Hugo Almeida

Who is this?

Hugo Miguel Pereira de Almeida (born 23 May 1984) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward, currently a manager. After failing to establish himself at Porto, being loaned several times during his contract, he made a name for himself in Germany with Werder Bremen where he remained for four seasons, reaching the 2009 UEFA Cup final and scoring 63 competitive goals. He also spent several years in Turkey with Beşiktaş, netting 47 times in 109 total games. Almeida, whose international career with Portugal spanned over a decade, succeeded in becoming a regular after the departures of Pauleta in 2006 and Liédson in 2010. He represented the nation at two World Cups and as many European Championships, earning 57 caps and scoring 19 goals. Almeida started working as a head coach in 2024, being in charge of Sepahan in Iran and Hatayspor in Turkey.

Career

1. 1984
   Born
2. 2002
   Joined FC Porto B
3. 2002
   Joined Portugal national under-18 football team
4. 2002
   Joined Portugal national under-19 football team
5. 2003
   Joined FC Porto
6. 2003
   Joined U.D. Leiria
7. 2003
   Joined Portugal national under-20 football team
8. 2004
   Joined U.D. Leiria
9. 2004
   Joined Portugal national under-21 football team
10. 2004
    Joined Portugal men's national football team
11. 2005
    Joined Boavista F.C.
12. 2006
    Joined SV Werder Bremen
13. 2007
    Joined SV Werder Bremen
14. 2011
    Joined Beşiktaş J.K.
15. 2014
    Joined AC Cesena
16. 2015
    Joined FC Kuban Krasnodar
17. 2015
    Joined FC Anzhi Makhachkala
18. 2016
    Joined Hannover 96
19. 2016
    Joined AEK Athens F.C.
20. 2017
    Joined HNK Hajduk Split
21. 2018
    Joined Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Figueira da Foz
• •Citizenship: Portugal
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football