Luis Nani: biography, career, personal life

Luis Nani is a Portuguese footballer, famous for his successful performances for Sporting and Manchester United. The player is a two-time winner of the Cup of Portugal, the champion of England, the winner of the Champions League.

Biography. Luis Nani

Born on November 17, 1986 in the town of Praia, Cape Verde. Immediately after the birth of his son, his parents decided to leave the country and move to Portugal.

Ros Luis Nani in Amadora (a suburb of Lisbon) under the auspices of Antony Almeida, who was his aunt. All the free time the future athlete spent on the court of the house, where he improved his skills together with Manuel Fernandes, who today is also a famous player and stands for the Turkish "Besiktas".

In addition to football, Luis Nani was very keen on capoeira. Perhaps, it is in a sign of respect for his children's hobby that a football player regularly notes scored goals by performing acrobatic tricks.

Career of the Portuguese player started thanks to performances for the youth squad of the club "Real di Massama". However, here the talented midfielder stayed briefly. Soon the football agents of the main metropolitan team, Sporting, paid attention to him.

Debut in "adult" football

Luis Nani for the first time entered the field in the main line-up of the Lisbon Sporting in the 2005/2006 season. The result of a year's performance on the position of the attacking midfielder were 35 played fights, in which the player marked with 5 goals scored.

The following season, Luis Nani firmly secured a place in the starting lineup, appearing on the field in 40 matches. In the same year he managed to make his debut in the Champions League. For 6 games in the prestigious club tournament in Europe, the player only once hit the opponent's gate, but did a lot of useful work aimed at organizing the attacking actions of the team.

The first serious trophy in the "Sporting" and for his professional career in general for Nani was the Cup of Portugal. The team won the trophy at the end of the 2006/2007 season.

"Manchester United"

In 2007, Nani received an offer to sign a contract with one of the leading clubs of the English Premier League. The management team from Manchester had to pay for the budding midfielder about 17 million pounds.

To note the productive impact on the opponent's goal Luisa Nani was lucky already in the debut match for the new club. There was a significant event for the player in a friendly match against the Chinese team "Shenzhen" at the off-season.

The real success in the T-shirt of Manchester United to Nani came during the match of the fifth round of the cup match against Arsenal, which took place in the 2008/2009 season. In the absence of the leading players of the team of Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo Luis had to take on the role of the organizer of the attacking actions of the team. In the presented match, the Portuguese not only noted two assists, but he himself hammered the ball into the gates of a formidable opponent. Ultimately, United won in the opposition 4-0.

As part of the "red devils" Nani won his first European trophy. In the final of the Champions League, which took place on May 21, 2008, the team managed to defeat another English club - "Chelsea".

At the beginning of the 2010/2011 season, Nani extended his contract with United until 2014. In 2015, the rights to the player were bought by the Turkish "Fenerbahce".

Football talents

The main trump card of Luis Nani on the football field is the ability to conduct sweeping attacks from the depths in the center and break through to the opponent's goal on the flanks. A high-speed player not only owns an outstanding dribbling, but also is able to distribute accurate programs to partners from any distance. Best of all, he looks like a playmaker, who is responsible for organizing the attacks of the team, acting in the center line of the field.

How much does football player Luis Nani? According to international resources, the player's price for today is about 15 million euros.

Luis Nani. Personal life

In 2012, midfielder Manchester United announced an engagement with Daniela Martins. Prior to this, the pair met for 4 years. To date, the couple have three children and live in Valencia, where Nani continues her professional career with performances for the eponymous club.