Nuno Claro

Nuno Claro
Claro with CFR Cluj in 2008
Personal information
Full name Nuno Claro Simões Coimbra
Date of birth (1977-01-07) 7 January 1977 (age 49)
Place of birth Tondela, Portugal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1987–1994 Viseu Benfica
1994–1995 Académico Viseu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Académico Viseu 0 (0)
1997–1999 Vitória Guimarães 0 (0)
1997–1999 → Fafe (loan) 31 (0)
1999–2000 Paços Ferreira 1 (0)
2000–2001 Trofense 12 (0)
2001–2003 Gondomar 57 (0)
2003–2006 Moreirense 28 (0)
2006 Nelas 10 (0)
2007 Paços Ferreira 0 (0)
2007–2013 CFR Cluj 77 (0)
2013–2014 Poli Timișoara 30 (0)
2014–2016 Olt Slatina 32 (0)
Total 278 (0)
Managerial career
2017–2019 Paxos
2021–2022 Gaz Metan Mediaș II
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nuno Claro Simões Coimbra (born 7 January 1977), known as Nuno Claro, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Claro was born in Tondela, Viseu District. During his Portuguese career, he played almost always in the lower leagues (Segunda Liga or lower), starting out at local club Académico de Viseu FC. His Primeira Liga input consisted of 13 games with Moreirense F.C. from 2003 to 2005, and in January 2007 he signed with F.C. Paços de Ferreira from lowly S.L. Nelas, but could only be third choice, being released after a few months.

Claro transferred to CFR Cluj from Romania in June 2007, joining a host of compatriots and winning the Liga I title in his debut season, contributing 15 matches. He made the bulk of his appearances from 2009 to 2011 (48), winning another national championship in the former campaign; he was released in June 2013 at the age of 36 but continued to compete in the country, first with ACS Poli Timișoara.

Honours

Fafe

Paços de Ferreira

CFR Cluj

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nuno Claro at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Guarda-redes Nuno Claro negoceia com o Paços de Ferreira" [Goalkeeper Nuno Claro in negotiations with Paços de Ferreira]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 June 1999. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Freitas, Carlos Manuel (1 October 2003). "Moreirense: Nuno Claro (lembram-se do Gondomar?) e o reencontro com o Benfica" [Moreirense: Nuno Claro (remember Gondomar?) and new clash with Benfica] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Phil Jackson já está em Paços de Ferreira" [Phil Jackson is already in Paços de Ferreira]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 29 January 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Nuno Claro é o 11.º português do Cluj" [Nuno Claro is Cluj's 11th Portuguese]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 June 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Cluj é campeão da Roménia" [Cluj are Romanian champions] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Campionii naționali" [National champions] (in Romanian). Romanian Soccer. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Lüba, Sebastian (28 June 2013). "Nuno Claro a ajuns la ACS Poli! Alți trei jucători au semnat cu bănățenii" [Nuno Claro has arrived at ACS Poli! Three other players signed with Banat]. ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Cluj – capitala fotbalului! CFR a castigat eventul" [Cluj – the capital of football! CFR won the tournament] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Cupa României ramâne la Cluj-Napoca!" [Cluj-Napoca renew Cup title!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ Tismăneanu, Vladimir (27 May 2010). "FC Vaslui – CFR Cluj 4–5. Ardelenii au câştigat Cupa României la penalty-uri" [FC Vaslui – CFR Cluj 4–5. Transylvanians won the Romanian Cup on penalties]. Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "CFR Cluj câştigat Supercupa României" [CFR Cluj win Romanian Supercup]. Gândul (in Romanian). 27 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  13. ↑ "CFR Cluj a castigat Supercupa Romaniei" [CFR Cluj won Romanian Supercup] (in Romanian). Știrile Pro TV. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2026.