Simão Sabrosa
Portuguese footballer (born 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Simão Pedro da Fonseca Sabrosa OIH (born 31 October 1979), known mononymously as Simão (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈmɐ̃w]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger, with dribbling and set piece skills as primary attributes.
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Full name | Simão Pedro da Fonseca Sabrosa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1979-10-31) 31 October 1979 (age 44)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Constantim, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1992 | Diogo Cão | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1997 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Sporting CP | 53 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Barcelona | 46 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2007 | Benfica | 172 | (75) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Atlético Madrid | 113 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Beşiktaş | 46 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Espanyol | 60 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | NorthEast United | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 500 | (124) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Portugal U21 | 15 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2010 | Portugal | 85 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Having played in his country for two of the three biggest teams in the nation, Benfica and Sporting, he also spent several years of his professional career in Spain, notably with Atlético Madrid. He won the 2004–05 national championship with the first club and the 2010 Europa League with the third, amongst other accolades; he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 225 games and 87 goals over nine seasons, adding 219 La Liga matches and 26 goals in service of Barcelona, Atlético and Espanyol.
Over a 12-year span, Simão represented Portugal in two World Cups and as many European Championships, helping it finish second at Euro 2004 and reach the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup.