FC Porto followed up its UEFA Champions League victory with a chaotic season, following the departure of which coach, new signings include a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Beşiktaş and Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, commonly known as Pepe, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Beşiktaş and the Portugal national team as a central defender?
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2004–05 FC Porto season FC Porto followed up its UEFA Champions League victory with a chaotic season, following the departure of coach José Mourinho and several key players. Initial coach Luigi Delneri was sacked even before the season started, due to too little presence in his new town in pre-season. New signings Ricardo Quaresma, Pepe, Giourkas Seitaridis, Luís Fabiano, Raul Meireles and Diego looked spectacular on paper, but in reality, Porto had a miserable offensive performance, culminating in just 39 league goals and a loss of the league title to arch rivals Benfica. As a consolation, it won the Intercontinental Cup title with a victory against Once Caldas on penalties.
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Pepe (footballer, born 1983) Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, (born 26 February 1983), commonly known as Pepe (] ), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Beşiktaş and the Portugal national team as a central defender. During his professional career he has played for Marítimo, Porto and Real Madrid, with individual and team success with the latter two clubs. He currently plays for Turkish side Beşiktaş. An aggressive, physically strong and tenacious defender, Pepe is known for his hard-tackling style of play. however, despite his defensive abilities, he has also drawn criticism in the press at times, due to his tendency to pick up cards, as he has occasionally shown violent or unsportsmanlike behaviour on the pitch.
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FC Porto–Sporting CP rivalry The fixture Dragões vs Leões between FC Porto and Sporting CP is one of the most important football matches in Portugal. It opposes the team of Sporting Clube de Portugal and the FC Porto. It is usually seen as a dispute between the North and the South of Portugal.
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Kleiton Lima Kleiton Barbosa de Oliveira Lima (born 5 May 1974), known as Kleiton Lima, is a Brazilian football manager, currently in charge of Santos B.
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2005–06 in Portuguese football The 2005–06 season in Portuguese football saw Porto, led by Co Adriaanse, clinch their 21st title and win the Taça de Portugal. Sporting CP secured second place, which gives them a direct entrance into next season's UEFA Champions League. Benfica had a disappointing season; however, they returned to the spotlight of European football with a good run in the Champions League, reaching the quarter-finals.
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Lars Lunde Lars Lunde (born 21 March 1964) is a Danish former professional football player, who played in the striker position. Lunde got his breakthrough with Brøndby IF in 1983, and he made his debut for the Denmark national football team in October 1983. He was sold to Young Boys Bern in Switzerland, before moving to German club Bayern Munich in 1986. He was a part of the Bayern team which won the German Bundesliga championship in 1987, and he came on as a late substitute when Bayern lost the 1987 European Cup Final to FC Porto. He played the last of his three matches for the Danish national team in April 1987, before leaving Bayern during the 1987–88 season. He went on to play for a number of smaller clubs, ending his career with FC Baden in Switzerland.
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2005–06 FC Porto season The 2005–06 season was Futebol Clube do Porto's 95th competitive season, 72nd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, and 112th year in existence as a football club. Despite finishing bottom of their group in the UEFA Champions League group stage, Dutch coach Co Adriaanse led the "Dragões" to league and cup double.
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Pedro Miguel Sousa Freitas Pedro Miguel Sousa Freitas (born 31 October 1986) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vilaverdense as a goalkeeper.
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Osvaldo Lima Osvaldo Lima is a former international football player and former coach of the São Tomé and Príncipe national football team.
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2002–03 in Portuguese football In 2002–03, José Mourinho's FC Porto won the championship, the Portuguese Cup and the UEFA Cup.
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Gesiel José de Lima Gesiel José de Lima, commonly known as Nasa (born December 8, 1968), is a retired association footballer who played as a midfielder for several Série A clubs.
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Lucas Lima Lucas Rafael Araújo Lima (born 9 July 1990), known as Lucas Lima, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Santos as an attacking midfielder.
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2017–18 FC Porto season The 2017–18 season is FC Porto's 108th competitive season and the 84th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 9 August 2017 and will conclude in May 2018.
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2015–16 ACF Fiorentina season The 2015–16 season was the 89th season in ACF Fiorentina's history and their 78th in the top-flight of Italian football. Fiorentina finished the season in 5th place in Serie A, having topped the table early in the season. In the Coppa Italia, the club was eliminated in the round of 16, losing at home to newly promoted Carpi 1–0. Competing in the UEFA Europa League for the third season in a row, Fiorentina limped into second place in their group with a 3–1–2 record, and were eliminated in the Round of 32 by Tottenham Hotspur, 4–1 on aggregate. The 2015–16 season was also notable for being the first season since the 2011–12 season in which the club was not managed by Vincenzo Montella, who had achieved 4th-place finishes in each of his seasons with the club. Montella was replaced by Basel coach Paulo Sousa.
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Alex Telles Alex Nicolao Telles (born 15 December 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Portuguese club Porto. He played most of his professional career in Brazil, most notably for Grêmio. Telles is an offensive full-back and is described as a skilled, quick and playmaking defender.
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Jérémy Ménez Jérémy Ménez (] ; born 7 May 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor. Ménez has been described as an ambidextrous, technically skilled, pacy playmaker.
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2014–15 FC Barcelona season The 2014–15 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 115th in existence and the club's 84th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It was one of the most successful seasons in the club's history as they clinched the Treble by winning La Liga, Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League. By doing so, the Catalans became the first European team to twice win the domestic double as well as the highest continental tournament, after winning their first treble in the 2008–09 season. Barcelona's success was due to a large extent to their formidable forward trio composed of Lionel Messi, Neymar and summer signing Luis Suárez, who scored an unprecedented total of 122 goals in all competitions to become the trio with most goals in Spanish football history.
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Hakan Çalhanoğlu Hakan Çalhanoğlu (] , born 8 February 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Milan and the Turkey national team. He is known for his ability to score from free kicks.
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2009–10 FC Porto season The 2009–10 season is Futebol Clube do Porto's 76th season in the Portuguese Liga, officially known as the Liga Sagres for sponsorship reasons. Porto won their fourth consecutive title last season and will be aiming to match their national record of winning five titles in a row. They are also the current Portuguese Cup holders after beating Paços de Ferreira 1–0 last season at the Estádio do Jamor.
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Turkey national football team The Turkey national football team (Turkish: "Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı" ) represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA.
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Nélson Marcos Nélson Augusto Tomar Marcos (born 10 June 1983), known simply as Nélson, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca F.C. as a right back.
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Vieirinha Adelino André Vieira de Freitas (born 24 January 1986), known as Vieirinha (] ), is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Greek club PAOK FC mainly as a winger but also as a right back.