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Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana (pron.
Pronunciation

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 ; born January 15, 1983 in Barcelos
Barcelos

Barcelos is a List of municipalities of Portugal located in the Braga , in the north of Portugal.It has a total population of 123,831 and an area of 378.9 km?....
) is a Portuguese
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 footballer
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 currently for Valencia CF
Valencia CF

Valencia Club de F?tbol is a Spain professional Association football football team based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Football in Spain....
, as an attacking midfielder with good set-pieces
Set piece (football)

The term set piece or set play is used in association football and Rugby football to refer to a situation when the ball is returned to open play following a Dead ball , particularly in a forward area of the pitch....
 and passing
Assist (football)

In association football, an assist is a contribution by a player which helps a teammate to score a goal . Statistics for assists made by players may be kept officially by the organisers of a competition, or unofficially by, for example, journalists or organisers of Fantasy football competitions....
 skills.

a started his professional career at Sporting Clube de Portugal
Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal...
, where he won the Young European Footballer of the Year
European Footballer of the Year

The "", often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award, is an annual association football award. It is presented to the player who has been considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year....
 award, after an excellent debut season in 2001-02
Portuguese Liga 2001-02

Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 2001–02 season....
 and, aged 19, was signed by Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an England football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1892 in football after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East End F.C....
 for €
Euro

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12 million.He played there for two seasons and, unable to cement a starting XI position, returned to Sporting on loan.

At the start of the 2005-06 season, Viana went to Valencia CF
Valencia CF

Valencia Club de F?tbol is a Spain professional Association football football team based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Football in Spain....
, again on loan.






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Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana (pron.
Pronunciation

"Pronunciation" refers to the way a word or a language is usually spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If someone said to have "correct pronunciation," then it refers to both within a particular dialect....
 ; born January 15, 1983 in Barcelos
Barcelos

Barcelos is a List of municipalities of Portugal located in the Braga , in the north of Portugal.It has a total population of 123,831 and an area of 378.9 km?....
) is a Portuguese
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 footballer
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 currently for Valencia CF
Valencia CF

Valencia Club de F?tbol is a Spain professional Association football football team based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Football in Spain....
, as an attacking midfielder with good set-pieces
Set piece (football)

The term set piece or set play is used in association football and Rugby football to refer to a situation when the ball is returned to open play following a Dead ball , particularly in a forward area of the pitch....
 and passing
Assist (football)

In association football, an assist is a contribution by a player which helps a teammate to score a goal . Statistics for assists made by players may be kept officially by the organisers of a competition, or unofficially by, for example, journalists or organisers of Fantasy football competitions....
 skills.

Club career

Viana started his professional career at Sporting Clube de Portugal
Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal...
, where he won the Young European Footballer of the Year
European Footballer of the Year

The "", often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award, is an annual association football award. It is presented to the player who has been considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year....
 award, after an excellent debut season in 2001-02
Portuguese Liga 2001-02

Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 2001–02 season....
 and, aged 19, was signed by Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an England football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1892 in football after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East End F.C....
 for €
Euro

The euro is the official currency of 16 out of 27 European Union member state of the European Union . The states, known collectively as the Eurozone are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain....
12 million.He played there for two seasons and, unable to cement a starting XI position, returned to Sporting on loan.

At the start of the 2005-06 season, Viana went to Valencia CF
Valencia CF

Valencia Club de F?tbol is a Spain professional Association football football team based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Football in Spain....
, again on loan. In March 2006, reports stated that Valencia had signed him on a permanent deal for £
Pound sterling

----The pound sterling , subdivided into 100 pence , is the currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown dependency and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and British Antarctic Territory....
1.5m.During his first season, he struggled to claim a first team spot, facing tough competition from the likes of David Albelda
David Albelda

David Albelda Aliqu?s is a Spain soccer, currently playing as a midfielder with Valencia CF.He is best known for his marking, tackling abilities, stamina and leadership skills, having captain the squad for over a decade....
 and Rubén Baraja
Rubén Baraja

