Hélder Postiga
Hélder Postiga in the jersey of FC Porto
Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga [ ɛɫðɛɾ puʃtiɣɐ ] ( born August 2, 1982 in Póvoa de Varzim ) is a Portuguese football player. Since 2013 he is the Spanish first division club FC Valencia under contract. Currently, however, he plays on loan at Lazio.
Association
Hélder Postiga started his professional career in 2001 when he was promoted from the youth department of FC Porto in the first team. Under coach José Mourinho succeeded him on the side of strike partner Derlei the breakthrough. After the great success with Porto in 2003 ( UEFA Cup winners, champions, Cup Winners' Cup and Supercup winner), he spent more than nine million euros for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. There, however, Postiga could not prevail. Only a year later, he returned therefore back to FC Porto. Also get at Porto Postiga in the sequence no convincing benefits so that in 2005 he was even temporarily displaced from Co Adriaanse in the B team. In January 2006, Postiga joined on loan until the end of the season for AS Saint- Étienne in Ligue 1, where he found his way back to its former strength. After his return he scored in the 2006/07 season for Porto in 24 league games and 10 goals for the second time Portuguese champions. During the winter break of the season 2007/ 08 he moved on loan to Panathinaikos Athens.
For the 2008/09 season Postiga was taken for 2.5 million euros from Sporting Lisbon under contract. For exactly the same transfer fee Three years later he moved to Real Zaragoza in the Spanish Primera División. When the Aragonese Postiga was in the seasons 2011/12 and 2012/13 with nine or 14 goals in each of the club 's top scorer internal. At the end of the 2012/13 season, however, he rose with Zaragoza Segunda División into the. Then Postiga joined the 2013/14 season for three million euros to FC Valencia. He signed a two-year contract until 30 June 2015 and should replace the to Tottenham Hotspur exchanged Roberto Soldado.
On January 30, 2014 he was awarded for six months with option to buy at Lazio.
National
With the Portuguese national team Postiga took part in the 2004 European Championship in their own country and became vice - European champion. In the quarterfinals, he scored the goal to extend against England. He also came at the 2006 World Cup and the 2008 European Championships and the 2012 European Cup used. In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he was not considered.
Achievements
- UEFA Cup winners: 2003
- Portuguese champions: 2003, 2007
- Portuguese Cup winner: 2003
- Portuguese Supercup winner: 2003