Tonel
{{Short description|Portuguese footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Tonel
|image = Tonel 2011.jpg
|upright = 0.8
|caption = Tonel playing for Dinamo Zagreb in 2011
|full_name = António Leonel Vilar Nogueira Sousa{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/jogador/tonel/18432|title=Tonel|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=Portuguese|accessdate=3 November 2021}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|4|13|df=y}}
|birth_place = Lourosa, Portugal
|position = Centre-back
|currentclub =
|youthyears1 = 1992–1993 | youthclubs1 = Porto
|youthyears2 = 1993–1995 | youthclubs2 = Espinho
|youthyears3 = 1995–1996 | youthclubs3 = Porto
|youthyears4 = 1996–1997 | youthclubs4 = Espinho
|youthyears5 = 1997–1999 | youthclubs5 = Porto
|years1 = 1999–2004 | clubs1 = Porto B | caps1 = 40 | goals1 = 1
|years2 = 2001–2004 | clubs2 = → Académica (loan) | caps2 = 111 | goals2 = 9
|years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = → Académica B (loan) | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 1
|years4 = 2004–2005 | clubs4 = Marítimo | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 1
|years5 = 2005–2010 | clubs5 = Sporting CP | caps5 = 117 | goals5 = 10
|years6 = 2010–2012 | clubs6 = Dinamo Zagreb | caps6 = 48 | goals6 = 4
|years7 = 2013 | clubs7 = Beira-Mar | caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 0
|years8 = 2013–2015 | clubs8 = Feirense | caps8 = 69 | goals8 = 8
|years9 = 2015–2016 | clubs9 = Belenenses | caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 0
|totalcaps = 431 | totalgoals = 34
|nationalyears1 = 2000–2002 | nationalteam1 = Portugal U21 | nationalcaps1 = 24 | nationalgoals1 = 1
|nationalyears2 = 2001–2005 | nationalteam2 = Portugal B | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2006–2010 | nationalteam3 = Portugal | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0
|manageryears1 = 2017 | managerclubs1 = Lusitânia
|manageryears2 = 2018 | managerclubs2 = União Lamas
}}
António Leonel Vilar Nogueira Sousa ({{IPA|pt|tuˈnɛl}}; born 13 April 1980), known as Tonel, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He was also a manager.
Over ten seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 223 games and 16 goals, mainly representing Sporting CP with which he won four major titles. He also spent three years in the Croatian Football League with Dinamo Zagreb.
Club career
=Porto and Marítimo=
Born in Lourosa (Santa Maria da Feira), Tonel came through the youth system of FC Porto, and made his professional debut when he was loaned out to Académica de Coimbra for 2000–01, helping them to promote to the Primeira Liga in his second year.{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/geral/11-07-2002/academica-emprestimo-de-tonel-assegurado|title=Académica: empréstimo de Tonel assegurado|trans-title=Académica: Tonel loan confirmed|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=Portuguese|date=11 July 2002|accessdate=29 February 2024}} Despite earning a good reputation during his three-season spell,{{cite news|url=https://www.publico.pt/2003/07/03/desporto/noticia/academica-assegura-emprestimo-de-akos-buszakis-1155417|title=Académica assegura empréstimo de Akos Buszakis|trans-title=Académica confirm Akos Buszakis loan|newspaper=Público|language=Portuguese|date=3 July 2003|accessdate=1 January 2018}} he was deemed surplus to requirements by his parent club and was released, moving to C.S. Marítimo in summer 2004 as part of an exchange deal with Porto which saw Pepe arrive at the Estádio do Dragão.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/maritimo/detalhe/tonel-ja-assinou.html|title=Tonel já assinou|trans-title=Tonel has already signed|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=18 June 2004|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
Tonel picked up some European experience during Marítimo's UEFA Cup tie against Rangers.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/3699722.stm|title=Maritimo warning for Gers|publisher=BBC Sport|date=29 September 2004|accessdate=31 March 2016}} He partnered with Dutchman Mitchell van der Gaag in defence{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/maritimo/detalhe/van-der-gaag-ou-fernando|title=Van der Gaag ou Fernando|trans-title=Van der Gaag or Fernando|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=13 April 2005|accessdate=7 November 2019}} and became one of the team's leading figures, playing 28 league games and scoring once in a 2–1 home win over Boavista F.C. on 25 September 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/maritimo-boavista-2-1-destaques|title=Marítimo-Boavista, 2–1 (destaques)|trans-title=Marítimo-Boavista, 2–1 (highlights)|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=João Manuel|last=Fernandes|language=Portuguese|date=25 September 2004|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
=Sporting CP=
