Nuno Pinheiro

For the Portuguese graphic designer, see Nuno Pinheiro (artist).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Araújo and the second or paternal family name is Pinheiro.

Nuno Miguel Araújo Pinheiro (born 31 December 1984 in Espinho)^[3] is a professional volleyballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a setter.

Nuno Pinheiro
Pinheiro with Paris Volley in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Nuno Miguel Araújo Pinheiro
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	(1984-12-31) 31 December 1984 (age 40) Espinho, Portugal
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Spike	337 cm (133 in)
Block	325 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Benfica[1]
Number	9 (national team)
Career
Years Teams –2004 Vitória Guimarães[2] 2004–2005 Prisma Volley 2005–2009 Noliko Maaseik 2009– Beauvais Oise UC – Stade Poitevin Poitiers – Tours VB –2018 Paris Volley 2018– Benfica
National team
2002–2015 Portugal

Pinheiro was recruited to the Portugal men's national team in May 2002^[4] and represented the country until 2015. In 2005, he played for Portugal at the World Cup qualifying tournament in Varna and in the European Championships in Italy.^[3][5]

Between 2005 and July 2009, Pinheiro played for Noliko Maaseik in Belgium, with whom he won two championships, one Cup and two Super Cups.^[6]

Pinheiro became Best Setter at the second 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Espinho, where Portugal ended up in second place and missed qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Honours

Benfica

• Portuguese First Division: 2018–19
• Portuguese Cup: 2018–19
• Portuguese Super Cup: 2018, 2019