Name Abel Ferreira Current team Braga B (coach) | Playing position Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
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Full name Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira Date of birth (1978-12-22) 22 December 1978 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth Penafiel, Portugal | ||
Abel ferreira abel ferreira filhos 1977 full album
Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira (born 22 December 1978 in Penafiel), known simply as Abel, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back, and the current manager of S.C. Braga.
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- Abel ferreira abel ferreira filhos 1977 full album
- Abel Ferreira Brasil Sax e Clarineta 1976 FULL ALBUM
- Football career
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Abel Ferreira-Brasil, Sax e Clarineta (1976) FULL ALBUM
Football career
After emerging through hometown club F.C. Penafiel's youth ranks, Abel developed while at Vitória de Guimarães where he made his Primeira Liga debuts, then switched to another Minho club for the 2004–05 season, S.C. Braga.
In January 2006 Abel transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal, in a two-way loan deal involving Wender, a Brazilian who already had represented the northerners. The move was made permanent before the 2006–07 campaign.
On 27 November 2007 Abel scored a spectacular goal against Manchester United, in a UEFA Champions League group stage 1–2 away loss. During that season he was also called up for the Portuguese national team, but did not make his debut.
From 2008–09 onwards, Abel began having stiff competition from Brazilian Pedro Silva, a situation which was aggravated with the January 2010 purchase of Braga's João Pereira.
Veteran Abel was still relatively used by Sporting in the following seasons, as Pereira featured regularly as a midfielder. On 24 October 2010 he netted his first league goal for the Lisbon team, scoring in the 90th minute to defeat Rio Ave F.C. at home (1–0); he retired at the end of the 2010–11 campaign at the age of 32, amassing top division totals of 234 games and three goals.