Hugo Viana

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This article is about the football player. For the mixed martial artist, see Hugo Viana (fighter).

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Viana.

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Hugo Viana
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Viana playing for Braga in 2012
Personal information
Full name Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana
Date of birth (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Barcelos, Portugal
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Wasl
Number 45
Youth career
1993–1998 Gil Vicente
1998–2001 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Sporting CP 26 (1)
2002–2005 Newcastle United 39 (2)
2004–2005 → Sporting CP (loan) 32 (6)
2005–2010 Valencia 44 (2)
2007–2008 → Osasuna (loan) 9 (1)
2009–2010 → Braga (loan) 28 (4)
2010–2013 Braga 79 (12)
2013–2015 Al-Ahli 27 (3)
2015– Al-Wasl 24 (1)
International career
2001–2004 Portugal U21 22 (3)
2001–2012 Portugal 29 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈuɣu ˈvjɐnɐ]; born 15 January 1983) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Al-Wasl F.C. in the United Arab Emirates as a central midfielder.

His main assets are good set pieces and passing skills. After starting out at Sporting he moved abroad at the age of 19, going on to have unassuming spells in England (Newcastle United) and Spain (Valencia) before settling back in his country with Braga. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 165 games and 23 goals over the course of six seasons.

Viana represented Portugal in two World Cups and Euro 2012, also appearing with the under-23s at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Sporting / Newcastle

Born in Barcelos, Viana started his professional career at Sporting Clube de Portugal where he won the Young European Footballer of the Year award, after an excellent debut season in the Primeira Liga and, aged 19, was signed by Premier League's Newcastle United for €12 million.[1] He played there for two seasons, scoring four times, against FK Željezničar Sarajevo[2] and Feyenoord[3] in the UEFA Champions League and Birmingham City[4] and West Bromwich Albion in the league.[5]

However, Viana was unable to cement a starting XI position, and returned to Sporting on loan.[6] In his return he found his old form and enjoyed a successful spell, even helping the Lions to the season's UEFA Cup final.

Valencia

At the start of the 2005–06 season Viana moved to Valencia CF, again on loan. In March 2006, reports stated that Valencia had signed him on a permanent deal for £1.5 million.[7] During his first season he struggled to claim a first-team spot, facing tough competition from the likes of David Albelda and Rubén Baraja, manager Quique Flores' preferred duo; still, he featured in 19 league games and displayed some flashes of talent that allowed him to preserve his place in the national squad.

In a bid to secure first team football, Viana decided to join fellow La Liga team CA Osasuna on loan, on August 2007. However, a serious injury during pre-season forced him out for four months. As he recovered, he failed to make the breakthrough in an already established team, but would feature in all of the side's final three matches, as Osasuna barely avoided relegation. After the loan (nine matches, one goal, in a 3–1 home win against RCD Mallorca, in which he played one minute), he returned to Valencia.[8]

In 2008–09, Viana took absolutely no part in coach Unai Emery's plans, being restricted to four UEFA Cup matches and two Copa del Rey appearances.

Braga

On 31 July 2009 Viana was loaned to S.C. Braga for one season, thus returning to Portugal after three years.[9][10] As the Minho club led the league in its early stages, he scored his first goals upon returning to his country, hitting twice in a 3–1 home win against C.F. Os Belenenses, on 30 August. On 31 October, he again found the net, from a stunning free kick against S.L. Benfica, in a 2–0 home triumph where he received Man of the match accolades[11]) – Braga eventually finished in a best-ever second place, losing the title to precisely this team, in the last matchday, with the player appearing in 28 matches (14 as a reserve – he lost his importance after the return of Uruguayan Luis Aguiar, on loan).

In the 2010–11 season, under the same manager, Domingos Paciência, Viana regained his starting position over Aguiar, whom eventually left the club. On 6 March 2011, again from a direct free kick and against Benfica, he equalized for the hosts, in an eventual 2–1 home win; he also appeared in nine games (all starts) in Braga's UEFA Europa League runner-up run.

On 27 November 2011, in a game against FC Porto, Viana displayed a white t-shirt with the words 'Gary – Rest In Peace', in a tribute to his former Newcastle teammate Gary Speed who committed suicide earlier that day.[12]

Al Ahli

On 5 June 2013 Al Ahli Club (Dubai) announced the signing of Viana effective as of 1 July, when his contract with Braga expired.[13]

International career

Viana made his debut in the national team on 14 November 2001, in a 5–1 friendly win over Angola. Replacing suspended Daniel Kenedy in the last minute,[14] he was a non-playing squad member for Portugal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and played for his country at the 2004 Olympics.

Viana returned to the national squad after UEFA Euro 2004, and appeared in two matches (as a substitute) at the 2006 World Cup. He was called as a last-minute replacement for injured Carlos Martins to the Euro 2012 squad, with the team already in training camp.[15]

Hugo Viana: International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2005 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal  Latvia 3–0 3–0 2006 World Cup qualification

Statistics

Club

As of 15 May 2014[16]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting 2001–02 26 1 0 0 3 0 29 1
Total 26 1 0 0 3 0 29 1
Newcastle 2002–03 23 2 0 0 8 1 31 2
2003–04 16 0 0 0 9 0 25 0
Total 39 2 0 0 17 1 56 2
Sporting 2004–05 32 6 0 0 10 2 42 6
Total 32 6 0 0 10 2 42 6
Valencia 2005–06 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
2006-07 24 2 0 0 7 0 31 2
2008–09 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0
Total 43 2 2 0 11 0 56 2
Osasuna 2007–08 9 1 2 0 0 0 11 1
Total 9 1 2 0 0 0 11 1
Braga 2009–10 28 4 5 0 0 0 33 4
2010–11 23 2 4 0 12 0 39 2
2011–12 27 2 6 3 10 0 43 5
2012–13 28 7 5 2 8 0 41 9
Total 106 15 20 5 22 0 156 20
Al-Ahli 2013–14 24 3 9 0 6 0 39 3
Total 24 3 9 0 6 0 39 3
Total 379 30 34 5 62 3 477 38

Honours

Club

Sporting
Braga
Al Ahli

Orders

References

  1. ↑ Newcastle close on Viana; UEFA.com, 20 June 2002
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  6. ↑ Hugo Viana heads home; UEFA.com, 21 July 2004
  7. ↑ It's off Hugo as Viana joins Valencia
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  9. ↑ Hugo Viana é reforço por uma temporada (Hugo Viana strengthens squad for one season); Braga's official website, 31 July 2009 (Portuguese)
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Brilliant Braga see off Benfica; PortuGOAL, 31 October 2009
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  15. ↑ Portugal replace Martins with Viana; FIFA.com, 23 May 2012
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