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 (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Portugal U21 | 17 | (0) |
| 2002–2008 | Portugal | 25 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco António Simões Caneira (born on February 9, 1979) is a Portuguese former professional footballer. He mostly played as a central defender. He could also play comfortably on the right or left side of the field.
Marco Caneira started his football journey at Sporting CP as a young player. He also played for Benfica in Portugal. Later, he joined Valencia in Spain for a few years. After that, he returned to Sporting. He played over 126 matches in the Primeira Liga, which is Portugal's top football league. He scored one goal in these games. He stopped playing professional football in 2015. His last team was Videoton in Hungary.
Marco Caneira also played for the Portuguese national team. He played in two World Cups. He earned 25 "caps" (which means he played in 25 international matches) over six years.
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Playing for Different Clubs
Starting Out in Portugal
Marco Caneira was born in Negrais, a village near Lisbon, Portugal. He began his football training at the Sporting CP youth academy. He joined the main team when he was only 17 years old. After signing a professional contract, he was loaned to another top Portuguese club, S.C. Beira-Mar.
Later, Marco Caneira was part of a transfer deal involving F.C. Alverca and Inter Milan. He was then loaned to Reggina Calcio in Italy. After one season there, he was bought back and loaned to S.L. Benfica for a year.
Adventures in France and Spain
In the summer of 2001, Caneira went on another loan. This time, he played for FC Girondins de Bordeaux in France. After a successful season, the French club signed him to a four-year contract.
After his second season with Bordeaux, Caneira was loaned again. He went to Valencia CF in Spain. Valencia had played against Bordeaux in the Champions League before. This loan move became permanent on June 13, 2005.
Back Home at Sporting CP
After playing for Valencia for a season and a half, Caneira returned to Portugal. He rejoined Sporting CP in January 2006. He played very well in defense for Sporting. He even scored a goal against his former club, Inter Milan, in the Champions League. This goal helped Sporting win 1–0 at home on September 12.
In August 2007, he agreed to stay with Sporting for five more years. However, he returned to Valencia for a short time. He did not play much during his second time at Valencia. So, he came back to Sporting for a third time on June 25, 2008. He signed a four-year deal. In his first season back, he played in 32 official games. This helped his team finish in second place in the league. However, he played less in the following years. He left the club in June 2011.
Playing in Hungary and Retirement
On the last day of the summer transfer window in 2011, Caneira, who was 32 years old, signed with Videoton FC in Hungary. He played alongside three other Portuguese players there. One of them was his former national teammate, Paulo Sousa, who was the team's manager.
On October 25, 2012, he scored a rare goal. It was only his fourth goal as a professional player. He scored from close range after a corner kick in a Europa League group stage match. Videoton won that home game against FC Basel 2–1. Caneira left Videoton at the end of the 2014–15 season. He had helped the club win their second Nemzeti Bajnokság I title, which is Hungary's top league. After a year away from football, he came out of retirement. At 36 years old, he joined an amateur team called SRD Negrais.
Playing for Portugal
Marco Caneira started playing for the Portuguese national team in 2002. He was chosen to be part of the squad for the World Cup that year. This tournament was held in Japan and South Korea. However, he did not play in any matches during the tournament. His first game for Portugal was on March 27, 2002. It was a friendly match against Finland in Porto, which Portugal lost 4–1.
Caneira was not selected for the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament. But he returned to play for Portugal in the 2006 World Cup. He played in Portugal's last group stage match against Mexico. Portugal won that game 2–1.
Trophies and Achievements
Marco Caneira won several trophies during his career:
Sporting CP
- Taça de Portugal: 2006–07 (Portuguese Cup)
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2008 (Portuguese Super Cup)
- Taça da Liga runner-up: 2008–09 (Portuguese League Cup, second place)
Beira-Mar
- Taça de Portugal: 1998–99 (Portuguese Cup)
Valencia
- Copa del Rey: 2007–08 (Spanish Cup)
- UEFA Super Cup: 2004 (European Super Cup)
Videoton
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2014–15 (Hungarian League)
- Szuperkupa: 2011, 2012 (Hungarian Super Cup)
- Ligakupa: 2011–12 (Hungarian League Cup)
Portugal
- UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1995 (European Championship for Under-16 teams)
Orders
- Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza)
See also
In Spanish: Marco Caneira para niños
