Personal information | |
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Born | Barreiro, Portugal | December 2, 1978
Nationality | Portuguese |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 179 lb (81 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1997–2016 |
Position | Point guard |
Career history | |
1997–1998 | Portugal Telecom |
1998–2000 | Seixal |
2000–2001 | Portugal Telecom |
2001–2002 | Barreirense |
2002–2004 | Seixal |
2004–2005 | Barreirense |
2005–2008 | Belenenses |
2008–2016 | Benfica |
Diogo Carreira (born December 2, 1978) is a retired Portuguese basketball player.
A point guard, Carreira spent his entire career in his home-country, being mostly associated with Seixal, Belenenses and Benfica, winning several honours with the latter.
Born in Barreiro, Carreira interested in basketball was sparked by a cousin, who took him to Barreirense, where he started competing at age 9. [1] In 1997, he started his professional career in the basketball section of telecommunications company, Portugal Telecom, staying for one season, before moving to Seixal. [2] After two seasons with the Seixal team, he returned to Portugal Telecom, where he won his first league title, and made his first cap for the national team. [2]
In 2002, the 23-year-old had his first spell at his hometown club, Barreirense, representing them for one year, before returning to Seixal for a second stint, in the season immediately after. [2] In 2004, he moved clubs again, joining Barreirense for a second time, again for just one year, as he left for Belenenses on 15 June 2005. [2]
In 2008, Carreira moved to Benfica, [3] helping in the resurgence of the club, winning multiple league and cup titles, and competing in European basket in the 2010-11 and 2014-15 editions of the EuroChallenge. [4] He underwent surgery in his right knee in the summer of 2015, which caused him to miss the first half of the 2015–16 season, only returning to competition in February 2016. [5] [6] He retired at the end of the season at age 37, after eight years with Benfica. [7]
In August 2009, Carreira was one of the first Portuguese to contract H1N1, in an outbreak that started in the club youth ranks. [8] Less than a year later, he was diagnosed with a benign tumor, adjacent to his right ear. After it was surgically removed, Carreira made a full recovery. [9] [10]
O base português, que atua pelas águias desde 2008/2009 (The portuguese player, that plays for the Reds since 2008-09)