SOCCER PLAYER

Miguel Monteiro

1980 - Today

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Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro (born 4 January 1980), known simply as Miguel (Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈɣɛl]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right-back or a winger. He spent the vast majority of his career with Benfica (five seasons) and Valencia (seven), appearing in 161 official matches for the first club and 239 for the second while winning four major titles. Miguel earned 59 caps for Portugal in the 2000s and represented the country at two World Cups and as many European Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Miguel Monteiro is the 4,710th most popular soccer player (up from 5,207th in 2024), the 409th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 417th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Miguel Monteiro ranks 4,710 out of 21,273. Before him are Ryota Takahashi, Giorgos Koudas, Torsten Gütschow, Fabio Celestini, Bertil Johansson, and Michael Tarnat. After him are Pedro Mendes, Alan Hansen, Gerónimo Barbadillo, Pavel Kuka, Bart McGhee, and Ivica Dragutinović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Miguel Monteiro ranks 168. Before him are Jo Nakajima, Chris Sullivan, Sebastian Kehl, Eliza Dushku, Alistair Overeem, and Mikel Alonso. After him are Mancini, Ivan Radeljić, Denys Monastyrsky, Sarah Connor, Jessica Simpson, and Lee Yo-won.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Miguel Monteiro ranks 409 out of 633. Before him are Francisco Conceição (2002), Domingos Paciência (1969), Carlos Mendes (1947), Custódio Pinto (1942), João de Deus Pinheiro (1945), and Manuel Fernandes (1986). After him are Pedro Mendes (1979), Mário de Noronha (1885), George Grey (1812), Eduardo Carvalho (1982), Miguel Veloso (1986), and Tonicha (1946).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Miguel Monteiro ranks 87. Before him are Fernando Meira (1978), Bebé (1990), Francisco Conceição (2002), Domingos Paciência (1969), Custódio Pinto (1942), and Manuel Fernandes (1986). After him are Pedro Mendes (1979), Eduardo Carvalho (1982), Miguel Veloso (1986), Carlos Manuel (1958), Eliseu (1983), and Ricardo Pereira (1993).

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