Profile Simao Sabrosa

Personal information :

Full name : Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa
Date of birth : 31 October 1979
Place of birth : Vila Real, Portugal
Height : 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position : Winger
Current club : Beşiktaş
Number : 31
Youth career :
1991–1992 Diogo Cão
1992–1997 Sporting CP
Senior career :
1997–1999 Sporting CP
1999–2001 Barcelona
2001–2007 Benfica
2007–2010 Atlético Madrid
2011– Beşiktaş
National team :
1998–2000 Portugal U21
1998–2010 Portugal

Club career

Sporting

Born within the village of Constantim within Vila Real, Simão activated his career at Sporting Clube de Portugal, whose prolific youth system had just caused Luís Figo – and afterwards Cristiano Ronaldo. During his two-year career he performed 53 toys and scored 12 goals with the former team, the former arriving within his debut at alone 17, a 3–0 victory at Gil Vicente FC.

Barcelona

Simão transported towards FC Barcelona within the summer of 1999, onto a €15 million shift, partnering with Figo within his former year, as Barça ceased second towards Deportivo de La Coruña. In 2001, as soon as a comparatively low-key possession at the Spanish club, he transported back towards his nation, signing with S.L. Benfica for a Portuguese Liga file shift 12 million euro.

Benfica

Simão instantly became a fan-favorite, hastily acquiring the status of captain; also, during his six-year stint, he always ceased as the club's topscorer, also ordering tall within the international league charts. In the 2004–05 season, as the Reds won the national championship as soon as a 11-year wait, he performed within everybody the fits and minutes, scoring 15 goals. Benfica also reached the domestic cup final within a 1–2 loss against Vitória de Setubal, with the winger scoring the losing side's goal, across a four-minute penalty. In European competition, Simão also appeared within everybody the fits, scoring four goals, incorporating two against Dukla Banská Bystrica, within a 3–0 away success, with Benfica ultimately ranging the round of 32. Simão persisted his excellent form into 2005–06, assisting his team within the UEFA Champions League campaign, whereas it reached the quarterfinals. He performed within eight of Benfica's ten fits within the tournament, incorporating the 1–2 away loss against Manchester United within the category level, flaming his team grade curtly ahead of the hour with an elegant free-kick, as soon as he himself had been fouled via Alan Smith. In the knockout levels he assisted stun title owners Liverpool, unleashing an unstoppable shot into the top left-hand corner of Pepe Reina's goal, as the Portuguese won 2–0 at Anfield and 3–0 overall. The summer 2005 shift window observed Simão targeted via Liverpool, within an bid quality approximately £12 million, although deals reportedly failed again Benfica's increase within asking price. The consecutive year numerous clubs, such as Manchester United and again Liverpool also revealed interest within Simão,but he decided towards stay within Benfica.

Atlético Madrid

Finally, onto twenty July 2007, Atlético Madrid reached an dealing towards sign Simão from for a fee of €20 million. During his former two seasons, within which he was an undisputed starter, he scored seven goals apiece, as the club ceased fourth within La Liga onto both occasions. On April 12, 2009, Simão entered within the hundred-year history of the capital club, via scoring its 4000th goal within the league, with a left-footed diagonal shot against Deportivo . In the 2009 summer, Sabrosa become one of Atlético's captains for the novel campaign, obtaining that role from instructor Abel Resino as soon as a reshuffle. As the Colchoneros underachieved overall, he scored within the Champions League at APOEL F.C. within a 1–1 away draw, a goal that knotted the club's site within the season's UEFA Europa League. On January 14, 2010, Simão scored twice towards command Atlético towards a 5–1 house victory again Recreativo de Huelva and into the domestic cup's last-eight (5–4 combine win), incorporating a late goal that decided the tie from a wonderfully robbed freekick. He also scored an meaningful goal within the Europa League against Galatasaray SK, as the team ultimately won the competition, with the musician appearing within the final against Fulham. After a disappointing previous campaign, Simão began the 2010–11 season onto a tall note, scoring three goals within the former eight toys - significantly within a 1–1 draw at Valencia CF, onto 22 September 2010 - and activating within 15 out of the 16 fits he appeared in. He also captained the side many frequently due towards the absence of Antonio López, most significantly within the UEFA Super Cup's 2–0 defeat of F.C. Internazionale Milano, whereas he predetermined up a goal for Sergio Agüero.

Besiktas

On 22 December 2010, ancient 31, Sabrosa signed with Süper Lig team Beşiktaş JK, reuniting with countrymen Hugo Almeida (national teammate) and Ricardo Quaresma (youth grade teammate within Sporting).

International career

Simão made his full debut for the national team at alone 19 years of age, onto 18 November 1998, against Israel. Sabrosa did not earn the list for the 2002 FIFA World Cup due towards sting, but he did participate within the UEFA Euro 2004, whereas hosts Portugal ceased within second place. In this tournament he performed within three of Portugal's six fits within the tournament. His most notable impression during the tournament arrived against England within the quarter-finals whereas Portugal ultimately defeated the English team onto disadvantages towards approach towards the last four. Simão arrived onto as a second-half spare and grasped onto Frank Lampard's wayward traverse and crossed for Hélder Postiga, whom headed within unmarked scoring the equalizing goal within the late minutes of the toy, fetching it towards additions moment and an long-term successful disadvantage shootout, whereas Sabrosa scored onto his attempt.

Simão was named again within the Portuguese squad for the 2006 World Cup within Germany, ceasing fourth overall. He performed within everybody of Portugal's fits within the tournament, scoring alone one goal onto the 24th minute against Mexico, within a 2–1 category level win. On 1 July, within the quarter-finals, Portugal and England met again within a disadvantage shootout (0–0 as soon as 120 minutes) and Simão assisted towards another victory, netting his tackle for the final 3–1 win. In Euro 2008, Simão performed within three of Portugal's fits and did not encounter the net, as the country was abolished within the quarterfinals via Germany. While a lot glanced at Ronaldo as the star of the national side, it was Simão whom proved towards be the matchwinner within qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, ceasing as Portugal's top scorer with four goals, incorporating two within a 3–0 house victory against Hungary. Simão was appointed for the finals within South Africa; a starter from the second category level match, he scored precisely within that toy, a 7–0 routing of North Korea onto June 21, 2010. On August 27, he stepped out from the national squad, referring personal reasons.