Nuno Jorge Pereira da Silva Valente, OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnunu vɐˈlẽt(ɨ)]; born 12 September 1974) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a left defender.
After settling with a club in his late 20's with F.C. Porto - he started out his career with Sporting, but never imposed there - he moved at 31 to England with Everton, where he finally retired after playing regularly in three out of four seasons.
A late bloomer in the int...
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Nuno Jorge Pereira da Silva Valente, OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnunu vɐˈlẽt(ɨ)]; born 12 September 1974) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a left defender.
After settling with a club in his late 20's with F.C. Porto - he started out his career with Sporting, but never imposed there - he moved at 31 to England with Everton, where he finally retired after playing regularly in three out of four seasons.
A late bloomer in the international stage, Valente helped Portugal finish second in Euro 2004, a competition which was played in his country. He also participated in the 2006 World Cup.
Born in Lisbon, Valente began his career at second division club Portimonense Sporting Clube, loaned by hometown's Sporting Clube de Portugal. However, he found first team chances limited in the capital outfit and, despite success in helping win the Portuguese Cup in 1995, he was loaned for 1996–97 to fellow league side Club Sport Marítimo.
A young José Mourinho recognized Valente's...
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