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.
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