Marco Caneira facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco António Simões Caneira | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Negrais, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1997 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2000 | Sporting CP | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | → Lourinhanense (loan) | ||
| 1998 | → Salgueiros (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Beira-Mar (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Alverca (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Reggina (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Benfica (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Bordeaux | 35 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Valencia (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Valencia | 24 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Sporting CP (loan) | 40 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Sporting CP | 28 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Videoton | 67 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Negrais | ||
| 2021 | Atlético Malveira | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 328 | (3) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2001 | Portugal U21 | 17 | (0) |
| 2002–2008 | Portugal | 25 | (0) |
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Marco António Simões Caneira, born on February 9, 1979, is a former professional footballer from Portugal. He was a very versatile player, mostly playing as a central defender. He could also play comfortably on the right or left side of the defense.
Marco Caneira started his career at Sporting CP, a famous club in Portugal. He also played for other big teams like Benfica in Portugal and Valencia in Spain. He spent many years playing in Portugal's top league, the Primeira Liga. He retired from professional football in 2015 after playing for four years with Videoton in Hungary.
He also played for the Portuguese national team. He represented his country in two World Cups and played 25 international games over six years.
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Club Career Highlights
Starting Out in Portugal
Marco Caneira was born in Negrais, a village in Sintra, Lisbon. He began his football journey in the youth academy of Sporting CP. He made his first team debut for Sporting when he was only 17 years old. After signing a professional contract, he was loaned to other Portuguese clubs like S.C. Beira-Mar.
In 2000, Marco Caneira was part of a complex transfer deal involving F.C. Alverca and Inter Milan from Italy. He was then loaned to Reggina Calcio in Italy. After one season there, he returned to Portugal and played for S.L. Benfica on a one-year loan.
Playing in France and Spain
In 2001, Caneira went on another loan, this time to FC Girondins de Bordeaux in France. He played so well that Bordeaux signed him permanently to a four-year contract.
After two seasons with Bordeaux, he was loaned to Valencia CF in Spain in 2004. Valencia had played against Bordeaux in the Champions League that year. His move to Valencia became permanent in June 2005.
Returning to Sporting CP
After a season and a half with Valencia, Caneira returned to Portugal to play for Sporting CP again in January 2006. He showed strong defensive skills. He even scored a goal against his former club, Inter Milan, in the Champions League in a 1–0 home win.
In August 2007, he went back to Valencia for a short time. Then, in June 2008, he returned to Sporting CP for a third time, signing a four-year deal. He played in 32 games in his first season back, helping Sporting finish second in the league. However, in later years, he played less and left the club in June 2011.
Later Career in Hungary
On the last day of the 2011 summer transfer window, Marco Caneira, then 32 years old, signed with Videoton FC in Hungary. He played alongside other Portuguese players, including his former national teammate Paulo Sousa, who was the team's manager. On October 25, 2012, he scored a rare goal in the UEFA Europa League against FC Basel, helping his team win 2–1.
Caneira left Videoton at the end of the 2014–15 season. He helped the club win their second Hungarian league title that year. After a year away from football, he came out of retirement at age 36 to play for an amateur team called SRD Negrais in Portugal.
International Career
Marco Caneira started playing for the Portuguese national team in 2002. He was chosen for the squad that played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea, but he did not play in any matches. His first game for Portugal was on March 27, 2002, in a friendly match against Finland.
He was not part of the team for UEFA Euro 2004. However, he returned for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He played in Portugal's final group stage match against Mexico, which Portugal won 2–1.
Career Statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1995–96 | Sporting CP | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | Salgueiros | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | Beira-Mar | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 1999–2000 | Alverca | Primeira Liga | 17 | 0 | ||||||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Reggina | Serie A | 22 | 0 | ||||||||
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2001–02 | Benfica | Primeira Liga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2002–03 | Bordeaux | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2004–05 | Valencia | La Liga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Sporting CP | Primeira Liga | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2007–08 | Valencia | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2008–09 | Sporting CP | Primeira Liga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | ||||||||||||
| Hungary | League | Hungarian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2011–12 | Videoton | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Country | Portugal | 126 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 153 | 2 | |
| Italy | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||
| France | 65 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||||||
| Spain | 46 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 66 | 1 | ||||
| Hungary | 67 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 118 | 3 | ||
| Total | 326 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 433 | 6 | ||
International
| Portugal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 0 |
Honours and Achievements
Marco Caneira won several important titles during his career with different clubs and with the national youth team.
Sporting CP
- Taça de Portugal (Portuguese Cup): 2006–07
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (Portuguese Super Cup): 2008
- Taça da Liga (League Cup) runner-up: 2008–09
Beira-Mar
- Taça de Portugal (Portuguese Cup): 1998–99
Valencia
- Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup): 2007–08
- UEFA Super Cup: 2004
Videoton
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I (Hungarian League): 2014–15
- Szuperkupa (Hungarian Super Cup): 2011, 2012
- Ligakupa (Hungarian League Cup): 2011–12
Portugal National Team
- UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1995
Orders
- Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza)
See also
In Spanish: Marco Caneira para niños
