Nuno Claro

Nuno Claro

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Personal information
Full name	Nuno Claro Simões Coimbra
Date of birth	(1977-01-07) 7 January 1977
Place of birth	Tondela, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Free agent
Youth career
1988–1994	Viseu Benfica
1994–1995	Académico Viseu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	Académico Viseu	0	(0)
1997–1999	Fafe	30	(0)
1999–2000	Paços Ferreira	1	(0)
2000–2001	Trofense	12	(0)
2001–2003	Gondomar	57	(0)
2003–2006	Moreirense	28	(0)
2006	Nelas	10	(0)
2007	Paços Ferreira	0	(0)
2007–2013	CFR Cluj	77	(0)
2013–2014	Poli Timișoara	30	(0)
2014–2016	Inter Olt Slatina	21	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2015

Nuno Claro Simões Coimbra (born 7 January 1977), known as Claro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Claro was born in Tondela, Viseu District. During his Portuguese career he played almost always in the lower leagues (second division or lower), starting out at local club Académico de Viseu FC. His Primeira Liga input consisted of 13 games with Moreirense F.C. from 2003 to 2005, and in January 2007 he signed with F.C. Paços de Ferreira from lowly S.L. Nelas, but could only be third-choice, being released after a few months.

Claro transferred to CFR Cluj of Romania in the 2007 summer, joining a host of compatriots and winning the Liga I title in his debut season, contributing with 15 matches. From 2009 to 2011 he amassed the bulk of his appearances (48), winning another national championship in the former campaign; he was released in June 2013 at the age of 36, but continued to compete in the country, first with ACS Poli Timișoara.

Honours

Paços de Ferreira

• Second Division: 1999–2000

Cluj

• Romanian League: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12
• Romanian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Romanian Supercup: 2009, 2010

External links

• Nuno Claro at footballzz.co.uk
• Nuno Claro profile at ForaDeJogo
• Romanian Soccer profile and stats
• Nuno Claro at Soccerway