Emílio Peixe

Emílio Manuel Delgado Peixe (born 16 January 1973) is a Portuguese former footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder, currently manager of the Kuwait under-23 team.

Emílio Peixe
Personal information
Full name Emílio Manuel Delgado Peixe
Date of birth (1973-01-16) 16 January 1973
Place of birth Nazaré, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kuwait (under-23)
Youth career
1983–1986 Nazarenos
1986–1991 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Sporting CP 104 (2)
1995 Sevilla 5 (0)
1996–1997 Sporting CP 20 (1)
1997–2002 Porto 37 (1)
2002Alverca (loan) 7 (0)
2002–2004 Benfica 2 (0)
2003–2004 → União Leiria (loan) 2 (0)
Total 177 (4)
International career
1988–1989 Portugal U16 16 (1)
1989 Portugal U17 6 (0)
1988–1990 Portugal U18 18 (0)
1990–1991 Portugal U20 11 (0)
1991–1994 Portugal U21 15 (0)
1996 Portugal U23 6 (0)
1991–1993 Portugal 12 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2022 Portugal (youth)
2022– Kuwait U23
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner1991 Portugal
FIFA U-17 World Cup
1989 Scotland
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner1989 Denmark
Runner-up1988 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A member of the dubbed Golden Generation who hailed from the Portugal youth teams, he was one of the few to have represented all three major clubs in the country, Sporting CP, Porto and Benfica.

Over the course of 14 seasons, Peixe amassed Primeira Liga totals of 172 games and four goals. In 2008, he started working as a manager.

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