Hugo Cunha
 Cunha with U.D. Leiria in 2004 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Filipe da Silva Cunha | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 25 June 2005 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1991 | Barreirense | ||
| 1991–1992 | Quimigal | ||
| 1992–1995 | Barreirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | Barreirense | 98 | (21) |
| 1999–2000 | Campomaiorense | 25 | (2) |
| 2000–2004 | Vitória Guimarães | 85 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | União Leiria | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 223 | (28) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hugo Filipe da Silva Cunha (18 February 1977 – 25 June 2005) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder.
Over the course of six seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 125 games and seven goals. He died at age 28, due to cardiac arrest.
Club career
[edit source]Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Cunha began his career at local club F.C. Barreirense, as a youth and an early senior. He made his professional debut with modest S.C. Campomaiorense in the Primeira Liga, moving to Vitória de Guimarães after one sole season.[1]
After four years in Minho being regularly used by the first team, although rarely as a starter,[2][3] Cunha signed with fellow top-division U.D. Leiria for 2004–05.[4] In the following off-season, he died suddenly during a football match played with friends in Montemor-o-Novo, aged 28.[5][6]
See also
[edit source]References
[edit source]- ↑ "Hugo Cunha faleceu este sábado" [Hugo Cunha died this Saturday] (in Portuguese). F.C. Barreirense. 25 June 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ "Hugo Cunha dificulta escolha" [Hugo Cunha makes choice hard]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 October 2002. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ "No jogo do esconde Hugo Cunha é solução" [Hugo Cunha is the answer in game of hide-and-seek]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 April 2003. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ "Hugo Cunha deixa Vitória rumo à União de Leiria" [Hugo Cunha leaves Vitória and heads for União de Leiria] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 29 June 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ "FACTBOX-Soccer-Sudden deaths of players". Reuters. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ "Quando a morte chega sem aviso: de Pavão a Hugo Cunha" [When death arrives unannounced: from Pavão to Hugo Cunha] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
External links
[edit source]- Hugo Cunha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- 1977 births
- 2005 deaths
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Barreiro, Portugal
- Men's association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Divisão players
- F.C. Barreirense players
- S.C. Campomaiorense players
- Vitória S.C. players
- U.D. Leiria players
- Association football players who died while playing
- Sport deaths in Portugal