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João Dias (footballer)

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João Dias
Personal information
Full name João Manuel Antunes Dias[1]
Date of birth (1986-12-23) 23 December 1986 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Braga, Portugal[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1998–2003 Braga
2003–2005 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Porto B 21 (0)
2006–2008 Prato 1 (0)
2008 Infesta 10 (1)
2008–2010 Santa Clara 59 (1)
2010–2011 Trofense 27 (1)
2011–2014 Académica 30 (0)
2014–2015 Boavista 22 (0)
2015–2017 Santa Clara 64 (2)
2017–2018 Covilhã 34 (0)
2018–2022 União Leiria 107 (1)
Total 375 (6)
International career
2002–2003 Portugal U17 20 (0)
2004 Portugal U18 5 (0)
2004–2005 Portugal U19 10 (0)
2006 Portugal U20 2 (0)
2009 Portugal U23 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European U17 Championship
Winner 2003 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Manuel Antunes Dias (born 23 December 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Club career

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Born in Braga, Dias played youth football with local S.C. Braga as well as FC Porto. He made his senior debut with the latter's B team, which competed in the third division. In the summer of 2006, he signed for Italian amateurs A.C. Prato.[2]

Dias first appeared at the professional level in 2008–09, with C.D. Santa Clara.[3] He scored his first goal for the Azores side the following season when he contributed to a 2–1 home win against Varzim SC,[4] and in June 2010 he joined fellow Segunda Liga club C.D. Trofense on a one-year contract.[5]

In June 2011, Dias agreed to a two-year deal at Académica de Coimbra.[6] His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 15 August, when he played the full 90 minutes of the 2–1 away victory over U.D. Leiria.[7] During his spell at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, however, he was sparingly used.

In 2015, after one top-flight campaign with Boavista FC,[8] Dias returned to both Santa Clara and the second tier.

Honours

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Académica

Portugal Under-17

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "João Dias" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Defesa João Dias nos planos do Vitória" [Defender João Dias targeted by Vitória] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. ^ "João Dias reforça Santa Clara (vídeo)" [João Dias bolsters Santa Clara (video)] (in Portuguese). RTP Açores. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Santa Clara-Varzim, 2–1: Começar cedo a construir a vitória" [Santa Clara-Varzim, 2–1: Foundations for win built early on]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 February 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  5. ^ "João Dias contratado por uma época" [João Dias hired for one season]. O Notícias da Trofa (in Portuguese). 12 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  6. ^ "João Real, Marinho e João Dias são reforços da Académica" [João Real, Marinho and João Dias are additions to Académica] (in Portuguese). Académica Coimbra. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Emanuel entra com pé direito" [Emanuel starts off on the right foot]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 16 August 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ^ "João Dias assina por uma época" [João Dias signs for one season]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Académica vence a Taça de Portugal (com vídeo)" [Académica win Portuguese Cup (with video)] (in Portuguese). TSF. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  10. ^ Soares, Ana (17 May 2003). "Sub-17 campeões europeus: Portugal vence Espanha (2–1)" [Under-17 European champions: Portugal beat Spain (2–1)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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