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My Take
Miguel Veloso is the kind of midfielder I always appreciate watching, because so much of his value never shows up in highlight reels. A defensive midfielder who could also shift to attacking left-back, he built his name at Sporting CP with over 150 appearances before a long run in Italy with Genoa and Hellas Verona, racking up more than 200 Serie A games. That sustained level in a demanding league tells me everything about his reliability. Coming out of Coimbra, Portugal, and later moving into coaching, he strikes me as a player whose football intelligence naturally points toward the bench.
Overview
Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso (Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈɣɛl luˈiʃ ˈpĩtu vɨˈlozu]; born 11 May 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he could also operate as an attacking left-back. He started his career with Sporting CP, for whom he appeared in 156 games in all competitions, and spent several years in Italy with Genoa and Hellas Verona, making 214 Serie A appearances.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Miguel Veloso
- Name (Japanese)
- ミゲル・ヴェローゾ
- Reading
- みげる・ゔぇろーぞ
- Born
- May 11, 1986 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Tiger
- Origin
- Coimbra, Portugal
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 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
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Portugal →
7. About this entry
Tags
- 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.