Artur Filipe Bernardes Moreira (born 18 February 1984), known simply as Artur, is a Portuguese former

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who played as an

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. He amassed

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totals of 187 matches and 13 goals over nine seasons, at the service of

Beira-Mar Sport Clube Beira-Mar (), commonly known as Beira-Mar, is a Portuguese sports club based in Aveiro, Portugal. Its Association football, football team currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal (league), Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth natio ...

, Marítimo and Arouca. He also played professionally in Ukraine, with Chornomorets.

Club career

Born in

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, Aveiro, Artur joined

S.C. Beira-Mar Sport Clube Beira-Mar (), commonly known as Beira-Mar, is a Portuguese sports club based in Aveiro, Portugal. Its football team currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth national level, having gained promotion by winning the Ave ...

as a 16-year-old. He made his

debut with the local club on 12 December 2004 in a 1–3 home loss against Moreirense F.C. where he came on as a late substitute, one of just three appearances during the relegation-ending season. In the 2009–10 campaign, Artur scored eight goals to help the team return to the top division as champions under

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. The following two, he totalled a further nine. On 1 January 2013, following a very brief spell in the

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( ) or UPL is a professional association football league in Ukraine and the highest level of the Ukrainian football league system. Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...

with

FC Chornomorets Odesa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Odesa, Ukraine. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as ''Dynamo'', but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959

, Artur was loaned to

C.S. Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M (), commonly known as Marítimo or Marítimo da Madeira, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in the city of Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Established in 1910, Marítimo is best known for its football team ...

of the Portuguese top tier. On 9 June 2014, he signed a permanent two-year contract at

F.C. Arouca Futebol Clube de Arouca () is a professional Association football, football club based in the Porto metropolitan area. Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 5,600-seat capac ...

of the same league, scoring his only goal for the latter side on 2 April 2016 in a 3–2 home victory over

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. Artur returned to Beira-Mar aged 33, with the club now in the regional championships.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Artur Moreira 1984 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Aveiro, Portugal Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players S.C. Beira-Mar players G.D. Gafanha players A.A. Avanca players C.S. Marítimo players F.C. Arouca players Ukrainian Premier League players FC Chornomorets Odesa players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Portuguese football managers