Maniche

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Maniche
Personal information
Full name	Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro
Date of birth	November 11, 1977 (1977-11-11) (age 30)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Central midfielder
Club information
Current club	Inter Milan
Number	28
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995–1996 1996–1999 1999–2002 2002–2005 2005–2006 2006 2006–present 2008	SL Benfica FC Alverca SL Benfica FC Porto Dynamo Moscow →Chelsea (loan) Atlético Madrid →Inter Milan (loan)	00 0(0) 78 (10) 54 (11) 80 (15) 13 0(2) 08 0(0) 43 0(6) 08 0(1)
National team2
2003–	Portugal	44 0(7)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 23 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Maniche (pron. IPA: [ma'niʃɨ] or less usually [ma'nik(ɨ)]; real name: Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro, OIH, born 11 November 1977 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a midfielder who currently plays for Inter Milan on loan from Atlético Madrid and the Portuguese national team. He received his nickname after Benfica's 1980s legendary Danish forward Michael Manniche.

Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 Honours 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Club career

Maniche began his career in the junior team of SL Benfica. After a stint with Alverca FC he returned to Benfica in 1999, where he initially played as a winger.

Following disciplinary problems at Benfica, he was signed by José Mourinho, the new manager of FC Porto. Mourinho made Maniche a key member of his team, reconverting him to centre midfielder.

After a successful 2002-2005 Porto period, winning both the UEFA Cup in 2003 and the UEFA Champions League in 2004, Maniche was sold to Dynamo Moscow for 16 million euros. Unsettled, as the vast majority of foreign players bought by new team owner Alexei Fedorychev, he would leave the side on January, loaned to Premier League side Chelsea F.C..

Maniche played a significant role in Chelsea's most memorable game of the 2005-06 season, though it was not the sort of involvement he would have hoped for. Making his first start for Chelsea in a home game against West Ham United, he failed to stop West Ham's James Collins from putting the Hammers ahead on 14 minutes, had an opportunity to score an equaliser but smashed his shot against the crossbar, and was then shown an immediate red card three minutes later for a challenge on Lionel Scaloni. However, Chelsea went on to secure an improbable 4-1 victory.

He was part of the Chelsea team that won the 2005/2006 English Premier League championship title, the second successive title for the club, though he did not make enough appearances to earn a winners' medal. Chelsea had the option of making the transfer permanent at the end of the season, for £5m ($9m), but Maniche would eventually return to Dynamo Moscow.^[1]He then was subsequently signed by Atlético Madrid.

Following a run-in with Atlético coach, Mexican Javier Aguirre, Maniche was cut from the squad, and agreed to join Inter Milan on a January loan, running for the second part of 2007/08. Splitting time between the bench and the first eleven in eight Serie A appearances, he managed to score one goal, in a March 22, 2008 2-1 home defeat against Juventus F.C., also hitting the post in stoppage time.

[edit] International career

Maniche played for his country in their second-place finish at Euro 2004, having just debuted the previous year. On June 21 in 2006 FIFA World Cup, Portugal played Mexico, in Portugal's final group game. Maniche scored in the 6th minute, and Portugal went on to win 2-1, progressing as group-winners. On June 25 in the Round of 16, the Portuguese played the Netherlands. He scored the only goal in the game, and was the only Portuguese player to feature on Adidas' Golden Ball shortlist.^[2]

After appearing significantly during the qualifying stages for Euro 2008, he was surprisingly left out of the nation's final squad, although younger brother, left back Jorge Ribeiro, would make the final cut.^[3]

[edit] Personal life

Jorge Ribeiro, Maniche's younger brother, is also a footballer, currently with SL Benfica.

[edit] Honours

• FIFA Intercontinental Cup: 1
  • 2004, FC Porto
• UEFA Champions League: 1
  • 2003/04, FC Porto
• UEFA Cup: 1
  • 2002/03, FC Porto
• Portuguese SuperLiga: 2
  • 2002/03, FC Porto
  • 2003/04, FC Porto
• Portuguese Cup: 1
  • 2002/03, FC Porto
• SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira: 2
  • 2003/04, FC Porto
  • 2004/05, FC Porto
• Serie A: 1
  • 2007/08, Inter Milan

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Stats and profile at zerozero.pt
• www.PortuGOAL.net - The definitive Portuguese football site (player profile)

v • d • e Portugal squad - UEFA Euro 2004 Runners-up 1 Ricardo • 2 P. Ferreira • 3 Rui Jorge • 4 J. Andrade • 5 F. Couto • 6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit • 9 Pauleta • 10 Rui Costa • 11 Simão • 12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 N. Valente • 15 Beto • 16 R. Carvalho • 17 C. Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Moreira • 23 H. Postiga • Coach: Scolari

v • d • e Portugal squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 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

v • d • e F.C. Internazionale Milano – current squad 1 Toldo • 2 Córdoba • 4 J. Zanetti • 5 Stanković • 6 Maxwell • 7 Figo • 8 Ibrahimović • 9 Cruz • 11 Jiménez • 12 Júlio César • 13 Maicon • 14 Vieira • 15 Dacourt • 16 Burdisso • 18 Crespo • 19 Cambiasso • 21 Solari • 22 Orlandoni • 23 Materazzi • 24 Rivas • 25 Samuel • 26 Chivu • 28 Maniche • 29 Suazo • 30 Pélé • 31 César • 36 Bolzoni • 37 Puccio • 40 Fatić • 45 Balotelli • 46 Napoli • 47 Filippini • 50 Siligardi • Coach: Mourinho