On 23 July 2005, after an impressive season, Tonel signed a three-year deal with Sporting CP for €500,000.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01ab-0e6ce62baed0-dd1b0f4cd5d8-1000--tonel-earns-sporting-chance/|title=Tonel earns Sporting chance|publisher=UEFA|date=23 July 2005|accessdate=21 April 2010}} His second stint with a club of the Big Three was much more successful than the first, as he was everpresent at the back four alongside Brazil international Ânderson Polga,{{cite news|url=http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/sporting/detalhe/velha-dupla-de-regresso.html|title=Velha dupla de regresso|trans-title=Old duo back|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=7 May 2009|accessdate=1 January 2018}} also scoring the occasional goal on set pieces.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/sporting/detalhe/tonel-tenho-aproveitado-bem.html|title=Tonel: "Tenho aproveitado bem"|trans-title=Tonel: "I have made the most of it"|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=16 October 2006|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
After renewing his link with the Lions until 2011,{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025e-0f90a265c6b3-c7b1973d505e-1000--sporting-give-tonel-better-terms/|title=Sporting give Tonel better terms|publisher=UEFA|date=12 April 2007|accessdate=29 February 2024}} Tonel scored five competitive goals in 2007–08, including one in a 2–1 away victory over FC Dynamo Kyiv in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League (incidentally, Polga netted the other).{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01c6-0e6e9731ad70-be4cb81977cd-1000--polga-strike-downs-dynamo/|title=Polga strike downs Dynamo|publisher=UEFA|first=Eugene|last=Ravdin|date=2 October 2007|accessdate=21 April 2010}} In late October 2008, after an injury in a draw at F.C. Paços de Ferreira, he lost his place to youth graduate Daniel Carriço, and never regained it again during that season, although he himself took Polga's place midway through the following campaign.{{cite news|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/arquivo/2010/03/interior/regresso-a-dupla-do-passado-2562768.html|title=Regresso à dupla do passado|trans-title=Return to old duo|newspaper=O Jogo|first1=Filipe Alexandre|last1=Dias|first2=Rafael|last2=Toucedo|first3=Rui Miguel|last3=Gomes|language=Portuguese|date=6 March 2010|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
On 11 March 2010, Tonel was sent off at the end of a Europa League last 16 first leg game away to Atlético Madrid for striking Sergio Agüero. Fellow defender Leandro Grimi had been dismissed in the first half of the goalless draw, and Sporting lost the tie on the away goals rule.{{cite news|url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/desporto/amp/ha-vida-depois-do-atl-madrid|title="Há vida depois do Atl. Madrid"|trans-title="There's life after Atl. Madrid"|newspaper=Correio da Manhã|language=Portuguese|date=18 March 2010|accessdate=9 October 2022}}
=Dinamo Zagreb=
On 27 August 2010, after falling out of favour with new manager Paulo Sérgio, the 30-year-old Tonel signed for GNK Dinamo Zagreb.{{cite web|url=http://www.nk-dinamo.hr/vijest/prikaz/2553/Default.aspx|title=Novo super pojačanje: Tonel u Dinamu!|trans-title=New super signing: Tonel for Dinamo!|publisher=Dinamo Zagreb|language=Croatian|date=27 August 2010|accessdate=27 August 2010}} He made his official debut in an Eternal derby match drawn 1–1 away to HNK Hajduk Split, on 11 September;{{cite web|url=http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/403650/nogomet-1-hnl/bez-pobjednika-u-derbiju|title=Bez pobjednika u derbiju|trans-title=No winner in derby|publisher=Sportnet|first=Bernard|last=Jurišić|language=Croatian|date=11 September 2010|accessdate=12 September 2010}} he was awarded the No. 13 shirt in the Croatian Football League, but played with No. 28 in European fixtures as Dario Šimić had been registered with the former number before retiring. His first season resulted in the club winning the league and cup double, and he scored in the 5–1 win (8–2 aggregate) over NK Varaždin in the cup final on 11 May.{{cite web|url=https://www.tportal.hr/sport/clanak/varazdin-izmedu-dinama-i-duple-krune-20110511|title=Varaždin između Dinama i duple krune|trans-title=Varaždin between Dinamo and the double crown|publisher=Tportal|first=Borut|last=Šips|language=Croatian|date=11 May 2011|accessdate=9 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news/01f1-0e7893f15a9a-6e61cf4a6ed8-1000--dinamo-complete-double-with-croatian-cup/|title=Dinamo complete double with Croatian Cup|publisher=UEFA|date=26 May 2011|accessdate=29 February 2024}}
