Carlos Manuel Dias Saavedra

Carlos Saavedra

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Manuel Dias Saavedra
Date of birth	(1981-02-01) 1 February 1981
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Loures
Youth career
1990–1991	Agualva
1992–1993	Benfica
1993–1995	Estrela Amadora
1995–1997	Agualva
1997–2000	Estoril
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2003	Estoril	42	(0)
2003–2004	Sintrense	18	(2)
2004–2007	Barreirense	59	(2)
2006–2007	→ Trofense (loan)	17	(0)
2007–2008	Odivelas	24	(1)
2008–2010	Doxa	55	(3)
2010–2011	AEK Larnaca	0	(0)
2010–2011	→ Doxa (loan)	23	(0)
2011–2012	Ermis	11	(0)
2012–2013	Nea Salamis	32	(0)
2013–2014	Glyfada	5	(0)
2014–	Loures	53	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2016

Carlos Manuel Dias Saavedra (born 1 February 1981 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Grupo Sportivo Loures as a central midfielder.

Football career

During his Portuguese career, spent mainly in the lower leagues, Saavedra represented G.D. Estoril Praia, S.U. Sintrense, F.C. Barreirense, C.D. Trofense, Odivelas F.C. and Grupo Sportivo Loures. In 2008, he signed a two-year contract in with Doxa Katokopias F.C. in Cyprus.

After two seasons Saavedra continued in the country, joining AEK Larnaca F.C. who immediately loaned him to his previous club. In the 2014 summer, after one year in Greece with Glyfada FC, the 33-year-old returned to his homeland.

External links

• Carlos Saavedra at footballzz.co.uk
• Carlos Saavedra profile at ForaDeJogo
• Carlos Saavedra at Soccerway