PSV delight at Da Costa deal
Friday, 7 July 2006


PSV Eindhoven have added to their defensive options with the capture of Portuguese prodigy Manuel da Costa from French side AS Nancy-Lorraine.

High hopes
The 20-year-old centre-back has agreed a five-year contract with the Dutch champions and becomes new coach Ronald Koeman's second summer signing after goalkeeper Oscar Moens. Da Costa has been given the No14 shirt and a trip to the club's training base has whetted his appetite for next season. "It will be a beautiful base to grow and develop with PSV. The atmosphere is relaxed and I obviously know PSV from their excellent performances in the Champions League."

'Very talented'
As well as his ten appearances in Ligue 1 last term - with his debut coming in January - Da Costa scored a memorable individual goal to help Nancy defeat Le Mans UC 72 in the French League Cup semi-finals. Nancy went on to lift the trophy and qualify for the 2006/07 UEFA Cup. He also caught the eye representing Portugal at the Toulon Under-20 tournament in May 2006, having resisted calls to play for France where he was born. Koeman said: "He is a very talented defender. I am happy we have been able to sign him."

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PSV delight at Da Costa deal
Friday, 7 July 2006

He also caught the eye representing Portugal at the Toulon Under-20 tournament in May 2006, having resisted calls to play for France where he was born. Koeman said: "He is a very talented defender. I am happy we have been able to sign him."

Nice one with the new thread :thumbsup:

It's funny but I've watched all our games in this year's Toulon tournament and I don't even remember this guy...it must another Cú-man pearl I presume

 

Now that we are talking about young portuguese players maybe it is interesting to remember which clubs formed the 23 players that so brilliantly represented Portugal in the World Cup in Germany...

Sporting CP (7):
Marco Caneira, Nuno Valente, Hugo Viana, Luís Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luís Boa Morte and Simão Sabrosa

Boavista FC (3):
Ricardo Costa, Petit and Nuno Gomes

SC Braga (2): Quim and Tiago

FC Porto (2): Ricardo Carvalho and Hélder Postiga

SL Benfica (2): Paulo Santos and Maniche

GD Montijo (1): Ricardo
CF Estrela da Amadora (1): Miguel
GD Estoril-Praia (1): Paulo Ferreira
VSC Guimarães (1): Fernando Meira
C Oriental de Lisboa (1): Costinha
CD Santa Clara (1): Pauleta
Brasil: Deco

Congratulations to all of those clubs! :thumbsup: roud:

 

Nuno Valente played with Sporting??!!! new information for me

 

Nuno Valente played with Sporting

CD Santa Clara (1): Pauleta

Figures :rollani:

 

It's funny but I've watched all our games in this year's Toulon tournament and I don't even remember this guy...it must another Cú-man pearl I presume

He didn't play the first game, but I think he played all others. By far our best defender. I was impressed but the general quality of the team was on the low side.

 

Hopefully he will make us proud over at PSV roud: Now all we need to find is a natural LB.

 

Figures :rollani:

do you mind to develop on that comment please?

 

do you mind to develop on that comment please?

Let the club wars begin once again p

 

Let the club wars begin once again p

OK, if you say so...but then tell your club mates that you started and not me :shades:

 

OK, if you say so...but then tell your club mates that you started and not me :shades:

I'll let my team actually talk for me

 

I'll let my team actually talk for me

we shall see about that...but I think this season Benfica with FS on the lead vai se ver grego to win a single trophy

 

Coelho assina pelo Inter
Avançado formado no FC Porto
in record.pt
23.07.2006

O Inter Milão contratou Manuel Alves Barbosa “Coelho”, avançado português nascido em 1990, capitão da Selecção Sub-17 e formado pelo FC Porto, que assinou por três épocas – irá actuar nos escalões juvenis.

O clube italiano já afirmou considerar o português “um dos mais importantes investimentos” no que toca ao seu sector juvenil. O negócio ficou selado na tarde de sexta-feira, tendo os documentos essenciais ao processo sido ontem depositados junto da federação italiana.

Ao FC Porto caberá uma verba relativa à formação do internacional português, que assim se “junta” a Figo – e, provavelmente, Maniche –, no emblema nerazzurro.

 

Pedro Marques, de Coimbra para o Real Madrid: «Uma experiência fantástica»
by Carina Mendes
in MaisFutebol
02.08.2006

O sonho começou a tomar forma na passada segunda-feira, 31 de Julho, quando Pedro Marques se apresentou em Madrid, onde fez os testes médicos no Real. Na terça, o jovem português, de 18 anos, treinou pela primeira vez com os novos companheiros da equipa júnior do clube merengue.

