António Nogueira (footballer, born 1963)


António José Nogueira dos Santos, known as Nogueira, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a defender.

Football career

Nogueira was born in Lisbon. During his professional career, which he began already in his 20s, he represented Clube Oriental de Lisboa, SG Sacavenense, Académico de Viseu FC, AD Fafe, F.C. Penafiel, Boavista FC and Vitória de Setúbal.
Nogueira retired at nearly 34, amassing Portuguese top division totals of 209 games and eight goals over the course of seven seasons. He earned seven caps for Portugal – his debut coming in 1991scoring twice.