Tonel added a second consecutive double in 2011–12, after playing in a 3–1 cup final defeat of NK Osijek in May.{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/croacia-dinamo-zagreb-de-tonel-faz-a-dobradinha|title=Croácia: Dínamo Zagreb de Tonel faz a dobradinha|trans-title=Croatia: Tonel's Dinamo Zagreb do the double|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=Portuguese|date=9 May 2012|accessdate=9 October 2022}} He was released at the end of his contract, in December 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/sport/tonel-hvala-svima-uvijek-cu-biti-vjerni-navijac-dinama-484663|title=Tonel: Hvala svima, uvijek ću biti vjerni navijač Dinama|trans-title=Tonel: Thanks to everyone, I will always be a loyal fan of Dinamo|newspaper=Večernji list|language=Croatian|date=7 December 2012|accessdate=24 April 2018}}
=Return to Portugal=
On 7 January 2013, Tonel returned to his homeland and joined top-division S.C. Beira-Mar, signing until June 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/beira-mar/tonel-esta-motivado-e-quer-ser-util-no-beira-mar_d617558|title=Tonel está motivado e quer ser útil no Beira-Mar|trans-title=Tonel is motivated and wants to be useful at Beira-Mar|publisher=Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|language=Portuguese|date=7 January 2013|accessdate=1 January 2018}} After suffering relegation, however, he terminated his contract and went on to spend a further two seasons in the Segunda Liga with C.D. Feirense.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/feirense/detalhe/tonel-assina-por-duas-temporadas-834864.html|title=Tonel assina por duas temporadas|trans-title=Tonel signs for two seasons|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=23 July 2013|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
Aged 35, Tonel returned to the top flight on 9 June 2015 after agreeing to a one-year contract with C.F. Os Belenenses.{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/transferencias/belenenses-tonel-assina-por-uma-epoca|title=Belenenses: Tonel assina por uma época|trans-title=Belenenses: Tonel signs for one season|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Nuno|last=Travassos|language=Portuguese|date=9 June 2015|access-date=31 March 2016}} Early into the campaign, he was criticised for committing a 90th-minute handball penalty in favour of his former team Sporting at the Estádio José Alvalade, with his action resulting in a 1–0 loss for Belenenses.{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira_liga/artigo/2015/12/01/mao-de-tonel-ao-sporting-domina-as-primeras-paginas|title=A 'mão' de Tonel ao Sporting domina as atenções nas primeiras páginas|trans-title=Tonel's 'hand' to Sporting all over front pages|publisher=SAPO|language=Portuguese|date=1 December 2015|access-date=6 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/penalti/sporting-belenenses-tonel-usa-redes-sociais-para-responder-a-criticas|title=Sporting-Belenenses: Tonel usa redes sociais para responder a críticas|trans-title=Sporting-Belenenses: Tonel uses social media to reply to criticism|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=Portuguese|date=2 December 2015|access-date=6 February 2016}}
=Management=
After retiring, Tonel became sporting director of his hometown club Lusitânia FC. In March 2017, he replaced Martelinho as its manager in the Aveiro Football Association's first district league.{{cite web|url=https://www.afatv.pt/noticia/tonel-substitui-martelinho-no-comando-do-lourosa|title=Tonel substitui Martelinho no comando do Lourosa|trans-title=Tonel replaces Martelinho at the helm of Lourosa|publisher=AFA TV|first=Rui|last=Santos|language=Portuguese|date=1 March 2017|accessdate=6 December 2019}} He was himself relieved of his duties in June.{{cite web|url=https://www.oderbie.com/2017/06/21/caetano-e-o-novo-treinador-do-lusitania-de-lourosa/|title=Caetano é o novo treinador do Lusitânia de Lourosa|trans-title=Caetano is the new manager of Lusitânia de Lourosa|publisher=O Derbie|first=Cid|last=Ramos|language=Portuguese|date=21 June 2017|accessdate=6 December 2019}}
In January 2018, Tonel was appointed at C.F. União de Lamas in the same competition.{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.mz/futebol/artigos/tonel-vai-treinar-o-uniao-de-lamas|title=Oficial: Tonel vai treinar o União de Lamas|trans-title=Official: Tonel will manage União de Lamas|publisher=SAPO|language=Portuguese|date=25 January 2018|accessdate=6 December 2019}} He left six months later, having led them to fourth place.{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/coluna-distrital/detalhe/tonel-vai-deixar-o-u-lamas|title=Tonel vai deixar o U. Lamas|trans-title=Tonel will leave U. Lamas|newspaper=Record|first=Ruben|last=Tavares|language=Portuguese|date=9 June 2018|accessdate=6 December 2019}}
International career
