Gonçalo Malheiro
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Gonçalo Pinto de Mesquita Viegas Malheiro (born Porto
, 11 May 1978) is a Portuguese
rugby union
footballer. He plays as a fly-half. He works as a civil engineer. He took his degree at University of Porto
.
Malheiro played at first at CDUP
. He spent a season at Madrid 2012, in 2004/05, where he become a professional and was the top scorer of the Spanish League, with 249 points scored. He has won 37 caps for Portugal
, since his debut, in 1997, scoring a total of 231 points (7 tries, 23 conversions, 36 penalties and 14 drop goals). This makes him the current top scorer for the "Lobos".
Malheiro played twice at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
finals, with New Zealand, scoring the first drop goal of the tournament, and Romania
, scoring a penalty.
His most recent match was the 8-23 loss to Romania, at 1 December 2007, for the Six Nations B.
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
, 11 May 1978) 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...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer. He plays as a fly-half. He works as a civil engineer. He took his degree at University of Porto
University of Porto
The University of Porto is a Portuguese public university located in Porto, and founded 22 March 1911. It is the largest Portuguese university by number of enrolled students and has one of the most noted research outputs in Portugal...
.
Malheiro played at first at CDUP
Centro Desportivo Universitário do Porto
Centro Desportivo Universitário do Porto or CDUP is a Portuguese amateur sports club for students at the University of Porto, in Porto, Portugal.-Sports:...
. He spent a season at Madrid 2012, in 2004/05, where he become a professional and was the top scorer of the Spanish League, with 249 points scored. He has won 37 caps for Portugal
Portugal national rugby union team
The Portugal national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Portugal. They first played in 1935 and now compete in the European Nations Cup. Rugby union in Portugal is administered by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby. Portugal qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in...
, since his debut, in 1997, scoring a total of 231 points (7 tries, 23 conversions, 36 penalties and 14 drop goals). This makes him the current top scorer for the "Lobos".
Malheiro played twice at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
finals, with New Zealand, scoring the first drop goal of the tournament, and Romania
Romania national rugby union team
The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...
, scoring a penalty.
His most recent match was the 8-23 loss to Romania, at 1 December 2007, for the Six Nations B.