About Simão Sabrosa
Simão Pedro da Fonseca Sabrosa (born 31 October 1979), known mononymously as Simão (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈmɐ̃w]), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger, with dribbling and set piece skills as primary attributes. Having played in his country for two of the three biggest teams in the nation, Benfica and Sporting, he also spent several years of his professional career in Spain, notably with Atlético Madrid. He won the 2004–05 national championship with the first club and the 2010 Europa League with the third, amongst other accolades; he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 225 games and 87 goals over nine seasons, adding 219 La Liga matches and 26 goals in service of Barcelona, Atlético and Espanyol. Over a 12-year span, Simão represented Portugal in two World Cups and as many European Championships, helping it finish second at Euro 2004 and reach the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup. During his two-year spell he played 62 competitive games with the first team, his first goal coming in his debut at only 17 in a 3–0 away win against S.C. In 2004–05, as the side won the national championship after an 11-year wait, he played in all the matches and minutes, netting 15 times. Simão instantly became a fan-favorite as his new team, quickly acquiring the status of captain.
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