Name Miguel Marques 1978–1981 Vitoria Guimaraes Role Footballer | Years Team Height 1.78 m 1981–1982 Moreirense | |
Full name Miguel Alberto Fernandes Marques Date of birth (1963-06-07) 7 June 1963 (age 52) | ||
Place of birth Guimaraes, Portugal | ||
Miguel Alberto Fernandes Marques (born 7 June 1963), known simply as Miguel, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
Miguel was born in Guimarães. From 1984 to 1997 he competed in 13 Primeira Liga seasons, with Vitória de Guimarães, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Gil Vicente FC, amassing totals of 327 games and 12 goals and being relegated in the last year.
Miguel retired in June 2006 at the age of 43, after not being able to help Grupo Desportivo União Torcatense avoid relegation from the third division. He earned five caps for Portugal in the late 80's, the vast majority of those coming after the infamous Saltillo Affair at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, which caused most of the squad to defect from international play.