Pedro, que era jogador da Académica e alinhou por empréstimo na Naval na última época, sente o «peso enorme da responsabilidade e da exigência que constitui representar um clube de tais dimensões». Apesar do bom momento que está a viver, o jovem atleta conta ao Maisfutebol que tem «os pés bem assentes no chão», sabendo de antemão que tem um ano para provar o seu valor e que, se vier a assinar contrato profissional com o Real Madrid, fica comprovada a qualidade que possui.

Isso seria um passo de gigante para o concretizar do sonho de jogar ao lado dos «galácticos». «Quem sabe¿talvez um dia isso seja possível. Se tal acontecer vou ficar extremamente feliz. Vamos ver primeiro como as coisas vão correr», observa.

A viver nas instalações do clube, o jogador revela que a «experiência tem sido fantástica» e que nem o facto de viver num país com uma língua e uma cultura diferentes se tem revelado um obstáculo: «A língua é bastante fácil e tenho tido a ajuda dos meus companheiros.»

Pedro chegou ao Real Madrid depois de ter sido observado por um olheiro do clube no torneio inter-associações de Lisboa. Em Março ficou selada a transferência, sem contrapartidas para a Académica, explica Pedro Romão, o empresário do jogador.

«A Académica não aceitou a proposta do Real Madrid. Houve desacordo de verbas e, como o Real não era obrigado a pagar nada, acabou por levar o jogador a custo zero. O Real Madrid queria apenas fazer jus à grandeza do seu nome e dar uma quantia simbólica ao clube de Coimbra», afirma o agente, que por esta altura se encontra em Inglaterra, envolvido na transferência do guarda-redes internacional polaco Tomasz Kuszczac do WBA para o Manchester United, a qual pode concretizar-se nos próximos dias.

 

This article forgot to mention the small detail that Pedro Marques started his career as a youth in Sporting winning the Portuguese Championship of Under-15 (Iniciados) in the same team of Rui Patrício and Fábio Paim.

 

yes filipe, we all know that sporting is some sort of maternidade alfredo da costa of portuguese footie p

 

yes filipe, we all know that sporting is some sort of maternidade alfredo da costa of portuguese footie p

to be honest I must admit that Porto is also doing an excellent job in that area :stuckup:

 

Tiago Costa junta-se ao contingente português do Hearts e diz que preferiu a Escócia ao Benfica
in MaisFutebol
07.08.2006

O médio Tiago Costa aumentou para três o número de portugueses que fazem parte do plantel do Hearts, da I Divisão do futebol escocês. Depois de três semanas a treinar à experiência em Edimburgo, o ex-Benfica B agradou aos dirigentes escoceses e assinou por dois anos, mais um de opção.

O jogador de 21 anos não renovou contrato com o Benfica e revelou ao site escocês «Sport Scotsman» que preferiu o Hearts aos «encarnados»: «Este ano era suposto jogar pela primeira equipa do Benfica, o presidente do clube disse-me isso, mas preferi vir para o Hearts», afirmou o jogador, pela voz da intérprete e namorada.

«Estive no Benfica desde os dez anos e é também um grande clube. Este ano, contudo, não chegámos a acordo sobre o contrato e mudei-me para Edimburgo.» Tiago Costa, que pode jogar tanto a defesa como a médio direito, queixou-se ainda da falta de oportunidades na Luz, razão que o levou a emigrar.

«No Benfica compram muitos jogadores estrangeiros e é difícil despontar. O Hearts também compra jogadores estrangeiros mas sei que alguns dos mais novos também encontram aqui uma oportunidade, e então se quero uma tenho de agarrá-la», afirmou o jogador, que já está inscrito para a terceira pré-eliminatória da Liga dos Campeões.

No Hearts jogam também mais três ex-benfiquistas, o defesa esquerdo grego Fyssas, o lituano Jankauskas, e o português Bruno Aguiar. O antigo defesa central do Thun, da Suíça, José Gonçalves, é outro dos portugueses do plantel. O avançado chileno Maurício Pinilla está também emprestado pelo Sporting.

 

On Sporting and Benfica's young loaned players
by André
in Luso Football

Benfica's great promising young player circa 2005 Hélio Roque is already following the footsteps of João Vilela and making arrangements to rescind his contract with the club (in 12 months time João Coimbra will do likewise).

Meanwhile he'll be loaned out to Olivais e Moscavide until December, I will try to go and see some of their games because there's 4 or 5 interesting young players loaned out to that club that I'd like to keep my eye out for them, in particular Bruno Pereirinha who at 18 could just as easily be playing his 2nd Junior year at Sporting in 06/07 but instead was loaned out to a 2nd division club which is odd because he's IMO one of Sporting's Juniors best players.

Apparently Malaga and PAOK are in the play to sign Hélio Roque (as what? A street sweeper?) in the near future and there's now the very real possibility of Roque playing for the Angolan National Squad (he was born in Angola).