Rub?n Baraja Vegas is a Spain professional football , who currently plays for Valencia CF in the La Liga.A complete central midfielder, with good tackling and offensive qualities, together with accurate passing and goalscoring ability,Baraja was also a consistent part of the Spain national football team from 2000 to 2006....
, manager Quique Sánchez Flores
Quique Sanchez Flores

Quique Flores, full name Enrique S?nchez Flores , is a Spain football coach and former Defender #Full back. He is currently the manager of S.L....
' preferred duo. Still, Viana featured in 19 league games, and displayed some flashes of talent that allowed him to preserve his place in the national squad
Portugal national football team

The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation , finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World cup saw them reach the semi final, losing 2-1 at Wembley Stadium to the eventual world champions England national football team....
.

In a bid to secure first team football, Viana decided to join fellow first division
La Liga

The 'Primera Divisi?n' of the , commonly known as 'La Liga' or 'Liga BBVA' since 2008, is the top professional association football league in Spain....
 CA Osasuna
CA Osasuna

Club Atl?tico Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spain La Liga football club based in Pamplona in Navarre, founded in 1920.The team's home kit is red shirt, navy blue shorts, black socks with red back, whilst the away one is navy blue shirt, orange shorts and navy blue socks....
 on loan, on August 2007. Unfortunately, a serious injury during pre-season forced him out for four months. As he recovered, he failed to make the breakthrough in an already established team, but would feature in all of the side's final three matches, as Osasuna barely avoided relegation
La Liga 2007-08

La Liga 2007-08 season, the 77th since its establishment, started on August 25, 2007 and finished on May 18, 2008. Real Madrid C.F. defended their La Liga title successfully after a 2-1 victory over Osasuna....
. After the loan (9 matches, one goal, in a 3-1 home win against Real Mallorca
RCD Mallorca

Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a List of football clubs in Spain from Palma de Mallorca. Founded on March 5, 1916, it currently plays in the La Liga....
, in which he played one minute), Viana returned to Valencia.

In 2008-09
La Liga 2008-09

La Liga 2008-09 season is the 78th since its establishment. Real Madrid CF are the defending champions, having won their 31st La Liga title in La Liga 2007-08....
, Viana took absolutely no part in coach Unai Emery
Unai Emery

Unai Emery is a Basque Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Valencia CF....
's plans, being restricted to three UEFA Cup contests and some domestic cup
Copa del Rey 2008-09

The 2008?09 Copa del Rey is the 105th staging of the Copa del Rey. The winners of this year's Copa will qualify for the UEFA Europa League 2009?10#Play-off round of the UEFA Europa League 2009?10....
 appearances.

International career

Viana made his debut in the national team
Portugal national football team

The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation , finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World cup saw them reach the semi final, losing 2-1 at Wembley Stadium to the eventual world champions England national football team....
 on November 14, 2001, in a 5-1 friendly win over Angola
Angola national football team

The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras, is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the Federa??o Angolana de Futebol....
. Replacing suspended Daniel Kenedy
Daniel Kenedy

Daniel Kenedy Pimentel Mateus dos Santos, Kenedy , is a Guinea-Bissauan/Portugal football with Ergotelis F.C. of the Super League Greece, in the midfielder position....
 in the last minute, he was a non-playing squad member for Portugal at the 2002 World Cup and played for his country at the 2004 Olympics
Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on August 11, , and ended on August 28.The Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad....
.

Viana returned to the national squad after Euro 2004, and appeared in two matches (as a substitute
Substitute (football)

A substitute is a player in association football who is brought on to the football pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player. Substitutions are generally made to replace a player who has become tired or injured, or who is not performing well; there may also be tactical reasons such as bringing an attacker on in place of a defend...
) at the 2006 World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the Anniversary#Latin-derived numerical names international football world championship tournament....
.

Honours

  • Portuguese League
    Portuguese Liga

    The Portuguese Liga , currently named Liga Sagres after Sagres , is the league Portuguese football competitions for Portugal professional Association football clubs located at the top of the Portuguese football league system , making it Portugal's primary football competition....
    : 2001–02
    2001-02 in Portuguese football

    List of Portuguese Football Federation statistics for the 2001 to 2002 Season....
  • Portuguese Cup: 2001–02


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