Hélder Postiga
Portuguese footballer (born 1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛldɛɾ puʃˈtiɣɐ]; born 2 August 1982) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Full name | Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1982-08-02) 2 August 1982 (age 41)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vila do Conde, Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1995 | Varzim | |||||||||||||||||||
1995–2000 | Porto | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Porto B | 37 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | Porto | 58 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2008 | Porto | 56 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||
2006 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2008 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Sporting CP | 71 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Zaragoza | 70 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Valencia | 15 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
2014 | → Lazio (loan) | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Deportivo La Coruña | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2015 | Atlético Kolkata | 1 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | Rio Ave | 10 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | Atlético Kolkata | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 394 | (100) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | Portugal U21 | 16 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
2002 | Portugal B | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2014 | Portugal | 71 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
After beginning at Porto, where he won eight items of silverware along the way, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 195 games and 54 goals over 11 seasons, with that club, Sporting CP and Rio Ave. He also played in six foreign countries, most notably in Spain where he totalled 27 goals in 99 La Liga matches for three teams.
A Portugal international since 2003, Postiga represented the country in two World Cups and three European Championships, helping the nation to reach the final at Euro 2004.