Hugo Viana

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Personal information
Hugo Viana

Full name	Hugo Miguel Ferreira Viana
Date of birth	January 15, 1983 (age 24)
Place of birth	Barcelos, Portugal
Height	179 cm
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Valencia CF
Number	16
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005 2005-	Sporting Newcastle United FC Sporting Newcastle United FC Valencia CF	26 (1) 39 (2) 32 (6) 0 (0) 34 (1)
National team²
2001-	Portugal U-21 / Olympics Portugal	25 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 8, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of March 28, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Hugo Miguel Ferreira Viana (pron. IPA: ['ugu vi'ɐnɐ]; born January 15, 1983 in Barcelos) is a Portuguese football player. He plays for both the national team and Valencia.

He plays as a midfielder, both as an attacking player and as a winger. Hugo Viana is left footed and is known for his set-pieces. He started his career at Sporting Clube de Portugal where he won Young European Footballer of the Year, and was signed by Newcastle United for €12m. He played there for two seasons and then returned to Sporting on loan. At the start of the 2005-06 season he went to Valencia, again on loan. In March 2006, reports stated that Valencia had signed him on a permanent deal for £1.5m. [1]

Hugo Viana made his debut in the National Team on 14th November 2001, in the 5-1 win over Angola, in a friendly match. He was a non-playing squad member for Portugal at the 2002 World Cup and played for his country at the 2004 Olympics. He returned to the National Team after Euro 2004.

[edit] Honours

Superliga (Portuguese Championship): 2001/02
Portuguese Cup: 2001/02

[edit] External links

player stats at www.lfp.es

	Portugal squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Baía \| 2 J. Costa \| 3 Abel Xavier \| 4 Caneira \| 5 F. Couto \| 6 Paulo Sousa \| 7 Figo \| 8 João Pinto \| 9 Pauleta \| 10 Rui Costa \| 11 S. Conceição \| 12 H. Viana \| 13 J. Andrade \| 14 P. Barbosa \| 15 Nélson \| 16 Ricardo \| 17 P. Bento \| 18 Frechaut \| 19 Capucho \| 20 Petit \| 21 Nuno Gomes \| 22 Beto \| 23 Rui Jorge \| Coach: Oliveira

	Portugal squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
1 Ricardo \| 2 P. Ferreira \| 3 Caneira \| 4 R. Costa \| 5 Meira \| 6 Costinha \| 7 Figo \| 8 Petit \| 9 Pauleta \| 10 H. Viana \| 11 Simão \| 12 Quim \| 13 Miguel \| 14 N. Valente \| 15 Boa Morte \| 16 R. Carvalho \| 17 C. Ronaldo \| 18 Maniche \| 19 Tiago \| 20 Deco \| 21 Nuno Gomes \| 22 P. Santos \| 23 H. Postiga \| Coach: Scolari

Valencia CF - Current Squad
1 Cañizares \| 2 Miguel \| 3 Del Horno \| 4 Ayala \| 5 Marchena \| 6 Albelda \| 7 Villa \| 8 Baraja \| 9 Morientes \| 10 Angulo \| 11 Regueiro \| 13 Mora \| 14 Vicente \| 15 Joaquín \| 16 Viana \| 17 Navarro \| 18 Jorge López \| 19 Gavilán \| 20 Albiol \| 21 Silva \| 22 Edu \| 23 Torres \| 24 Moretti \| 25 Butelle \| 26 Cerra \| 28 Nacho Insa \| 29 Córcoles \| 30 Aarón Ñíguez \| 31 Pallardó \| Coach: Flores