| João Moutinho | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho | |
| Date of birth | September 8, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Portimão, Portugal | |
| Height | 1. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Portimão (puɾti'mɐ̃w̃ is a City located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve on the southern coast of Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. 70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sporting CP | |
| Number | 28 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Sporting CP B | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005– | Sporting CP | 107 (13) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005– 2005– |
Portugal U21 Portugal |
13 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho (born September 8, 1986 in Portimão) is a Portuguese footballer, playing as an all-round midfielder for Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he is the captain of the team and has made over 100 appearances. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Portimão (puɾti'mɐ̃w̃ is a City located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve on the southern coast of Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting He has a similar style to SL Benfica's Rui Costa, mainly because of his vision and pin point passing. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Rui Manuel César Costa, OIH, usually referred to simply as Rui Costa ( pron
In 2005 he made his debut for the Portuguese senior team at the age of 18 and is now a regular in the squad. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. He was selected for the Euro 2008 Championship, currently taking place in Austria and Switzerland. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
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Club career
Youth
After showing great promise as a boy playing for his hometown club, Portimonense, when João Moutinho turned 13 he signed with Sporting Clube de Portugal to continue his football education. Portimonense Sporting Clube (purtimu'nẽs(ɨ s'pɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ is a Portuguese football team Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting His sports-fanatic parents (his father himself a former football player) played an important part in his choice, due to Sporting's unparalleled reputation at nurturing home-grown talent. He is commonly refered to as a 'lad,' inducted in the hall of fame in 2008.
Senior squad
During the 2004-05 pre-season, only 17 years old, Moutinho was called by then-manager José Peseiro onto the first squad, where he played some preseason games and began to display some talent for a such a young player. José Vítor dos Santos Peseiro (born 4 April 1960 in Coruche, Portugal) is a football manager who most notably served as an assistant After the pre-season, however, he returned to the junior team, at the time coached by Paulo Bento, with players such as Miguel Veloso and Nani. Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento (born June 20, 1969 in Lisbon) ( pron. Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso (born May 11, 1986 in Coimbra) is a Portuguese football player currently with Sporting Clube de Portugal For the technical director at West Ham, see Gianluca Nani. Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986 in Praia, He helped the team win the national title that season, although he was regularly training with the main squad.
In the beginning of 2005 he was called up for a game in the Portuguese Cup, thus making his official debut on 23 January 2005. History The first incarnation of the Taça was in 1912 but very few clubs could participate and thus it was not a regular competition the fact which ended it in Based on extremely consistent displays, Moutinho wasted no time in establishing himself as a regular as he quickly grew into a polished performer, able to play in any position across a flat midfield or in a diamond formation. His box-to-box dynamism and tremendous determination quickly made him a firm fans favourite, as he rarely missed a game since becoming a first-choice player.
His performances in the closing stages of 2004-05, especially in the UEFA Cup with man-of-the-match displays against Feyenoord and Newcastle United that helped the Lions reach the final of the competition, made him an automatic starter for Sporting despite his young age. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon
In his second season Moutinho's further progress and exceptional consistency (the midfielder was the only player in Portugal in 2005-06 to play every minute of every match in the Portuguese league) was one of the brightest spots in Sporting's runner-up final place. Incidentally, Moutinho netted his team's final goal of the campaign in a 1-0 win over SC Braga to ensure a return to Champions League football for the Lisbon club. Sporting Clube de Braga ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ 'bɾagɐ also known as Sporting Braga, is a Portuguese Sports club, from the See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club
In 2006-07, following the departure of veteran Ricardo Sá Pinto, Moutinho was made sub-captain at just 19 years of age (in 2007-08, after Custódio and Ricardo left, he would be named captain, the second youngest in the history of the club's professional football, behind legendary Francisco Stromp). Ricardo Manuel Andrade e Silva Sá Pinto (born October 10, 1972 in Porto) is a former Portuguese footballer. Custódio Miguel Dias de Castro (born May 25 1983 in Guimarães) commonly known just by Custódio, is a Portuguese footballer Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira', simply Ricardo ( pron
In 2007-08, with Leandro Romagnoli (another attacking midfielder) also in the starting eleven, Moutinho, more often than not, moved from his natural behind the forwards midfielder role to right midfielder, where he still managed to deliver impressive performances. Leandro Atilio Romagnoli (born on March 17 1981 in Buenos Aires) is a football player from Argentina, who currently plays in For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Towards the end of 2007-08, he was linked with a move to Arsenal FC, Everton FC,[1] Manchester United[2] and, more recently, FC Barcelona. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan [3] With the appointment of "Big Phil" Scolari as the new Chelsea manager they are now among the favourites to capture Moutinho. Although most of the speculated bids are reportedly around the £16 million mark, Moutinho's contract with Sporting (which runs until 2012) has a minimum-fee release clause of £20 million. None of the above transfer speculation has been confirmed.
International career
A Portugal international at the age of 18 (17-08-05), he made his debut with the country's shirt against Egypt in a 2-0 win home friendly. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The Egypt national football team (منتخب مصر لكرة القدم nicknamed The Pharaohs, is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Ever since the 2006 FIFA World Cup he has been a regular call-up. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament On May 31, 2008, Moutinho registered his first goal for Portugal in their 2-0 victory over Georgia at Estádio do Fontelo in Viseu, Portugal. The Georgia national football team is the national football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. Vişeu is also a River in northern Romania. Viseu (viˈzew is both a city (capital of the He was picked for the Portugal 23 man squad for Euro 2008 and in the opening game, created a skillful and unselfish assist to team mate Raul Meireles to secure a 2-0 victory over Turkey. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Raul José Trindade Meireles (spelling Raúl is common but wrong (born 17 March 1983 in Porto) is a Portuguese football
Personal life
João Moutinho married his girlfriend Ana Gomes on June 30, 2007.
Statistics
Statistics as of 22 February 2008.
| Club | Season | Portuguese Liga | Portuguese Cup | Carlsberg Cup | UEFA | Total | |||||
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| Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP | 2004/05 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Sporting CP | 2005/06 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 |
| Sporting CP | 2006/07 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 41 | 6 |
| Sporting CP | 2007/08 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 7 |
| Total | 107 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 146 | 18 | |
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