Hugo Cunha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Filipe da Silva Cunha | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 25 June 2005 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1991 | Barreirense | ||
| 1991–1992 | Quimigal | ||
| 1992–1995 | Barreirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1999 | Barreirense | 51 | (14) |
| 1999–2000 | Campomaiorense | 25 | (2) |
| 2000–2004 | Vitória Guimarães | 85 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | União Leiria | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 176 | (21) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Hugo Filipe da Silva Cunha (18 February 1977 – 25 June 2005) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder.
Over the course of six seasons he amassed top division totals of 125 games and seven goals, in a career cut short at the age of 28.
Football career
Born in Barreiro, Cunha began his career at local F.C. Barreirense, as a youth and an early senior. He made his professional debuts with modest S.C. Campomaiorense in the top division, moving to Vitória de Guimarães after one sole season.
After four years in Minho being regularly used by the first team, although rarely as a starter, Cunha moved to fellow top flight club U.D. Leiria for 2004–05. In the following off-season, he died suddenly during a football match played with friends in Montemor-o-Novo, aged only 28.[1]
References
- ↑ "FACTBOX-Soccer-Sudden deaths of players". Reuters. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
External links
- Hugo Cunha at footballzz.co.uk
- Hugo Cunha profile at ForaDeJogo