Hugo Miguel Pereira de Almeida was born on 23 May 1984 and is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward, currently assistant manager of Iranian club Sepahan.
16 Facts About Hugo Almeida
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Hugo Almeida spent several years in Turkey with Besiktas, netting 47 times in 109 total games.
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Hugo Almeida represented the nation at two World Cups and as many European Championships, earning 57 caps and scoring 19 goals.
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On 7 October 2014, free agent Hugo Almeida signed for Serie A newcomers Cesena.
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Hugo Almeida moved to Anzhi Makhachkala who had just returned to the Russian Premier League on 8 July 2015.
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On 16 January 2016, Hugo Almeida returned to Germany and signed for Hannover 96 until summer 2017, reuniting with former Werder Bremen boss Thomas Schaaf in the process.
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Hugo Almeida joined AEK Athens from the Super League Greece on 18 July 2016, on a two-year contract.
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On 26 April 2017, in the return leg of the semi-finals of the Greek Football Cup against Olympiacos, Hugo Almeida played as an emergency goalkeeper for the first time in his career, after Giannis Anestis was sent off in the closing minutes of the game.
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Hugo Almeida's contract was terminated by mutual consent on 30 August 2017.
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Hugo Almeida returned to Portugal after an absence of 12 years in July 2018, at the age of 34.
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Hugo Almeida played at every level in international competitions, from the under-16 to the main Portugal national team.
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Hugo Almeida was called for Portugal's final three UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers, starting against Azerbaijan and scoring his first international goal.
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Hugo Almeida's importance diminished in late 2009, after the naturalisation of Sporting CP's Liedson.
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Hugo Almeida was selected by new manager Paulo Bento for his Euro 2012 squad, initially as third choice after Helder Postiga and Nelson Oliveira.
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Hugo Almeida went on to miss the second game against the United States with Postiga, who was stretchered off after only 17 minutes, replacing him in the starting XI.
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Hugo Almeida was briefly interim manager of the Briosa in March 2022, but did not oversee any match before the appointment of Ze Gomes.