Nuno Valente

Nuno Valente

Nuno Jorge Pereira da Silva Valente, (born 12 September 1974) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left defender.

After settling with a club in his late 20's with Porto – he started out his career with Sporting, but never imposed there – he moved at 31 to England with Everton, where he finally retired after playing regularly in three out of four seasons.

A late bloomer in the international stage, Valente helped Portugal finish second in Euro 2004, a competition which was played in his country. He also participated in the 2006 World Cup.