Hélder (footballer, born 1971)
Hélder Marino Rodrigues Cristóvão (born 21 March 1971), known simply as Hélder as a player, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender, currently manager of F.C. Penafiel.
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Hélder as a coach of Benfica B in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Hélder Marino Rodrigues Cristóvão | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Penafiel (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1987 | Desportivo Monte Real | ||
| 1987–1988 | Tires | ||
| 1988–1989 | Estoril | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Estoril | 79 | (5) |
| 1992–1996 | Benfica | 125 | (12) |
| 1997–2002 | Deportivo La Coruña | 67 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Benfica | 39 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Paris Saint-Germain | 16 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | AEL | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 343 | (22) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Portugal U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 1992–2001 | Portugal | 35 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | Estoril | ||
| 2011 | Portimonense (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2018 | Benfica B | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al Nassr (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al Nassr (caretaker) | ||
| 2019 | Al-Ettifaq | ||
| 2020 | Dunajská Streda | ||
| 2021 | Al-Hazem | ||
| 2023– | Penafiel | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 197 matches and 16 goals over eight seasons, mostly with Benfica. He also competed professionally in Spain, England, France and Greece, representing mainly Deportivo.
Hélder appeared for Portugal at Euro 1996. In 2009, he started working as a manager, going on to spend several years with Benfica's reserves.
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