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Vieirinha
	Vieirinha
Personal information
Full name	Adelino André Vieira Freitas
Date of birth	January 24, 1986 (age 23)
Place of birth	Guimarães, Portugal
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	PAOK
Number	20
Youth career
2000–2003; 2003–2005	Vitória SC; FC Porto
Senior career1
National team2
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only and; correct as of 18 October 2009.; 2 National team caps and goals correct; as of 14 May 2009.; * Appearances (Goals)

Adelino André Vieira Freitas (born January 24, 1986 in Guimarães), aka Vieirinha, is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for PAOK FC, mainly as a winger.

[edit] Club career

Formed in the youth ranks of Vitória de Guimarães, Vieirinha caught the interest of F.C. Porto and eventually finished there his football grooming. After a loan at Portuguese second division's Futebol Clube do Marco, he joined the first team for 2006–07, being given a four-year professional contract.^[1]

Vierinha played his first official game for Porto on 11 August 2007, in the Portuguese SuperCup against Vitória de Setúbal, subbing in at the 70th minute, and scoring the game's last goal in the 89th, in a 3–0 final result.

Alongside teammates Diogo Valente and Paulo Machado, Vieirinha was loaned to league promotees Leixões S.C. for the 2007–08 campaign. All proved instrumental as the Matosinhos outfit retained its league status at the season's close.

Vieirinha then returned to Porto, being immediately loaned to PAOK Thessaloniki of Greece, which had expressed interest in the player as Fernando Santos was at the club's helm at the time. A season-long loan was eventually arranged, as Vieirinha teamed up with compatriot Sérgio Conceição. After only a few games, he picked up a serious leg injury in a derby against Aris FC, a 1–0 success. He returned to training during the January 2009 winter break, and came in as a substitute in a home game against OFI Crete, on the 4th, amid a warm applause by the fans.

In late June 2009, PAOK came to terms with Porto to make the move permanent, following Vierinha's wish to continue playing under coach Santos.

[edit] International career

Vieirinha played for every youth level of the Portuguese national team, from under-17 to under-21. He displayed excellent performances in the 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, where he won Player of the Tournament, finishing ahead of Spain's Cesc Fàbregas.