing 0–2 at home, thus qualifying for the UEFA Europa League's group stage.
After the end of the 2010–11 season (where he was used rarely, sometimes not even making the list of 18), on 7 June 2011, Coelho was sold to S.C. Braga as an installment deduction on the deals of João Pereira and Evaldo Fabiano transfers, signing a four-year contract.
International career
During roughly two years, Coelho played for Portugal U-21sPortugal national under-21 football team
The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation . They are nicknamed "Esperanças." Esperança means hope, thus they are Portugal's hopes for the future...
. On 29 August 2010, he was first called to the senior side
Portugal national football team
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, for two UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
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against Cyprus
Cyprus national football team
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and Norway
Norway national football team
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, but did not make his debut.