Tonel made his debut with Portugal in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Kazakhstan in Coimbra, featuring 77 minutes of a 3–0 win on 15 November 2006.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.pt/internacional/competicoes-de-selecoes/europeu/detalhe/estreias-com-scolari-raramente-sao-a-doer.html|title=Estreias com Scolari raramente são a doer|trans-title=Debuts with Scolari rarely happen when it matters|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=30 May 2007|accessdate=1 January 2018}} His second cap came more than three years later, on 3 March 2010, as he was called up as a last-minute replacement for injured Ricardo Carvalho for a friendly with China{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/injured-carvalho-out-portugal-friendly|title=Injured Carvalho out of Portugal friendly|publisher=FourFourTwo|date=3 March 2010|accessdate=12 October 2020}} and played in the 2–0 win.{{cite web|url=https://www.tsf.pt/desporto/mundial-2010/interior/portugal-vence-china-por-2-0-mas-ouve-assobios-1510214.html|title=Portugal vence China por 2–0 mas ouve assobios|trans-title=Portugal defeat China 2–0 but hear boos|publisher=TSF|language=Portuguese|date=3 March 2010|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Porto
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| rowspan="5"|Académica (loan)
|18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02
|Segunda Liga |31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03
|Primeira Liga |31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2003–04
|Primeira Liga |31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!111 | 9 | 7 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 118 | 10 | ||
| Marítimo
|Primeira Liga |28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Cup|name=UC}} | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| rowspan="6"|Sporting CP
|Primeira Liga |30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Cup|name=UC}} | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2006–07
|Primeira Liga |25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2007–08
|Primeira Liga |27 | 4 | 13{{efn|Includes appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|name=PSC}} | 1 | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} | 1 | 46 | 6 | |
| 2008–09
|Primeira Liga |12 | 1 | 3{{efn|Includes appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|name=PSC}} | 0 | 5{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} | 1 | 20 | 2 | |
| 2009–10
|Primeira Liga |23 | 1 | 5{{efn|Includes appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|name=PSC}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!117 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 162 | 13 | |
| rowspan="4"|Dinamo Zagreb
|2010–11{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/antonio-leonel-vilar-nogueira-sousa/4625/|title=Tonel|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=28 August 2015}} |22 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| 2011–12
|Croatian Football League |20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2012–13
|Croatian Football League |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!48 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 85 | 7 | |
| Beira-Mar
|Primeira Liga |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Feirense
|Segunda Liga |34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15
|Segunda Liga |35 | 5 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 6 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!69 | 8 | 11 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 80 | 9 | ||
| Belenenses
|Primeira Liga |12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!389 | 32 | 63 | 5 | 53 | 3 | 505 | 40 |
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Honours
Sporting CP
- Taça de Portugal: 2006–07, 2007–08{{cite news|url=https://www.publico.pt/2008/05/18/desporto/noticia/final-da-taca-de-portugal-sporting-vence-porto-por-20-e-ganha-trofeu-1329166|title=Final da Taça de Portugal: Sporting vence Porto por 2–0 e ganha troféu|trans-title=Portuguese Cup final: Sporting beat Porto by 2–0 and win trophy|newspaper=Público|language=Portuguese|date=18 May 2008|accessdate=1 March 2024}}
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2007,{{cite news|url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/desporto/detalhe/rico-golo-em-jogo-pobre|title=Rico golo em jogo pobre|trans-title=Great goal in not-so-great match|newspaper=Correio da Manhã|language=Portuguese|date=12 August 2007|accessdate=1 March 2024}} 2008{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/sporting/sporting-vence-o-primeiro-trofeu-da-epoca_d258972|title=Sporting vence o primeiro troféu da época|trans-title=Sporting win first trophy of the season|publisher=Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|language=Portuguese|date=17 August 2008|accessdate=1 March 2024}}
- Taça da Liga runner-up: 2007–08, 2008–09
Dinamo Zagreb
Portugal U18
- UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1999{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/europeu-sub-19/benfica/portugal-no-euro-sub-19-pepa-do-titulo-de-99-ao-deslumbramento|title=Portugal no Euro sub-19: Pepa, do título de 99 ao deslumbramento|trans-title=Portugal at the under-19 Euro: Pepa, from the 99 title to thinking he had it made|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=David|last=Marques|language=Portuguese|date=17 July 2014|accessdate=29 February 2024}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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