Briguel

For the music duo, see BriGuel.

Nuno Miguel Pereira Sousa (born 8 March 1979), known as Briguel, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Briguel

Personal information
Full name	Nuno Miguel Pereira Sousa[1]
Date of birth	(1979-03-08) 8 March 1979 (age 46)[1]
Place of birth	Funchal, Portugal[1]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
1989–1998	Marítimo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2015	Marítimo B	77	(2)
2000–2016	Marítimo	258	(2)
Total		335	(4)
International career
2001–2002	Portugal U21	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Funchal, Madeira, Briguel – his nickname derived from former German international defender Hans-Peter Briegel, who also played in his position – spent his entire career in the green and red colours of hometown's C.S. Marítimo.^[2][3] He made his first-team and Primeira Liga debut to kickstart the 2000–01 season, against F.C. Alverca (0–0 away draw, 90 minutes played).^[4][5]

Years after being promoted to the first team, Briguel continued featuring in the odd match for the reserves.^[6] He retired at the end of the 2015–16 campaign at the age of 37, after having contributed ten appearances to the former's 13th-place finish.^[7] On 17 December 2014, he reached the 700th-game mark with his only club.^[8]

Subsequently, Briguel worked as Marítimo's director of football.^[9][10][11]

International career

Briguel played five times for the Portugal under-21 side, making his debut on 24 October 2001 in a 1–1 friendly with Turkey in Caldas da Rainha.^[12][13]

See also

• List of one-club men