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Simão Sabrosa

1979 - Today

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Simão Pedro da Fonseca Sabrosa (born 31 October 1979), known mononymously as Simão (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈmɐ̃w]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger, with dribbling and set piece skills as primary attributes. Having played in his country for two of the three biggest teams in the nation, Benfica and Sporting, he also spent several years of his professional career in Spain, notably with Atlético Madrid. He won the 2004–05 national championship with the first club and the 2010 Europa League with the third, amongst other accolades; he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 225 games and 87 goals over nine seasons, adding 219 La Liga matches and 26 goals in service of Barcelona, Atlético and Espanyol. Over a 12-year span, Simão represented Portugal in two World Cups and as many European Championships, helping it finish second at Euro 2004 and reach the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simão Sabrosa is the 951st most popular soccer player (up from 2,741st in 2019), the 204th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 334th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Simão Sabrosa ranks 951 out of 21,273. Before him are Manuel Rosas, Masateru Akita, David Luiz, Jozef Vengloš, Alan Smith, and Antonio Di Natale. After him are Ariel Ortega, Joaquín Peiró, Moderato Wisintainer, Carlos Peucelle, Emiliano Martínez, and Danny Blind.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Simão Sabrosa ranks 32. Before him are Rosamund Pike, Stormy Daniels, Prabhas, Brandy Norwood, Miklós Fehér, and Vidya Balan. After him are James McAvoy, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jawed Karim, Noomi Rapace, Pablo Aimar, and Adrian Mutu.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Simão Sabrosa ranks 204 out of 633. Before him are Joanna, Princess of Portugal (1452), Ricardo Carvalho (1978), Bartolomeu Perestrello (1400), José Carlos (1941), Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira (1669), and Carlos Tavares (1958). After him are Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza (1568), Francisco de Sá Carneiro (1934), Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460), Paulo Bento (1969), António Vieira (1608), and António de Andrade (1580).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Simão Sabrosa ranks 20. Before him are Paulo Futre (1966), Paulo Sousa (1970), Félix Mourinho (1938), Vítor Pereira (1968), Ricardo Carvalho (1978), and José Carlos (1941). After him are Paulo Bento (1969), José Torres (1938), Pauleta (1973), Nuno Gomes (1976), Manuel Bento (1948), and José Costa (1953).

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