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Raul Meireles
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Person

Raul Meireles

b. 1983

Portuguese association football player

Born
17 Mar 1983 · Porto
Part ofPortugal305 CE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 49 years
  1. 17 Mar 1983BornBorn in Porto
  2. 2000TeamPortugal national under-17 football team
  3. 2001 – 2004TeamBoavista F.C.
  4. 2001 – 2003TeamClube Desportivo das Aves
  5. 2001 – 2002TeamPortugal national under-18 football team
  6. 2002TeamPortugal national under-19 football team
  7. 2003TeamPortugal national under-20 football team
  8. 2003 – 2006TeamPortugal national under-21 football team
  9. 2004 – 2010TeamFC Porto
  10. 2006 – 2014TeamPortugal men's national football team
  11. 2010Took part2010 FIFA World Cup
  12. 2010 – 2011TeamLiverpool F.C.
  13. 2011 – 2012TeamChelsea F.C.
  14. 2012 – 2016TeamFenerbahçe Istanbul
  15. 2014Took part2014 FIFA World Cup

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1983 – today).

  1. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  2. 1985Schengen Agreement
  3. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  4. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  5. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  7. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  9. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  10. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  11. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  12. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  13. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  14. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  15. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  16. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  17. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  18. 20112011 Norway attacks
  19. 2011Libyan civil war
  20. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  21. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  22. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  23. 2015Paris Agreement
  24. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  25. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  26. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  27. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  28. 2023Gaza war
  29. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  30. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Raul José Trindade Meireles (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɐˈul mɐjˈɾɛlɨʃ]; born 17 March 1983) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

After starting out at Boavista, he signed with Porto in 2004, going on to appear in 198 official games and win ten major trophies, including four Primeira Liga titles in a row. From 2010 to 2012, he competed in the Premier League with Liverpool and Chelsea, winning the 2012 Champions League with the latter. He also spent several seasons in Turkey with Fenerbahçe.

A Portugal international since 2006, Meireles represented the country in two World Cups and two European Championships, earning a total of 73 caps and scoring ten goals. He also played Olympic football in 2004.

Text from the Wikipedia article Raul Meireles, CC BY-SA 4.0

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