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Abel Xavier is a Portuguese association football player and coach born on November 30, 1972, in Nampula. A male Muslim, he holds citizenship in Portugal and Mozambique. He played as a full-back for clubs including Middlesbrough F.C., Liverpool F.C., C.F. Estrela da Amadora, and SSC Bari. His career involved participation in the Bundesliga, Premier League, and Major League Soccer.
Xavier represented Portugal in international competitions, specifically the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. He also served as a coach for S.C. Olhanense. His native language is Portuguese, which he speaks and writes.
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Key facts
- 1989
- Portugal U17
- 2003
- → Galatasaray (loan)
- 2005
- Roma
- 2013
- Olhanense
- 2015
- Aves
- Full name
- Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier
- Date of birth
- ( 1972-11-30 ) 30 November 1972 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- Nampula , Mozambique
- Height
- 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Position
- Right-back
- Years
- Team
- 1990 1993
- Estrela da Amadora
- 1993 1995
- Benfica
- 1995 1996
- → Bari (loan)
- 1996 1998
- Real Oviedo
- 1998 1999
- PSV
- 1999 2002
- Everton
- 2002 2003
- Liverpool
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Full-back
- Nationality
- Portugal
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Xavier
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mozambique
- Place of birth
- Nampula
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Religion
- Islam
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2000
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- AS Roma
- Position played
- full-back
- League
- Major League Soccer
- Country for sport
- Portugal
- Height
- 189
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1972-11-30
- coach of sports team
- S.C. Olhanense
- name in native language
- Abel Xavier
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