- Delfim Teixeira
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Delfim Personal information Full name Delfim José Fernandes Rola Teixeira Date of birth February 5, 1977 Place of birth Amarante, Portugal Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Playing position Midfielder Youth career Amarante 1994–1995 Boavista Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1995–1998 Boavista 16 (1) 1996–1997 → Aves (loan) 29 (3) 1998–2001 Sporting CP 58 (7) 2001–2006 Marseille 32 (0) 2005 → Moreirense (loan) 7 (0) 2006 Young Boys 10 (0) 2007–2008 Naval 32 (1) 2008–2009 Trofense 20 (0) National team 1997–1999 Portugal U21 27 (7) 2000 Portugal 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Delfim José Fernandes Rola Teixeira, simply Delfim (born 5 February 1977 in Amarante), is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Football career
After emerging as a 20-year old in the Portuguese first division with Boavista FC, Delfim signed with Sporting Clube de Portugal, being an essential midfield element, alongside Argentine Aldo Duscher, in the Lions' 1999–2000 league conquest, after an 18-year draught.
In 2001, Delfim moved to Olympique de Marseille in France, but also began an excruciating battle with injuries,[1][2] appearing very rarely with the Ligue 1 outfit, and almost retiring from football. In January 2002, he was reunited with former Sporting teammate Dimas and, after an unassuming stint with BSC Young Boys, eventually returned to Portugal.
Delfim was able to revive his career in 2007–08, being very important as Associação Naval 1º de Maio retained its league status. In the following year, he moved to newcomer C.D. Trofense.
References
- ^ Marseille: Delfim n’est plus payé depuis juin 2003 (Marseille: Delfim does not receive wages since June 2003); Football365, 31 March 2004 (French)
- ^ Divórcio entre o Marselha e Delfim (Marseille and Delfim part ways); PortugalVivo, 14 March 2006 (Portuguese)
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Delfim Teixeira French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Delfim Teixeira at National-Football-Teams.com
- Transfermarkt profile (German)
Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Boavista F.C. players
- C.D. Aves players
- Sporting Clube de Portugal footballers
- Moreirense FC players
- Associação Naval 1º de Maio players
- CD Trofense players
- Ligue 1 players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Swiss Super League players
- BSC Young Boys players
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portugal international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
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