Hugo Cunha

Hugo Cunha

Personal information
Full name	Hugo Filipe da Silva Cunha
Date of birth	(1977-02-18)18 February 1977
Place of birth	Barreiro, Portugal
Date of death
Place of death	Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1991	Barreirense
1991–1992	Quimigal
1992–1995	Barreirense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1999	Barreirense	51	(14)
1999–2000	Campomaiorense	25	(2)
2000–2004	Vitória Guimarães	85	(5)
2004–2005	União Leiria	15	(0)
Total		176	(21)
*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 top division totals of 125 games and seven goals, in a career cut short at the age of 28.

Football career

Born in Barreiro, Cunha began his career at local F.C. Barreirense, as a youth and an early senior. He made his professional debuts with modest S.C. Campomaiorense in the top division, moving to Vitória de Guimarães after one sole season.

After four years in Minho being regularly used by the first team, although rarely as a starter, Cunha moved to fellow top flight club U.D. Leiria for 2004–05. In the following off-season, he died suddenly during a football match played with friends in Montemor-o-Novo, aged only 28.

External links

• Hugo Cunha at footballzz.co.uk
• Hugo Cunha profile at ForaDeJogo