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Maniche

He is a Portuguese football player. He plays as a midfielder.

Maniche (real name: Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro, OIH, born on 11 November 1977 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a midfielder who currently plays for Atlético Madrid and the Portuguese national team. He received his nickname after Benfica's 1980s legendary Danish forward Michael Manniche.
Maniche began his career in the junior team of Benfica. His intermediate stops were Alverca FC and the first team of Benfica, where he 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, playing him in the centre of midfield, as opposed to his previous position of winger.
After successful seasons for Porto from 2002 to 2005, winning both the UEFA Cup in 2003 and the UEFA Champions League in 2004, Maniche was sold to Dynamo Moscow for 16 million Euros.
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.
Maniche 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), however they chose not to and Maniche returned to Dynamo Moscow. He then was subsequently signed by Atlético Madrid.
He played for his country in their second-place finish at Euro 2004, having 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. He was the only Portuguese player to feature on Adidas' Golden Ball shortlist.

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11 November 1977
Source: Wikipedia