David Mateus (born 7 February 1980) is a Portuguese

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footballer. His position in the field is as a

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. He played for

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. Mateus has a twin brother, Diogo Mateus, with whom he played in the

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as part of the

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. He had 37 caps for

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, from 2003 to 2010, scoring 4 tries, 20 points on aggregate. He was present at the "Lobos" squad that entered the

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, where he played in the matches against Scotland and Italy, without scoring.

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* 1980 births Living people Portuguese rugby union players Rugby union wings Portuguese twins Portugal international rugby sevens players Rugby union players from Lisbon Portugal international rugby union players 2007 Rugby World Cup players {{portugal-rugbyunion-bio-stub