João Pedro Azevedo de Sousa Uva (born 19 May 1980 in

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) is a former Portuguese

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footballer and a current coach. He played as a flanker. He played for

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, where he won the Portuguese Cup in 2000–01, the Portuguese SuperCup in 2001–02, and the National Championship title in 2002–03 and 2007/08. for Bandeirantes Rugby Club, of

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, since February 2011. He had 46 caps for

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, from 2000 to 2009, and scored 3 tries, 15 points in aggregate. He was one of five Belenenses players in the Portugal squad at the

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finals, and he played in all four games, without scoring. He has been the coach of Belenenses since 2014/15.João Uva é o novo comandante do Belenenses, Diário de Notícias, 4 July 2014 (Portuguese)
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