Eurípedes Daniel Adão Amoreirinha (born 5 August 1984) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender.
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Eurípedes Daniel Adão Amoreirinha | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1984-08-05) 5 August 1984 (age 38) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Vilafranquense | |||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Benfica | |||||||||||||||
1998–2003 | Alverca | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Alverca | 33 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Benfica | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2005 | → Estoril (loan) | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2005–2007 | → Estrela Amadora (loan) | 49 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2007–2008 | CFR Cluj | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2008 | → UTA Arad (loan) | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Académica | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Vitória Setúbal | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2013 | Churchill Brothers Goa | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2014 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Santa Clara | 38 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Penafiel | 30 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Sampedrense | |||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Moimenta da Beira | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Total | 258 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
2002 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Portugal U19 | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Portugal U21 | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, Amoreirinha was born in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, and he made his Primeira Liga debut with farm team F.C. Alverca in 2003, then appeared in eight matches with the former in the following season as they conquered the national title after 11 years. He finished the campaign on loan, at modest G.D. Estoril Praia.
After two seasons on loan with C.F. Estrela da Amadora,[1] Amoreirinha was released by Benfica and moved to Romania's CFR Cluj for €1 million, joining the club's massive Portuguese contingent.[2] In February 2008, he was loaned to fellow Liga I side FCM UTA Arad.[3]
In January of the following year, Amoreirinha returned to Portugal, moving to Académica de Coimbra[4] and being almost exclusively used as a backup in the following top flight campaigns, after which he was released in June 2011. He met exactly the same fate in the same amount of time in his next club, Vitória de Setúbal.[citation needed]
On 5 August 2014, after an unassuming spell in India and a few months with Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, Amoreirinha signed for C.D. Santa Clara in the second division.[5] In June of the following year, he joined fellow league team F.C. Penafiel.[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup[12] | Continental[13] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Alverca | 2002–03 | Segunda Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2003–04 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
Total | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
Benfica | 2004–05 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Estoril | 2004–05 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Estrela Amadora | 2005–06 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
2006–07 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
Total | 49 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 | ||
CFR Cluj | 2007–08 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
UTA Arad | 2007–08 | Liga I | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
Académica | 2008–09 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2009–10 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2010–11 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
Vitória Setúbal | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Total | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Churchill Brothers | 2013–14 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Benfica Castelo Branco | 2013–14 | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Santa Clara | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
Penafiel | 2015–16 | Segunda Liga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
Sampedrense | 2016–17 | Divisão de Honra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017–18 | Divisão de Honra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Moimenta da Beira | 2018–19 | Divisão de Honra | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
Career total | 258 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 10 |
Benfica
CFR Cluj