Meanwhile Olivais e Moscavide is playing with Pedro Celestino (VERY good player), Carlos Saleiro (scored a goal), and is expected to have Bruno Pereirinha, André Marques and Hélio Roque in it's line-up ASAP. They also have Márcio Santos who was a very interesting young GK in Académica very recently.

This is a very interesting young team, Celestino and Pereirinha are 2 thirds of Sporting's Juniors 4-3-3 midfield trio. Roque was Benfica's Juniors top scorer in 03/04, Saleiro was Sporting's Juniors top scorer in 04/05, etc

Meanwhile to the West, Estoril is playing with Zezinando Correia and David Caiado.

And at Vitória de Setúbal they are wisely playing Silvestre Varela at right-winger either in 4-1-4-1 or 4-2-3-1 and I'm glad because he's not a Nº9 at all in my book and Luis Lourenço is getting that role.

It would be pretty cool if Pedro Celestino and Bruno Pereirinha brought Moscavide up a division in 06/07, if you're looking for references then Celestino reminds me of Nani and Pereirinha of Moutinho.
Celestino is a very virtuous creative player with footwork which leaves no doubt as to his quality, we got a very promissing player right there, which can be seen in the way he "treats" the ball. In the final game of the season vs Boavista he was raising holy hell in midfield, by far the player in the XI who played with most clarity and purpose.

 

Sub-21: Escolhas de Couceiro com nove novidades
Seleccionador convoca 26 jogadores para estágio em Lisboa
in record.pt
10.08.2006

José Couceiro, o novo seleccionador dos sub-21, convocou 26 jogadores para um estágio de preparação, a realizar em Lisboa entre domingo 13 e quarta-feira 16. A grande novidade é chamada de nove estreantes absolutos na equipa nacional.

Os guarda-redes Christopher (Marítimo) e Ricardo Baptista (Fulham), os defesas Manuel da Costa (PSV) e Miguel Veloso (Sporting), os médios João Coimbra (Benfica), Julien (Setúbal) e Paulo Machado (U. Leiria) e os avançados João Moreira (Valencia) e Yannick Djaló (Sporting) são os jogadores que nunca haviam sido chamados.

Por seu lado, os defesas Ruben Fernandes (Portimonense) e Vítor Vinha (Académica), também na lista, chegaram a ser convocados pelo anterior seleccionador (Agostinho Oliveira) mas nunca actuaram pelos sub-21.

Destaque ainda, entre os eleitos, para o médio Sérgio Organista (Ponte Vedra), que não era chamado desde o encontro com a Estónia, realizado a 7 de Setembro de 2004.

Na primeira lista de Couceiro, apenas oito transitam do derradeiro Europeu: o guarda-redes Paulo Ribeiro (FC Porto), o defesa Rolando (Belenenses), os médios João Moutinho e Nani (Sporting), os extremos Filipe Oliveira (Marítimo) e Diogo Valente (FC Porto) e os avançados Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen) e Ricardo Vaz Té (Bolton).

Os jogadores lusos concentram-se até às 23 horas de domingo, em Lisboa, num estágio que culmina quarta-feira, com um encontro particular com o Estrela da Amadora, marcado para as 18 horas.

Este é um estágio de preparação da selecção portuguesa de futebol para a fase de qualificação para o Europeu de sub-21: Portugal defronta a 1 de Setembro a Letónia, em reduto alheio, e mede forças quatro dias depois com a Polónia, em solo luso.

Lista dos convocados:

Guarda-redes:
Christopher (Marítimo), Paulo Ribeiro (FC Porto), Ricardo Batista (Fulham-ING) e Mário Felgueiras (Sporting emp. ao Sp.Espinho);

Defesas:
Vítor Vinha (Académica), Amoreirinha (Benfica emp. ao Est. Amadora), Rolando (Belenenses), Pedro Araújo (Penafiel), João Pereira (Gil Vicente), Ruben Fernandes (Portimonense), Manuel da Costa (PSV Eindhoven-HOL) e Miguel Veloso (Sporting);

Médios:
Ruben Amorim (Belenenses), Sérgio Organista (Ponte Vedra-ESP), João Coimbra (Benfica), João Moutinho (Sporting), Nani (Sporting), Paulo Machado (FC Porto emp. ao U. Leiria) e Julien (V. Setúbal);

Avançados:
Ricardo Vaz Té (Bolton-ING), Filipe Oliveira (Marítimo), Diogo Valente (FC Porto), Yannick Djaló (Sporting), Hugo Almeida (FC Porto emp. ao Werder Bremen-ALE), Ivanildo (FC Porto emp. ao U. Leiria) e João Moreira (Valencia-ESP).

 

Coelho shines in Appiano Gentile
24.08.2006

José Alves is his name, but everybody knows him as 'Coelho' (Rabbit). The midfielder, that last season was playing at FC Porto, went to shine at Inter, Luís Figo's squad.

