SOCCER PLAYER

Marco Caneira

1979 - Today

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Marco António Simões Caneira (born 9 February 1979) is a Portuguese former professional footballer. Preferably a central defender, he was equally at ease on the right or left flank. A youth graduate at Sporting CP, he started his career at the club, also appearing briefly for Benfica in his country, and represented Valencia in La Liga for a couple of years before returning to Sporting. Over ten seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 126 matches and one goal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marco Caneira is the 7,324th most popular soccer player (down from 6,845th in 2019), the 467th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 455th in 2019) and the 121st most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Marco Caneira ranks 7,324 out of 21,273Before him are Stéphane Henchoz, Glen De Boeck, Stefano Eranio, Jean Makoun, Lizardo Garrido, and Matías Vecino. After him are Alfredo Tena, Aleksei Berezutski, Moussa Marega, Osamu Miura, Georgi Kinkladze, and Mutiu Adepoju.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Marco Caneira ranks 375Before him are Diego Klattenhoff, Ralph Torres, Kšyštof Lavrinovič, Sara Rue, Eric Mun, and Mariya Gabriel. After him are Michael Bisping, Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, Ildefons Lima, Gao Yuanyuan, Bo Svensson, and Mohamed Kader.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Marco Caneira ranks 467 out of 633Before him are Fábio Carvalho (2002), Paulo Santos (1972), Mário Rui (1991), Fernanda Ribeiro (1969), Sérgio Oliveira (1992), and Daniela Melchior (1996). After him are Gonçalo Guedes (1996), Duda (1980), Suzy (1980), Manuela Machado (1963), José Luís Peixoto (1974), and Hugo Viana (1983).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Marco Caneira ranks 121Before him are Rúben Dias (1997), Diogo Dalot (1999), Fábio Carvalho (2002), Paulo Santos (1972), Mário Rui (1991), and Sérgio Oliveira (1992). After him are Gonçalo Guedes (1996), Duda (1980), Hugo Viana (1983), Rafa Silva (1993), Frederico Rosa (1957), and Luís Neto (1988).