Pedro Miguel Rodrigues Neves (born 10 August 1968 in Sé - Porto,

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), commonly known as Pedro Miguel, is a Portuguese former professional

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. He played at the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Miguel first played basketball with the Portuguese clubs Vasco da Gama and

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. He then achieved the best results of his career while playing with the Portuguese club Benfica, during Benfica's golden basketball era, being one of their best players, along with Carlos Lisboa and

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. During this time, he won 5 Portuguese League national domestic league championships, from 1991 to 1995, and 5 Portuguese Cups. Miguel was the

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of Benfica, when he had to retire from playing professional basketball, in April 2000, at the age of only 31, due to a serious injury.

Portuguese national team

Miguel was one of the best players of the senior men's

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, from 1988 to 1998. He played in 84

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External links

FIBA Archive Profile
1968 births Living people Portuguese men's basketball players Point guards FC Porto basketball players S.L. Benfica basketball players Shooting guards {{Portugal-basketball-bio-stub