Hugo Morais
Encyclopedia
Hugo Eduardo dos Santos Morais (born 12 February 1978 in Lisbon
) is a Portuguese
footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a central midfielder.
, until finally being released in 2005.
Morais then played one year for F.C. Barreirense in the second level
, after which he was left out of work, even having to resort to taking an intensive course for unemployed players, arranged by the Portuguese Footballers Association. He was then "rescued" by Leixões SC, scoring three goals in 30 matches as the Matosinhos
club returned to the top flight after a lengthy absence.
In the 2009–10 season, Morais scored six times - all through penalty kick
s - whilst only missing one league match, but Leixões dropped back to the second division. In August 2010, aged 32, he signed with Académica de Coimbra.
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
) is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra as a central midfielder.
Football career
After emerging through local C.F. Estrela da Amadora's youth system, Morais played for a series of teams in the lower leagues. In 1999, he joined C.S. Marítimo, but his spell was very unsuccessful, as he only appeared in six first division games, also being loaned two times and demoted to the reserve sideC.S. Marítimo B
Club Sport Marítimo B is a Portuguese football club that currently plays in the Serie A of the Portuguese Second Division. They are the reserve team of Club Sport Marítimo...
, until finally being released in 2005.
Morais then played one year for F.C. Barreirense in the second level
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
, after which he was left out of work, even having to resort to taking an intensive course for unemployed players, arranged by the Portuguese Footballers Association. He was then "rescued" by Leixões SC, scoring three goals in 30 matches as the Matosinhos
Matosinhos
Matosinhos Municipality is located in Porto District, Portugal. The main city is Matosinhos. It is bordered to the south by the city of Porto and lies within the Greater Porto subregion. The municipality has a population of 168,451 in 10 parishes. Many people have recently moved from the...
club returned to the top flight after a lengthy absence.
In the 2009–10 season, Morais scored six times - all through penalty kick
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
s - whilst only missing one league match, but Leixões dropped back to the second division. In August 2010, aged 32, he signed with Académica de Coimbra.