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Hugo Alcântara

ウーゴ・ダ・シウヴァ・アウカンタラ / うーご・だ・しうゔぁ・あうかんたら

Association football player from Brazil

July 28, 1979 (age 46) ・ Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

  • Mato Grosso
  • association football player
  • association football coach

My Take

Hugo Alcântara reads to me like a quietly admirable journeyman. A towering Brazilian centre-back from Cuiabá, he built the bulk of his career not at home but across Portugal, logging 138 Primeira Liga games for Setúbal, Académica, Belenenses and Leiria, with stops in Poland and Romania too. I am drawn to defenders who survive on grit rather than glamour. What moves me most is the full circle: after years abroad, he returned to manage Dom Bosco in his home state. There is something honest about a man who spent his playing days holding the line and now spends his coaching days passing it on.

Overview

Hugo da Silva Alcântara (born 28 July 1979) is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current manager of Dom Bosco. He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 138 games and four goals for Vitória Setúbal, Académica, Belenenses and União de Leiria. He also competed in Poland and Romania.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Hugo Alcântara
Name (Japanese)
ウーゴ・ダ・シウヴァ・アウカンタラ
Reading
うーご・だ・しうゔぁ・あうかんたら
Born
July 28, 1979 (age 46)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Leo / Goat
Origin
Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Blood type
Private
Height
190 cm
Agency
Private
Occupation
association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Private
University
Private

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • Mato Grosso
  • association football player
  • association football coach
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.