Maniche

Maniche
Maniche in 2009
Personal information
Full name Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro
Date of birth (1977-11-11) 11 November 1977
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
1989–1996 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Benfica 0 (0)
1996–1999 Alverca 78 (10)
1999–2002 Benfica 54 (11)
2002 Benfica B 1 (0)
2002–2005 Porto 80 (16)
2005–2006 Dynamo Moscow 12 (2)
2006Chelsea (loan) 8 (0)
2006–2009 Atlético Madrid 64 (7)
2008Inter Milan (loan) 8 (1)
2009–2010 1. FC Köln 26 (2)
2010–2011 Sporting CP 17 (1)
Total 348 (50)
International career
1993 Portugal U15 4 (0)
1995–1996 Portugal U17 4 (0)
1995–1996 Portugal U18 8 (2)
1998 Portugal U20 1 (0)
1997–1999 Portugal U21 10 (0)
2000 Portugal B 2 (0)
2003–2009 Portugal 52 (7)
Managerial career
2013 Paços Ferreira (assistant)
2016 Académica (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up2004 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro OIH (born 11 November 1977), known as Maniche (European Portuguese: [maˈniʃ]), is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

He played top-flight football in Portugal, Russia, England, Spain, Italy and Germany, and in 2004 he helped Porto to the Champions League, one of eight trophies won with that club. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 177 matches and 31 goals in seven seasons.

Maniche won 52 caps for Portugal, representing the nation at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup and finishing runner-up in the former competition.