Diogo Carreira
{{Short description|Portuguese basketball player (born 1978)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| image =
| name = Diogo Carreira
| team =
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| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 179
| nationality = Portuguese
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|12|2}}
| birth_place = Barreiro, Portugal
| college =
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| career_start = 1997
| career_end = 2016
| years1 = 1997–1998
| team1 = Portugal Telecom
| years2 = 1998–2000
| team2 = Seixal
| years3 = 2000–2001
| team3 = Portugal Telecom
| years4 = 2001–2002
| team4 = Barreirense
| years5 = 2002–2004
| team5 = Seixal
| years6 = 2004–2005
| team6 = Barreirense
| years7 = 2005–2008
| team7 = Belenenses
| years8 = 2008–2016
| team8 = Benfica
| highlights =
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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.
Career
Born in Barreiro, Carreira interested in basketball was sparked by a cousin, who took him to Barreirense, where he started competing at age 9.{{cite web|title=Entrevista Diogo Carreira|trans-title=Interview with Diogo Carreira|url=http://www.planetabasket.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16841:entrevista-diogo-carreira&catid=92:jogadores-entrevistas&Itemid=294|website=Planeta Basket|accessdate=23 June 2015|language=Portuguese|date=21 May 2015}} In 1997, he started his professional career in the basketball section of telecommunications company, Portugal Telecom, staying for one season, before moving to Seixal. 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.
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. 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.{{cite web|title=Basquetebol: Diogo Carreira é Reforço...|trans-title=Diogo Carreira signs with Belenenses|url=http://cfbelenenses.blogspot.pt/2005/06/basquetebol-diogo-carreira-reforo.html|website=CF Belenenses.blogspot|accessdate=23 June 2015|language=Portuguese|date=15 June 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624022234/http://cfbelenenses.blogspot.pt/2005/06/basquetebol-diogo-carreira-reforo.html|archive-date=24 June 2015|url-status=dead}}
In 2008, Carreira moved to Benfica,{{cite news|title=Capitão Diogo Carreira continua no Benfica|trans-title=Captain Diogo Carreira continues at Benfica|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Modalidades/Basquetebol/interior.aspx?content_id=886072|accessdate=23 June 2015|work=Record|date=30 May 2014|language=Portuguese|quote=O base português, que atua pelas águias desde 2008/2009 (The portuguese player, that plays for the Reds since 2008-09)}} 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.{{cite web|title=Diogo Carreira Profile|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge/cid_04nV5LW1InMnPsDwhkujE0.playerID_21700.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2015.roundID_10369.teamID_975.html|website=FIBA Europe|accessdate=23 June 2015}} 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.{{cite news|title=Contratempo atrasa regresso de Diogo Carreira|trans-title=Step-back delays Diogo Carreira|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/modalidades/basquetebol/detalhe/contratempo-atrasa-regresso-de-diogo-carreira.html|accessdate=9 June 2016|work=Record|date=9 January 2016|language=Portuguese}}{{cite web|title=Diogo Carreira: aconteceu-lhe de tudo e voltou a jogar|trans-title=Everything happened to him and he still came back to play|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/videos/56b53f9a0cf2bd2dbd2caa92/diogo-carreira-aconteceu-lhe-de-tudo-e-voltou-a-jogar|website=Mais Futebol|accessdate=9 June 2016|language=Portuguese|date=6 February 2016}} He retired at the end of the season at age 37, after eight years with Benfica.{{cite news|title=Obrigado, Diogo e Fred!|trans-title=Thank You! Diogo and Fred!|url=http://www.slbenfica.pt/30/news/info/G9EZ91bicUmgRjeJJC3r6g?language=pt-PT|accessdate=9 June 2016|work=SL Benfica|date=8 June 2016|language=Portuguese}}
Personal life
In August 2009, Carreira was one of the first Portuguese to contract H1N1, in an outbreak that started in the club youth ranks.{{cite news|title=Diogo Carreira é o terceiro caso registado no Benfica |trans-title=Diogo Carreira is the third confirmed case at Benfica |url=https://www.dn.pt/inicio/portugal/interior.aspx?content_id=1329899 |accessdate=23 June 2015 |work=Diário de Noticias |date=9 August 2009 |language=Portuguese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624013943/http://www.dn.pt/inicio/portugal/interior.aspx?content_id=1329899 |archivedate=24 June 2015 }} 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.{{cite news|title=Carreira a caminho da recuperação|trans-title=Carreira on his way to a full recovery|url=http://www.planetabasket.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12285:carreira-a-caminho-da-recuperacao&catid=90:artigos-diversos&Itemid=303|accessdate=23 June 2015|work=Planeta Basket|date=8 July 2010|language=Portuguese}}{{cite news|title=Carreira vence tumor e é campeão|trans-title=Carreira wins tumour|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/outrasmodalidades/interior.aspx?content_id=1745007|accessdate=23 June 2015|work=Diário de Noticias|date=30 December 2010|language=Portuguese}}
Honours
- Portuguese League (6): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Portuguese Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- League Cup / Hugo dos Santos Cup: 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Portuguese Supercup (6): 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- António Pratas Trophy: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Portugal-Angola Supercup: 2009–10
References
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External links
- [http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Diogo-Carreira/Summary/41767 RealGM]
- EuroBasket [http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=POR&PlayerID=14611 Profile]
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Category:Sportspeople from Barreiro, Portugal
Category:Portuguese men's basketball players