Maniche

Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro, Maniche, was born in Lisbon on November 11, 1977 and came through Benfica's youth academy. After a spell at Alverca, he returned to Benfica in 1999, where he remained until 2002. His greatest period came at Porto, between 2002 and 2005, under José Mourinho's management. There he won the Portuguese league in 2002-03 and 2003-04, won the Portuguese Cup, the Portuguese Super Cup, the UEFA Cup in 2002-03, the Champions League in 2003-04, and the Club World Cup in 2004, where he was named Player of the Match. He was named the club's Player of the Year in 2004. For the Portugal national team, he appeared 52 times and scored 7 goals between 2003 and 2009. He was runner-up at Euro 2004, where he scored against Russia and in the semifinal against the Netherlands, and was named to the tournament team. At the 2006 World Cup, he scored against Mexico and scored the winning goal against the Netherlands in the Round of 16; Portugal finished in fourth place and he was named to the World Cup team. After Porto, he played for Dynamo Moscow, Chelsea (on loan), Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan (on loan, Italian champions in 2007-08), Cologne and Sporting. He terminated his contract with Sporting in July 2011 and announced his retirement in May 2012.