João Coimbra
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Carlos Amaral Marques Coimbra | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Comba Dão, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Amora | ||
| 1996–2005 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Benfica B | 26 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Benfica | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Nacional (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Marítimo | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Estoril | 90 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Académico Viseu | 19 | (0) |
| 2015 | Rapid București | 12 | (0) |
| 2015– | Kerala Blasters | 11 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U20 | 14 | (0) |
| 2007 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:34, 3 December 2015 (UTC). | |||
João Carlos Amaral Marques Coimbra (born 24 May 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Indian club Kerala Blasters FC as a midfielder.
Club career
Coimbra was born in Santa Comba Dão, Viseu District. A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system he appeared in 13 Primeira Liga games with the first team over the course of two seasons, after which he was loaned to Madeira's C.D. Nacional, also in the top division, for the 2007–08 campaign.
In July 2008 Coimbra was definitely sold by Benfica, joining C.S. Marítimo.[1] Upon arriving he was immediately loaned to second level club Gil Vicente FC, in a season-long move.
After this, Coimbra returned to Marítimo but was immediately released, moving to another side in the second tier, G.D. Estoril Praia.[2] He contributed with 26 matches (all starts) and two goals in his third year, as his team returned to the top flight after an absence of seven years.
After leaving Estoril in 2014, Coimbra represented in quick succession Académico de Viseu FC and FC Rapid București, the latter from Romania. On 3 August 2015, he signed for Indian Super League franchise Kerala Blasters FC.[3]
Personal life
Coimbra studied medicine at the University of Lisbon.[4]
Club statistics
- As of match played on 3 December 2015.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica | 2005–06[5] | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006–07[5] | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nacional (loan) | 2007–08[5] | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Gil Vicente (loan) | 2008–09[5] | Segunda Liga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Estoril | 2009–10[5] | Segunda Liga | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[5] | Segunda Liga | 28 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12[5] | Segunda Liga | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13[5] | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[5] | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 90 | 3 | 28 | 1 | — | 118 | 4 | |||
| Académico Viseu | 2014–15[5] | Segunda Liga | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| Rapid București | 2014–15[6] | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Kerala Blasters | 2015[6] | Indian Super League | 11 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 167 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 5 | ||
Honours
Club
- Estoril
Country
References
- ↑ Marítimo bring in Benfica trio; UEFA.com, 16 July 2008
- ↑ João Coimbra garantido (João Coimbra confirmed); Record, 30 August 2009 (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Kerala Blasters sign former Benfica midfielder Joao Coimbra". Goal.com. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ João Coimbra, o médico da Luz (João Coimbra, Luz's doctor); Diário de Notícias, 9 June 2007 (Portuguese)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "João Coimbra". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- 1 2 "João Coimbra". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
External links
- João Coimbra at footballzz.co.uk
- João Coimbra profile at ForaDeJogo
- João Coimbra – FIFA competition record
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