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Hugo Viana
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| Hugo Viana | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Hugo Miguel Ferreira Viana | |
| Date of birth | January 15, 1983 (age 24) | |
| Place of birth | Barcelos, Portugal | |
| Height | 179 cm | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Valencia CF |
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| Number | 16 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005 2005- |
 Sporting Newcastle United FC Sporting Newcastle United FC Valencia CF |
26 (1) 39 (2) 32 (6) 0 (0) 34 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
2001- |
Portugal U-21 / Olympics Portugal |
25 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Hugo Miguel Ferreira Viana (pron. IPA: ['ugu vi'ɐnɐ]; born January 15, 1983 in Barcelos) is a Portuguese football player. He plays for both the national team and Valencia.
He plays as a midfielder, both as an attacking player and as a winger. Hugo Viana is left footed and is known for his set-pieces. He started his career at Sporting Clube de Portugal where he won Young European Footballer of the Year, and was signed by Newcastle United for €12m. He played there for two seasons and then returned to Sporting on loan. At the start of the 2005-06 season he went to Valencia, again on loan. In March 2006, reports stated that Valencia had signed him on a permanent deal for £1.5m. [1]
Hugo Viana made his debut in the National Team on 14th November 2001, in the 5-1 win over Angola, in a friendly match. He was a non-playing squad member for Portugal at the 2002 World Cup and played for his country at the 2004 Olympics. He returned to the National Team after Euro 2004.
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Portugal squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Baía | 2 J. Costa | 3 Abel Xavier | 4 Caneira | 5 F. Couto | 6 Paulo Sousa | 7 Figo | 8 João Pinto | 9 Pauleta | 10 Rui Costa | 11 S. Conceição | 12 H. Viana | 13 J. Andrade | 14 P. Barbosa | 15 Nélson | 16 Ricardo | 17 P. Bento | 18 Frechaut | 19 Capucho | 20 Petit | 21 Nuno Gomes | 22 Beto | 23 Rui Jorge | Coach: Oliveira |
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Portugal squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place | |
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1 Ricardo | 2 P. Ferreira | 3 Caneira | 4 R. Costa | 5 Meira | 6 Costinha | 7 Figo | 8 Petit | 9 Pauleta | 10 H. Viana | 11 Simão | 12 Quim | 13 Miguel | 14 N. Valente | 15 Boa Morte | 16 R. Carvalho | 17 C. Ronaldo | 18 Maniche | 19 Tiago | 20 Deco | 21 Nuno Gomes | 22 P. Santos | 23 H. Postiga | Coach: Scolari |
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| Valencia CF - Current Squad |
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1 Cañizares | 2 Miguel | 3 Del Horno | 4 Ayala | 5 Marchena | 6 Albelda | 7 Villa | 8 Baraja | 9 Morientes | 10 Angulo | 11 Regueiro | 13 Mora | 14 Vicente | 15 Joaquín | 16 Viana | 17 Navarro | 18 Jorge López | 19 Gavilán | 20 Albiol | 21 Silva | 22 Edu | 23 Torres | 24 Moretti | 25 Butelle | 26 Cerra | 28 Nacho Insa | 29 Córcoles | 30 Aarón Ñíguez | 31 Pallardó | Coach: Flores |
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