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Maniche

1977 - Today

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Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro (born 11 November 1977), known as Maniche (European Portuguese: [maˈniʃ]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He played top-flight football in Portugal, Russia, England, Spain, Italy and Germany, and in 2004 he helped Porto to the Champions League, one of eight trophies won with that club. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 177 matches and 31 goals in seven seasons. Maniche won 52 caps for Portugal, representing the nation at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup and finishing runner-up in the former competition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Maniche is the 1,804th most popular soccer player (down from 1,685th in 2024), the 292nd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 273rd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Maniche ranks 1,804 out of 21,273. Before him are Rabah Saâdane, Hilário, Joseph Mermans, Mitsuru Komaeda, József Takács, and Roberto Firmino. After him are William Martínez, David Johnson, Martim Mércio da Silveira, Zinho, Thomas Bickel, and Ado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Maniche ranks 75. Before him are Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Joe Hahn, Jeezy, Francesca Albanese, Andreas Kaplan, and James Wan. After him are Brock Lesnar, Yaki Kadafi, Tom Brady, Danny Murphy, Devon, and So Ji-sub.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Maniche ranks 292 out of 633. Before him are Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1937), Luís Castro (1961), Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza (1510), Rosa Mota (1958), Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), and Hilário (1975). After him are José Peseiro (1960), Alberto Festa (1939), António Manoel de Vilhena (1663), Ricardo Costa (1981), Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500), and Simão Rodrigues (1510).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Maniche ranks 37. Before him are António Simões (1943), José Augusto (1937), Bruno Alves (1981), Tiago Mendes (1981), Diogo Jota (1996), and Hilário (1975). After him are José Peseiro (1960), Alberto Festa (1939), Ricardo Costa (1981), Nené (1949), Joaquim Carvalho (1937), and Marco Silva (1977).

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