SOCCER PLAYER

Marco Caneira

1979 - Today

Photo of Marco Caneira

Icon of person Marco Caneira

Marco António Simões Caneira (born 9 February 1979) is a Portuguese former professional footballer. Preferably a central defender, he was equally at ease on the right or left flank. A youth graduate at Sporting CP, he started his career at the club, also appearing briefly for Benfica in his country, and represented Valencia in La Liga for a couple of years before returning to Sporting. Over ten seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 126 matches and one goal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Marco Caneira is the 7,361st most popular soccer player (down from 6,845th in 2024), the 477th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 455th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Marco Caneira by language

Loading...

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Marco Caneira ranks 7,361 out of 21,273. Before him are Stéphane Henchoz, Glen De Boeck, Stefano Eranio, Jean Makoun, Lizardo Garrido, and Matías Vecino. After him are Alfredo Tena, Aleksei Berezutski, Moussa Marega, Osamu Miura, Georgi Kinkladze, and Mutiu Adepoju.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Marco Caneira ranks 381. Before him are Diego Klattenhoff, Ralph Torres, Kšyštof Lavrinovič, Sara Rue, Eric Mun, and Mariya Gabriel. After him are Michael Bisping, Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, Ildefons Lima, Gao Yuanyuan, Bo Svensson, and Mohamed Kader.

Others Born in 1979

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Marco Caneira ranks 477 out of 633. Before him are Maria Luís Albuquerque (1967), Mário Rui (1991), Fernanda Ribeiro (1969), Sérgio Oliveira (1992), Daniela Melchior (1996), and José Couceiro (1962). After him are Gonçalo Guedes (1996), Duda (1980), Suzy (1980), Manuela Machado (1963), Álvaro Magalhães (1961), and José Luís Peixoto (1974).

Others born in Portugal

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Marco Caneira ranks 123. Before him are Rúben Dias (1997), Diogo Dalot (1999), Fábio Carvalho (2002), Paulo Santos (1972), Mário Rui (1991), and Sérgio Oliveira (1992). After him are Gonçalo Guedes (1996), Duda (1980), Álvaro Magalhães (1961), Hugo Viana (1983), Rafa Silva (1993), and Frederico Rosa (1957).

Portuguese born Soccer Players

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous