Eurípedes Amoreirinha
Encyclopedia
Eurípedes Daniel Adão Amoreirinha (born 5 August 1984 in Vila Franca de Xira
, Lisbon
) is a Portuguese
footballer who plays for Vitória F.C.
mainly as a central defender.
Futebol Clube de Alverca
in 2003, then appeared in eight matches with Benfica in the following season, as the Reds conquered the national title after 11 years. He finished the campaign on loan, at modest Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia.
After two seasons on loan with C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Amoreirinha was released by Benfica and moved to Romania
's CFR Cluj
for €
1 million, joining the club's massive Portuguese contingent. However, in January 2008, he was loaned to fellow Romanian League
outfit FCM UTA Arad.
In January of the following year, Amoreirinha returned to Portugal, moving to Académica de Coimbra, being almost exclusively used as a backup in the following top flight seasons, and being released in June 2011.
Vila Franca de Xira
Vila Franca de Xira is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 317.7 km² and a total population of 133,224 inhabitants. Situated on the west bank of the Tagus River, just 32 km north-east of the Portuguese capital Lisbon, Vila Franca de Xira is said to have been founded by French...
, Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
) is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who plays for Vitória F.C.
Vitória F.C.
Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72...
mainly as a central defender.
Football career
A product of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's youth system, Amoreirinha made his first division debuts with feeder clubFarm team
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team or nursery club, is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher level at a given point...
Futebol Clube de Alverca
F.C. Alverca
Futebol Clube de Alverca is a Portuguese football club based in Alverca do Ribatejo, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon. Founded on 1 September 1939, it currently plays in the Lisbon District Championships.-History:...
in 2003, then appeared in eight matches with Benfica in the following season, as the Reds conquered the national title after 11 years. He finished the campaign on loan, at modest Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia.
After two seasons on loan with C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Amoreirinha was released by Benfica and moved to Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
's CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania. The club had spent most of their existence in the lower divisions, except for a spell in Divizia A in the 1970s, until they received significant financial backing from Árpád Pászkány in 2002...
for €
Euro
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1 million, joining the club's massive Portuguese contingent. However, in January 2008, he was loaned to fellow Romanian League
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
outfit FCM UTA Arad.
In January of the following year, Amoreirinha returned to Portugal, moving to Académica de Coimbra, being almost exclusively used as a backup in the following top flight seasons, and being released in June 2011.