Miguel Monteiro

Miguel

Miguel in action for Valencia in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro[1]
Date of birth	(1980-01-04) 4 January 1980 (age 44)[2]
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal[2]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back, winger
Youth career
1989–1994	Sporting CP
1994	Alverca
1995	Loures
1995–1996	Olhanense
1996–1999	Estrela Amadora
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Estrela Amadora	32	(0)
2000–2005	Benfica	131	(12)
2002	Benfica B	2	(2)
2005–2012	Valencia	175	(2)
Total		340	(16)
International career
2000–2002	Portugal U21	22	(5)
2003–2010	Portugal	59	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Championship Runner-up 2004 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro OIH (born 4 January 1980), known simply as Miguel (Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈɣɛl]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right-back or a winger.

He spent the vast majority of his career with Benfica (five seasons) and Valencia (seven), appearing in roughly 200 official matches for both clubs and winning four major titles.

Miguel earned 59 caps for Portugal in the 2000s and represented the country at two World Cups and as many European Championships.^[3]