Hugo Viana

This article is about the football player. For the mixed martial artist, see Hugo Viana (fighter).
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Viana.
Hugo Viana

Viana playing for Braga in 2012
Personal information
Full name Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana
Date of birth (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983
Place of birth Barcelos, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1998 Gil Vicente
1998–2001 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Sporting CP 26 (1)
2002–2005 Newcastle United 39 (2)
2004–2005 → Sporting CP (loan) 32 (6)
2005–2010 Valencia 44 (2)
2007–2008 → Osasuna (loan) 9 (1)
2009–2010 → Braga (loan) 28 (4)
2010–2013 Braga 79 (12)
2013–2015 Al-Ahli 27 (3)
2015–2016 Al-Wasl 37 (2)
Total 321 (33)
National team
2001–2004 Portugal U21 22 (3)
2001–2012 Portugal 29 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈuɣu ˈvjɐnɐ]; born 15 January 1983) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

His main assets were good set pieces and passing skills. After starting out at Sporting he moved abroad at the age of 19, going on to have unassuming spells in England (Newcastle United) and Spain (Valencia) before settling back in his country with Braga. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 165 games and 23 goals, over the course of six seasons.

Viana represented Portugal in two World Cups and Euro 2012, also appearing with the under-23s at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Sporting / Newcastle

Born in Barcelos, Viana started his professional career at Sporting Clube de Portugal where he won the Young European Footballer of the Year award, after an excellent debut season in the Primeira Liga and, aged 19, was signed by Newcastle United from the Premier League for €12 million,[1] joining former Sporting manager Bobby Robson and being tutored by veteran midfielder Gary Speed.[2] He scored four goals across all competitions during his spell at St James' Park, against FK Željezničar Sarajevo[3] and Feyenoord[4] in the UEFA Champions League and Birmingham City[5] and West Bromwich Albion in the league.[6]

However, Viana was unable to cement a starting XI position, and returned to Sporting on loan.[7] In his return he found his old form and enjoyed a successful spell, even helping the Lions to the campaign's UEFA Cup final.

Valencia

At the start of 2005–06, Viana moved to Valencia CF, again on loan. In March 2006, reports stated that he had been signed him on a permanent deal for £1.5 million.[8] During his first season he struggled to claim a first-team spot, facing tough competition from the likes of David Albelda and Rubén Baraja, manager Quique Sánchez Flores' preferred duo;[9] still, he featured in 19 league games, and displayed some flashes of talent that allowed him to preserve his place in the Portuguese national squad.

In a bid to secure first-team football, Viana decided to join fellow La Liga side CA Osasuna on loan, on 13 July 2007.[10] However, a serious injury during pre-season forced him out for four months.[11] After recovering, he still featured in all of the last three matches, helping to a narrow escape from relegation.[12]

In 2008–09, Viana took absolutely no part in coach Unai Emery's plans,[13] being restricted to four UEFA Cup matches and two appearances in the Copa del Rey.

Braga

On 31 July 2009, Viana was loaned to S.C. Braga for one season, thus returning to Portugal after three years.[14][15] As the Minho club led the league in its early stages, he scored his first goals upon returning to his country, hitting twice in a 3–1 home win against C.F. Os Belenenses, on 30 August. On 31 October, he again found the net, from a stunning free kick against S.L. Benfica in a 2–0 home triumph where he received Man of the match accolades[16]) – Braga eventually finished in a best-ever second place, losing the title to precisely this team, in the last matchday, with the player appearing in 28 matches (14 as a reserve – he lost his importance after the return of Uruguayan Luis Aguiar, on loan).

In the 2010–11 season, under the same manager, Domingos Paciência, Viana regained his starting position over Aguiar, whom eventually left the club. On 6 March 2011, again from a direct free kick and against Benfica, he equalized for the hosts, in an eventual 2–1 home win; he also appeared in nine games (all starts) in Braga's UEFA Europa League runner-up run.

On 27 November 2011, in a game against FC Porto, Viana displayed a white T-shirt with the words 'Gary – Rest In Peace', in a tribute to Speed, who had committed suicide earlier that day.[17]

Al Ahli / Al-Wasl

On 5 June 2013, Al Ahli Club from Dubai announced the signing of Viana effective as of 1 July, when his contract with Braga expired.[18] He made his debut on 30 August in the year's Arabian Gulf Super Cup at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, a penalty shootout victory after a goalless draw against Al Ain FC; his performance was described as "quiet" by The National, who attributed it to his unfamiliarity with the heat of the Middle Eastern summer.[19] He totalled 39 appearances and three goals across his first season, helping the team conquer a domestic treble after adding the UAE Arabian Gulf League and the UAE League Cup.

