Abel Xavier

Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈβɛl ʃɐviˈɛɾ]; born 30 November 1972) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Abel Xavier
Personal information
Full name Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier
Date of birth (1972-11-30) 30 November 1972
Place of birth Nampula, Mozambique
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 Estrela da Amadora 85 (5)
1993–1995 Benfica 45 (4)
1995–1996 → Bari (loan) 8 (0)
1996–1998 Real Oviedo 58 (0)
1998–1999 PSV 19 (2)
1999–2002 Everton 43 (0)
2002–2003 Liverpool 14 (1)
2003Galatasaray (loan) 11 (0)
2003–2004 Hannover 96 5 (0)
2005 Roma 3 (0)
2005–2006 Middlesbrough 4 (0)
2006–2007 Middlesbrough 14 (1)
2007–2008 LA Galaxy 21 (0)
Total 330 (13)
International career
1988–1989 Portugal U16 14 (1)
1989 Portugal U17 6 (0)
1988–1990 Portugal U18 9 (0)
1990–1991 Portugal U20 9 (0)
1991–1994 Portugal U21 21 (1)
1993–2002 Portugal 20 (2)
Managerial career
2013 Olhanense
2014–2015 Farense
2015 Aves
2016–2019 Mozambique
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
2000 Belgium-Netherlands
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner1991 Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up1994 France
FIFA U-17 World Cup
1989 Scotland
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner1989 Denmark
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Xavier played for clubs in Portugal, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, England, Turkey and Germany before retiring with the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2008. He represented both Merseyside rivals Everton and Liverpool in the Premier League. While at Middlesbrough he was the first Premier League player to test positive for performance-enhancing substances, and was banned for one year.

From his debut in 1993, Xavier played 20 games for the Portugal national team, and was selected in their squads for UEFA Euro 2000 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. He later became a manager for several Portuguese clubs and the Mozambique national team.

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