Adelino Nunes

Adelino Nunes
Personal information
Full name	Adelino Carlos Morais Nunes
Date of birth	6 September 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Manteigas, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Vinhense
1978–1979	Barreirense
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1982	Barreirense
1982–1984	Vitória Setúbal
1984–1988	Benfica
1988–1990	Marítimo
1990–1995	Vitória Setúbal
1995–1997	Desportivo Beja
Total
International career
1983–1991	Portugal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adelino Carlos Morais Nunes (born 6 September 1960) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Nunes was born in Manteigas, Guarda District. During 18 seasons as a professional, he played mainly for Vitória de Setúbal (seven seasons in two separate spells). In the 1984 summer, after the first stint at the Sado River side, he signed for top division giants S.L. Benfica, being a relatively important member of the teams that won the 1987 national championship – with the player contributing with 24 games and a career-best eight goals, including a brace in a 2–0 away win against S.C. Farense on 1 February 1987 – and three consecutive domestic cups.

In 1990, after two years with C.S. Marítimo, 30-year-old Nunes returned to Setúbal, suffering relegation in his first year but helping Vitória return to the top flight in his third, already as a fringe player however. He closed out his career at nearly 37 after two years with C.D. Beja (second level), where he reunited with former Setúbal teammate Hernâni Neves; over the course of 11 seasons, he amassed top division totals of 228 matches and 19 goals.

International career

Nunes gained 18 caps for Portugal, scoring twice. Most of his appearances came following the 1986 FIFA World Cup, as most of the internationals defected the national team after the infamous Saltillo Affair in Mexico.

**Adelino Nunes: International goals**
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 January 1989	Olympic Stadium (Athens), Athens, Greece	Greece	0–1	1–2	Friendly
2	29 March 1989	Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal	Angola	4–0	6–0	Friendly

Honours

Benfica

Portuguese League: 1986–87
Portuguese Cup: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
Portuguese Supercup: 1985
European Cup: Runner-up 1987–88

External links

Adelino Nunes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Adelino Nunes at National-Football-Teams.com
Adelino Nunes – FIFA competition record (archived)
Adelino Nunes at EU-Football.info