Births on January 4

Miguel Monteiro

Born on January 4, 1980

Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer

Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro OIH (born 4 January 1980), known as Miguel (Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈɣɛl]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a right back.

He spent the vast majority of his career with Benfica (five seasons) and Valencia (seven), appearing in the vicinity of 200 official games with both clubs and winning a total of four major titles.

Miguel earned 59 caps for Portugal during the 2000s, and represented the country in two World Cups and as many European Championships.

References

Miguel Monteiro

Choose Another Date

Events on 1980

26 Jan

Egypt
Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations.
2 Feb

United States Congress
Reports surface that the FBI is targeting allegedly corrupt Congressmen in the Abscam operation.
10 Jun

Nelson Mandela
The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela.
29 Jul

Islamic Revolution
Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution.
9 Oct

14th Dalai Lama
Pope John Paul II shakes hands with the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City.

Births on January 4

Miguel Monteiro

Born on January 4, 1980

References

Choose Another Date

Events on 1980

Egypt

United States Congress

Nelson Mandela

Islamic Revolution

14th Dalai Lama