Viana agreed to a deal with Al-Wasl F.C. of the same city and league, but the transfer was one of several declared void by the UAE Football Association for missing the 3 October 2014 deadline. It was completed the following 19 January.[20] After leaving the club, he retired at age 33 on 13 October 2016.[21]

International career

Viana and midfield partner João Moutinho in a press conference ahead of Euro 2012

Viana made his debut in the national team on 14 November 2001, in a 5–1 friendly win over Angola. Replacing suspended Daniel Kenedy in the last minute,[22] he was a non-playing squad member for Portugal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and played for his country at the 2004 Olympics.

Viana returned to the national squad after UEFA Euro 2004, and appeared in two matches (as a substitute) at the 2006 World Cup. He was called as a last-minute replacement for injured Carlos Martins to the Euro 2012 squad, with the team already in training camp.[23]

Hugo Viana: International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2005 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal  Latvia 3–0 3–0 2006 World Cup qualification

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 July 2016[24]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting 2001–02 2610030291
Total 2610030291
Newcastle 2002–03 2320081312
2003–04 1600090250
Total 39200171562
Sporting 2004–05 32600102426
Total 32600102426
Valencia 2005–06 1900000190
2006-07 2420070312
2008–09 00204060
Total 43220110562
Osasuna 2007–08 912000111
Total 912000111
Braga 2009–10 2845000334
2010–11 23240120392
2011–12 27263100435
2012–13 2875280419
Total 1061520522015620
Al-Ahli 2013–14 2439060393
2014–15 30000030
Total 2739060423
Al-Wasl 2014–15 1200000120
2015–16 2527000322
Total 3727000442
Total 4193241562352440

Honours

Club

Sporting
Braga
Al Ahli

Orders

References

  1. ↑ Newcastle close on Viana; UEFA.com, 20 June 2002
  2. ↑ "The sporting read: Hugo Viana on Gary Speed, Newcastle and finding peace in Dubai". The National. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Magpies join Europe's elite". BBC Sport. 28 August 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Newcastle go through". BBC Sport. 13 November 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Newcastle reach Champions League". BBC Sport. 3 May 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "Baggies go out on a high". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  7. ↑ Hugo Viana heads home; UEFA.com, 21 July 2004
  8. ↑ It's off Hugo as Viana joins Valencia
  9. ↑ "Quique se verá obligado a improvisar un doble pivote" [Quique will be forced to improvise holding midfielder duo] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Hugo Viana se marcha cedido a Osasuna" [Hugo Viana goes to Osasuna on loan] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Hugo Viana se lesiona de nuevo, pero en dos días estará recuperado" [Hugo Viana suffers another injury, but he will be fit in two days] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Hugo Viana culpa a Ziganda de la mala temporada de Osasuna" [Hugo Viana blames Osasuna's poor season on Ziganda] (in Spanish). Navarra Sport. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Los descartes de Unai Emery" [Unwanted by Unai Emery] (in Spanish). Merca Fútbol. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  14. ↑ Hugo Viana é reforço por uma temporada (Hugo Viana strengthens squad for one season); S.C. Braga, 31 July 2009 (Portuguese)
  15. ↑ Lawrence, Amy (24 May 2012). "Hugo Viana's Portugal recall reignites debate of purists v realists". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  16. ↑ Brilliant Braga see off Benfica; PortuGOAL, 31 October 2009
  17. ↑ "Hugo Viana chocado com morte de Gary Speed" [Hugo Viana shocked with Gary Speed's death] (in Portuguese). Diário Digital. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  18. ↑ "Al Ahli present Viana, Abbas and Dhahi". AG League. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "Al Ahli-Al Ain Super Cup lived up to the top billing". The National. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Wait is finally over as Hugo Viana completes Al Wasl move". Sport 360. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "Hugo Viana termina carreira" [Hugo Viana finishes career] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  22. ↑ "Second Portugal player fails drugs test". The Guardian. 22 May 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  23. ↑ Portugal replace Martins with Viana; FIFA.com, 23 May 2012
  24. ↑ "Hugo Viana". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  25. ↑ "Selecção distinguida pelo Duque de Bragança" [National team honoured by Duke of Bragança] (in Portuguese). Cristiano Ronaldo News. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2006.
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