Teixeirinha (footballer)

Not to be confused with Teixeirinha (footballer, born 1922).

Teixeirinha
Personal information
Full name Manuel Fernando da Silva Teixeira
Date of birth (1957-01-26) 26 January 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1972–1973 Candal
1974–1975 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1978 Porto 13 (0)
1978–1979 Académico de Viseu 14 (0)
1979–1980 Beira-Mar 26 (0)
1980–1981 Vitória Setúbal 30 (0)
1981–1984 Porto 12 (0)
1984–1986 Vitória Guimarães 33 (4)
1986–1990 Marítimo 115 (4)
1990–1991 Penafiel 7 (0)
1991–1992 Ovarense 4 (0)
International career
1975 Portugal U18[1] 4 (0)
1976–1977 Portugal U21 12 (0)
1981 Portugal B 1 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Candal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Fernando da Silva Teixeira, known as Teixeirinha (born 26 January 1957) is a former Portuguese football player and coach.

He played 16 seasons and 249 games in the Primeira Liga for Marítimo, Vitória Guimarães, Vitória Setúbal, Beira-Mar, Porto, Académico de Viseu and Penafiel.

Club career

He made his Primeira Liga debut for Porto on 7 March 1976 in a game against Boavista.[2]

Honours

Porto

References

  1. ^ "Profile by the PFF". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Game Report by ForaDeJogo". ForaDeJogo. 7 March 1976.


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