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Raul Meireles

Personal information
Full nameRaul José Trindade Meireles
Date of birthMarch 17, 1983(age 27)
Place of birthPorto, Portugal
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10.4 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubLiverpool
Number4

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Raul José Trindade Meireles (-ptʁɐˈuɫ mɐjˈɾɛl(ɨ)ʃ ra-UL may-RELsh; born 17 March 1983 in Porto) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Liverpool in the Premier League.

Meireles usually plays as an all-around central or defensive midfielder.

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Race on for midfielder - Clubcall Tweet this news
Clubcall--Roy Hodgson will hand Portugal midfielder -Raul Meireles- a late fitness test before naming his squad to face Manchester United. Meireles limped out of the ... - Date : Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:36:58 GMT+00:00
Hodgson not entirely to blame for a lacklustre Liverpool - Football-Talk Tweet this news
Football-Talk--Players such as -Raul Meireles- and Christian Poulsen, supposedly perceived as signings made to replace the fearless, determined Mascherano, have flattered to ... - Date : Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:08:08 GMT+00:00
Liverpool FC jury: Fans give their view on the Reds' start to the New Year - Liverpool Echo Tweet this news
Liverpool Echo--Even without considering the poor results that he has to take responsibility for, if we look at his most expensive signing -Raul Meireles- who he continues to ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:15:21 GMT+00:00
Liverpool: Injury To Force Raul Out - Vitalfootball Tweet this news
Vitalfootball--Liverpool have confirmed that injury will rule -Raul Meireles- out of the visit to Blackburn. Injury forced the midfielder off during the win over Bolton on ... - Date : Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:33:37 GMT+00:00
Meireles misses Rovers clash - Yahoo! Eurosport UK Tweet this news
Yahoo! Eurosport UK--Liverpool midfielder -Raul Meireles- has been ruled out of the Premier League match at Blackburn with an ankle injury. The Portugal international was forced ... - Date : Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:42:51 GMT+00:00
Hodgson to Rest Star Duo - Kopsource Tweet this news
Kopsource--Gerrard - who made a stunning impact after coming on in place of -Raul Meireles- after 20 minutes - started on the bench against Bolton at the weekend, ... - Date : Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:19:15 GMT+00:00
Liverpool Transfer News: Give Me Transfer Signings Control - Liverpool's Roy ... - Live Soccer TV Tweet this news
Live Soccer TV--Paul Konchesky, Poulsen and -Raul Meireles- are three players whom Roy Hodgson was “happy to bring to the club”. But the feeling is perhaps not the same for ... - Date : Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:27:54 GMT+00:00
LIVERPOOL 2 - BOLTON 1 - OWEN COYLE KOPS IT AS STEPHEN GERRARD SETS BENCHMARK - Daily Star Tweet this news
Daily Star--But the smile disappeared from his face when, after just 21 minutes, he saw him warming up as a replacement for the injured -Raul Meireles-. ... - Date : Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:05:14 GMT+00:00
Cole rescues Roy's Reds - SkySports Tweet this news
SkySports--Moment of the match: Had -Raul Meireles- not been forced off injured early on, Liverpool's performance might have lacked a cutting edge without Gerrard's ... - Date : Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:34:47 GMT+00:00
HT: Liverpool 0-0 Wolves - MirrorFootball.co.uk Tweet this news
MirrorFootball.co.uk---Raul Meireles- had an early chance which was blocked by goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and cleared by Richard Stearman but after that there was very little in ... - Date : Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:55:35 GMT+00:00

No. Match Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2008 Stade de Genève Geneva Switzerland TUR 2-0 2-0 UEFA Euro 2008
2 12 August 2009 Rheinpark Stadion Vaduz Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 0-2 0-3 Friendly
3 18 November 2009 Bilino Polje Zenica Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-1 0-1 2010 World Cup qualification - Playoffs
4 1 June 2010 Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã Covilhã Portugal Cameroon 1-0 3-1 Friendly
5 1 June 2010 Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã Covilhã Portugal Cameroon 2-0 3-1 Friendly
6 21 June 2010 Cape Town Stadium Cape Town South Africa North Korea 1-0 7-0 2010 FIFA World Cup
7 3 September 2010 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Guimaraes Portugal Cyprus 2-2 4-4 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
8 12 October 2010 Laugardalsvöllur Reykjavík Iceland Iceland 1-2 1-3 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Youth career
YearsClub
1999 � 2001Boavista

Senior career
YearsClubAppsGoals
2001 � 2003Aves421
2003 � 2004Boavista290
2004 � 2010Porto13715
2010 �Liverpool140

National Team
YearsTeamAppsGoals
2003 � 2005Portugal U21261
2006 �Portugal438

International goals :
Club League Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Desportivo das Aves Liga de Honra 2001 � 02 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2002-03 26 1 0 0 0 0 26 1
Total 42 1 0 0 0 0 42 1
Boavista Portuguese Liga 2003-04 29 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
Total 29 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
Porto Portuguese Liga 2004-05 13 0 0 0 1 0 14 0
2005-06 18 2 3 0 1 0 22 2
2006-07 25 3 2 0 7 1 34 4
2007-08 28 4 4 0 0 0 8 0 40 4
2008-09 28 4 4 1 0 0 10 0 42 5
2009-10 26 2 5 2 1 0 8 0 40 4
Total 138 15 18 3 1 0 35 1 192 19
Liverpool Premier League 2010-11 14 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 0
Total 14 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 0
Last Update: 12 December 2010

Portugal squad 2004 Summer Olympics

Moreira, M. Sérgio, R. Meireles, Bruno Alves, Costa, Meira, C. Ronaldo, Viana, H. Almeida, C. Martins, Ribeiro, Frechaut, Boa Morte, Bosingwa, Lourenço, João Paulo, Danny, Bruno Vale
Coach : Romão

Portugal squad UEFA Euro 2008

Ricardo, Ferreira, Bruno Alves, Bosingwa, Meira, R. Meireles, Ronaldo, Petit, H. Almeida, Moutinho, Simão, Nuno, Miguel, Ribeiro, Pepe, Carvalho, Quaresma, M. Veloso, Nani, Deco, Nuno Gomes (c), Patrício, H. Postiga
Coach : Scolari

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