Miguel Monteiro

Personal information
Miguel

Full name	Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro
Date of birth	January 4, 1980
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	180 cm
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Valencia CF
Number	2
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2000 2000-2005 2005-	CF Estrela da Amadora SL Benfica Valencia CF	32 (0) 131 (12) 50 (1)
National team²
2003-	Portugal	41 (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)

Miguel (pron. IPA: [mi'ɣɛɫ]), full name Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro, OIH, (born January 4, 1980 in Lisbon), is a Portuguese football defender. He plays for Valencia C.F. and the Portuguese national team where he made his senior debut against Italy on 12 February 2003. Miguel played for his country squad in Euro 2004, where Portugal were defeated in the final.

[edit] Honours

	Portugal squad - 2004 European Football Championship Runners-Up
1 Ricardo \| 2 P. Ferreira \| 3 Rui Jorge \| 4 J. Andrade \| 5 F. Couto \| 6 Costinha \| 7 Figo \| 8 Petit \| 9 Pauleta \| 10 Rui Costa \| 11 Simão \| 12 Quim \| 13 Miguel \| 14 N. Valente \| 15 Beto \| 16 R. Carvalho \| 17 C. Ronaldo \| 18 Maniche \| 19 Tiago \| 20 Deco \| 21 Nuno Gomes \| 22 Moreira \| 23 H. Postiga \| Coach: Scolari

	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