João Manuel Antunes Dias (born 23 December 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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| Full name | João Manuel Antunes Dias[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1986[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Braga, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2003 | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Porto B | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Prato | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Infesta | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Santa Clara | 59 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Trofense | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Académica | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Boavista | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Santa Clara | 64 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Covilhã | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | União Leiria | 107 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 375 | (6) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Portugal U17 | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Portugal U19 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Portugal U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBorn in Braga, Dias played youth football with local S.C. Braga as well as FC Porto. He made his senior debut with the latter's B team, which competed in the third division. In the summer of 2006, he signed for Italian amateurs A.C. Prato.[2]
Dias first appeared at the professional level in 2008–09, with C.D. Santa Clara.[3] He scored his first goal for the Azores side the following season when he contributed to a 2–1 home win against Varzim SC,[4] and in June 2010 he joined fellow Segunda Liga club C.D. Trofense on a one-year contract.[5]
In June 2011, Dias agreed to a two-year deal at Académica de Coimbra.[6] His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 15 August, when he played the full 90 minutes of the 2–1 away victory over U.D. Leiria.[7] During his spell at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, however, he was sparingly used.
In 2015, after one top-flight campaign with Boavista FC,[8] Dias returned to both Santa Clara and the second tier.
Honours
editAcadémica
Portugal Under-17
References
edit- ^ a b c d "João Dias" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Defesa João Dias nos planos do Vitória" [Defender João Dias targeted by Vitória] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "João Dias reforça Santa Clara (vídeo)" [João Dias bolsters Santa Clara (video)] (in Portuguese). RTP Açores. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Santa Clara-Varzim, 2–1: Começar cedo a construir a vitória" [Santa Clara-Varzim, 2–1: Foundations for win built early on]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 February 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "João Dias contratado por uma época" [João Dias hired for one season]. O Notícias da Trofa (in Portuguese). 12 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "João Real, Marinho e João Dias são reforços da Académica" [João Real, Marinho and João Dias are additions to Académica] (in Portuguese). Académica Coimbra. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Emanuel entra com pé direito" [Emanuel starts off on the right foot]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 16 August 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "João Dias assina por uma época" [João Dias signs for one season]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Académica vence a Taça de Portugal (com vídeo)" [Académica win Portuguese Cup (with video)] (in Portuguese). TSF. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Soares, Ana (17 May 2003). "Sub-17 campeões europeus: Portugal vence Espanha (2–1)" [Under-17 European champions: Portugal beat Spain (2–1)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
External links
edit- João Dias at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Dias national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- João Dias at Soccerway
