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Abel Xavier
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Portuguese-Mozambican association football player
OverviewAI-generated
Abel Xavier is a Portuguese and Mozambican footballer, born on 30 November 1972 in Nampula. A Muslim who speaks Portuguese, he played as a full-back for Middlesbrough, Liverpool, C.F. Estrela da Amadora and SSC Bari across the Premier League and Major League Soccer, standing 189 centimetres tall, and represented Portugal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000.
After retiring, Xavier moved into coaching with S.C. Olhanense.
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Key facts
- 1989
- Portugal U17
- 2003
- → Galatasaray (loan)
- 2005
- Roma
- 2013
- Olhanense
- 2015
- Aves
- Full name
- Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier
- Date of birth
- ( 1972-11-30 ) 30 November 1972 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- Nampula , Mozambique
- Height
- 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Position
- Right-back
- Years
- Team
- 1990 1993
- Estrela da Amadora
- 1993 1995
- Benfica
- 1995 1996
- → Bari (loan)
- 1996 1998
- Real Oviedo
- 1998 1999
- PSV
- 1999 2002
- Everton
- 2002 2003
- Liverpool
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Full-back
- Nationality
- Portugal
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Xavier
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mozambique
- Place of birth
- Nampula
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Religion
- Islam
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2000
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- AS Roma
- Position played
- full-back
- League
- Major League Soccer
- Country for sport
- Portugal
- Height
- 189
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1972-11-30
- coach of sports team
- S.C. Olhanense
- name in native language
- Abel Xavier
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈβɛl ʃɐviˈɛɾ]; born 30 November 1972) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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