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Player Details

Name

Nuno Andre Coelho

Height

6' 4"

Weight

181 lbs

Date of Birth

1.7.1986 (38)

Birthplace

Penafiel, Portugal

Position

Defender

Nuno Coelho is the unlikely hero as Sporting Kansas City snag "big points" in Seattle

SEATTLE—Sporting Kansas City’s new center back, it turns out, has some attacking chops. Nuno Andre Coelho – the Portuguese defender brought in this offseason to inject some veteran pedigree into SKC’s backline – scored the game-deciding goal in the 73rd minute of his MLS debut against the Seattle Sounders on Sunday,

Sporting Kansas City sign ex-Porto, Braga defender Nuno Andre Coelho

GOAL: Nuno Coelho's shot from distance beats Stefan Frei

Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Nuno Coelho (Sporting Kansas City) right-footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Quintilla.

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YELLOW CARD: Nuno Coelho booked for dangerous play

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CHANCE: Nuno Coelho gets on the end of this corner but cannot score

Career Summary

Out of contract following 2016 season.

PRONUNCIATION: KWAY-yoh

Coelho, 30, has played more than 160 matches during a 12-year professional career in Europe, including seven appearances in the UEFA Champions League with Portuguese clubs SC Braga and FC Porto. The 6-foot-4 center back most recently played for Balikesirspor of the Turkish Super Lig during the 2014-15 season. He has won the Portuguese league and Cup.

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INTERNATIONAL: The defender scored three goals in 27 games for the Portugal U-20 and U-21 national teams from 2005-2008, including four appearances at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.He was named to the Portuguese Men’s National Team for the first time in August 2010, joining the squad for 2012 UEFA Euro qualifiers against Cyprus and Norway.