Marco Caneira
- January 10, 2024
- Portuguese Footballer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Marco Caneira |
| Occupation | Portuguese Footballer |
| Date Of Birth | Feb 9, 1979(1979-02-09) |
| Age | 45 |
| Country | Portugal |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
Marco Caneira Biography
| Name | Marco Caneira |
| Birthday | Feb 9 |
| Birth Year | 1979 |
| Birth Country | Portugal |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Marco Caneira is one of the most popular and richest Portuguese footballer who was born on February 9, 1979 in Portugal. Marco Antonio Simoes Caneira, a Portuguese footballer, was born 9 February 1979. He plays for SRD Negrais as a central defender. However, he is equally comfortable on the right and left flanks.
Caneira was left out of the UEFA Euro 2004 squad. He returned to the 2006 World Cup and played in Portugal’s final group stage match against Mexico (2-1 victory).
After his second season, Caneira was loaned out again, this time to Valencia CF which had faced Bordeaux twice in the 2003–04 edition of the UEFA Champions League. The move was made permanent on 13 June 2005.
After one and a half seasons at Valencia, Caneira returned to Portugal and Sporting in January 2006, where he displayed consistent defensive performances, also scoring a rare goal against former owners Inter Milan in the following season’s Champions League, in a 12 September home win (1–0). In August 2007, although he had reached an agreement for a further five-year loan with the Lions, he returned to the Quique Sánchez Flores-led team.
Caneira, a Portugal international, was selected to the team that competed in 2002’s FIFA World Cup. However, he did not participate in the tournaments in Japan or South Korea. On 27 March, he made his debut in a friendly defeat to Finland in Porto.
Marco Caneira Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Portuguese footballer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Marco Caneira is one of the richest Portuguese Footballer from Portugal. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marco Caneira 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Caneira was involved with Vasco Faisca and Vasco Costa, who were also Sporting players, in a 2000 transfer that was quite complicated between F.C. Alverca, who was entitled to 50% of their rights, and Inter Milan. In a bid for co- ownership, he was immediately sent to Reggina Calcio. He was returned to Reggina after a season and sent to S.L. Benfica on a 2-year-long loan.
Caneira moved to Bordeaux for a second loan period in summer 2001. This time, he was with FC Girondins de Bordeaux. The French signed Caneira to a four year contract at the end of the campaign.
On 16 January 2005, Caneira’s 8-month daughter was victim of sudden death, shortly before Valencia’s La Liga match against CA Osasuna. The two teams finally decided on playing the game, which ended 0–0.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 10 in |
Marco Caneira height 5 ft 10 in Marco weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
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A youth graduate at Sporting, he started his career at the club, also appearing briefly for Benfica in his country, and represented Valencia in La Liga for a couple of years before returning to Sporting. Over ten seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 126 matches and one goal; he retired in 2015, after a four-year stint with Videoton.
Facts & Trivia
Marco Ranked on the list of most popular Portuguese footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Portugal. Marco Caneira celebrates birthday on February 9 of every year.