Hugo Filipe da Silva Cunha (18 February 1977 – 25 June 2005) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hugo Filipe da Silva Cunha | ||
Date of birth | (1977-02-18)18 February 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||
Date of death | 25 June 2005(2005-06-25) (aged 28) | ||
Place of death | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1991 | Barreirense | ||
1991–1992 | Quimigal | ||
1992–1995 | Barreirense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1999 | Barreirense | 98 | (21) |
1999–2000 | Campomaiorense | 25 | (2) |
2000–2004 | Vitória Guimarães | 85 | (5) |
2004–2005 | União Leiria | 15 | (0) |
Total | 223 | (28) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Over the course of six seasons he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 125 games and seven goals, in a career cut short at the age of 28. The suspected cause of death was sudden cardiac arrest.
Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Cunha began his career at local F.C. Barreirense, as a youth and an early senior. He made his professional debuts with modest S.C. Campomaiorense in the Primeira Liga, moving to Vitória de Guimarães after one sole season.
After four years in Minho being regularly used by the first team, although rarely as a starter, Cunha moved to fellow top division club U.D. Leiria for 2004–05. In the following off-season, he died suddenly during a football match played with friends in Montemor-o-Novo, aged 28.[1]