In spite of being only 16, the capped U-17 midfielder signed a professional contract with the Italians, valid for the next 3 seasons. An enormous amount of pride and responsibility, as he is the only player from Inter's U-17 squad to have a professional contract.

"In the beginning it's difficult. My football skills seem not wanting to come out and I feel sad for not being able to show what I am capable of. But with time and with the feeling of adaptation everything becomes easier. Inter made a big bet on me and I want to pay back. It is an enormous pride to have a professional contract and I know that if I work on my limits I may one day be part of the main squad." said Coelho.

Used to Portugal, Coelho rapidly fell in love with Italy, highlighting however some differences with the Portuguese football...mainly physical ones.

"It's not easy! In Portugal we mainly work on the technical level, but in Italy the physical aspect is more focused on. Only to have an idea, at the start of the pre-season we trained 6 hours a day", explained.

"I haven't managed yet to meet Luís Figo"

His colleagues at Inter look at Coelho with an enormous respect, simply for the fact of the midfielder being Portuguese, which means, the same nationality of Luís Figo, one of the idols of the younger ones.

"In Italy they hold Portuguese football and our footballers an enormous amount of respect. They love Figo and don't stop praising our football. It's a great pride for me.", said, regretting however the fact of not having yet had the chance to meet the former captain of our National Team: "I haven't managed yet. We train in different places and the scedules do not fit. It's a shame!"

About the future. Coelho only thinks on having success at Inter and trying to follow the steps of his idols: Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo.




transl. from Record

 

Exit of Ricardo Semedo criticised
"The club of Luz is managed by kids"

by Vítor Oliveira
Transl. from Sportugal
19.09.2006

Vitória de Guimarães did not like that the U-17 defender Ricardo Semedo, that was on Chelsea's agenda, signed a deal with Benfica.
The leader of Vitória, António Salgado Almeida, delivered, to the weekly newspaper "Desportivo de Guimarães", hard criticism against the responsibles for the youth department of the Lisbon club, regretting the break of a "non-aggression pact" that was set between the two clubs.

"We were confronted, a few weeks ago, with the non-agreed transfer of Semedo to Benfica. One does that through the payment of a clause set by law. Benfica did it and did not say a word to Vitória. We thought Benfica had serious people managing their youth department and would warn us of their interest. That has been the attitude of Sporting, FC Porto and Braga."

Salgado Almeida, who lead the Semedo affair since it was mentioned by Sportugal the possibility of the 15-year old player to be observed by big clubs, explains his sorrow, showing "surprise" with the position of the "reds". "Benfica is a great club, but unfortunately has leading their youth department a group of kids with no moral principles, with no character and with no shame".

Benfica paid 22.000 euros

Still in the same weekly paper, published today, the director of Vitória de Guimarães revealed that Benfica had a "cowardly" attitude in the way they dealt with the transfer of Ricardo Semedo.
"We hoped we could say other than this but, faced with the recurring behaviour of the youth department of Benfica, we have to say that in this way they will not make it. They are not on the right path and we know they've been having serious conflicts with other clubs due to the way they approach young talents."

Salgado Almeida still revealed that Benfica paid "around 22.000 euros", amount set for the non-agreed transfer of a U-17 player. According to the law, V. Guimarães may still receive formation rights in the future, in case it will be agreed an eventual transfer of Ricardo Semedo to another club.

Ricardo Semedo, stolen from the craddle...

 

Stolen? Stop being an idiot.
His contract was over. Benfica had only to pay a certain amount of money requested by law/regulations and they paid immediatly.
So Vitória is upset because we did everything necessary but didn't feel the need to talk to them? Talk to them about what? There was nothing to talk about.

And this is all in the news you posted. But, even after reading it, you have to troll about stealing.

Whatever...

 

Stolen? Stop being an idiot.
His contract was over. Benfica had only to pay a certain amount of money requested by law/regulations and they paid immediatly.
So Vitória is upset because we did everything necessary but didn't feel the need to talk to them? Talk to them about what? There was nothing to talk about.

And this is all in the news you posted. But, even after reading it, you have to troll about stealing.

Whatever...

I post something I've read about the behaviour of the manager's of the youth department of one of the big football clubs in Portugal.

I eventually expect people to comment on what happened.

What do I get? One guy insulting me and saying that what his club did was allright.

Comments?

Nope.

 

You are slow, aren't you? I couldn't care less what you think is an insult or not. In fact, I think it was a fair assessment of your character but that's another story.

I did comment on the story, and your idiotic comment that argued a steal or some sort of wrong doing from Benfica part. In that same comment I wrote why there was no wrong doing, just another guy trying to get media exposure even though he admits everything was done correctly.

But to you, that was not a comment.

I'm happy this discussion took place in this forum. At least my comment gets to stay up...