Nuno Claro

Nuno Claro Simões Coimbra (born 7 January 1977), known as Nuno Claro, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently goalkeeping coach at Liga II club Politehnica Iași.

Nuno Claro

Personal information
Full name	Nuno Claro Simões Coimbra
Date of birth	(1977-01-07) 7 January 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Tondela, Portugal
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Politehnica Iași (GK coach)
Youth career
1987–1994	Viseu Benfica
1994–1995	Académico Viseu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	Académico Viseu	0	(0)
1997–1999	Vitória Guimarães	0	(0)
1997–1999	→ Fafe (loan)	31	(0)
1999–2000	Paços Ferreira	1	(0)
2000–2001	Trofense	12	(0)
2001–2003	Gondomar	57	(0)
2003–2006	Moreirense	28	(0)
2006	Nelas	10	(0)
2007	Paços Ferreira	0	(0)
2007–2013	CFR Cluj	77	(0)
2013–2014	ACS Poli Timișoara	30	(0)
2014–2016	Olt Slatina	32	(0)
Total		278	(0)
Managerial career
2015–2016	Olt Slatina (player/GK coach)
2016–2017	Paxos (GK coach)
2017–2019	Paxos
2019	CFR Cluj (academy goalkeeping coordinator)
2020–2021	Gaz Metan Mediaș II (GK coach)
2021–2022	Gaz Metan Mediaș II
2022–2023	CFR II Cluj (GK coach)
2023–2025	CFR Cluj (academy goalkeeping coordinator)
2025–	Politehnica Iași (GK coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Claro was born in Tondela, Viseu District. During his Portuguese career he played almost always in the lower leagues (Segunda Liga or lower), starting out at local club Académico de Viseu FC. His Primeira Liga input consisted of 13 games with Moreirense F.C. from 2003 to 2005, and in January 2007 he signed with F.C. Paços de Ferreira from lowly S.L. Nelas,^[1] but could only be third choice, being released after a few months.

Claro transferred to CFR Cluj of Romania in June 2007,^[2] joining a host of compatriots and winning the Liga I title in his debut season, contributing 15 matches. From 2009 to 2011 he made the bulk of his appearances (48), winning another national championship in the former campaign; he was released in June 2013 at the age of 36, but continued to compete in the country, first with ACS Poli Timișoara.^[3]

Honours

Fafe

• Terceira Divisão: 1997–98

Paços de Ferreira

• Segunda Liga: 1999–2000

CFR Cluj

• Liga I: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12
• Cupa României: 2007–08, 2008–09,^[4] 2009–10
• Supercupa României: 2009,^[5] 2010