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Coming through the youth teams of F.C. Porto, Tonel made his professional debut when he was loaned out to Académica de Coimbra during the 2000–01 season. Despite earning a good reputation for himself during the three-season loan spell, he was deemed surplus to requirements by his parent club and was released. He moved to C.S. Marítimo during the summer of 2004, as part of an exchange deal between Marítimo and Porto which saw Pepe arrive at the Estádio do Dragão.
Tonel enjoyed a hugely successful season for the Madeira team, picking up some European experience during the club's UEFA Cup tie against Rangers FC. He formed a fomidable partnership with Dutch Mitchell van der Gaag in defence and became one of the team's leading figures, playing 28 league games and scoring once, on September 25, 2004, in a 2–1 home win over Boavista FC.
After an impressive season, Tonel signed a three-year deal with Sporting Clube de Portugal for €500,000, on July 2005.[1] The bad luck that accompanied him while at Porto did not rear its head the second time, as Tonel was an everpresent figure at Sporting's back four since his arrival, alongside Brazilian international Ânderson Polga, scoring the occasional goal on set pieces.
Shortly after furthering his link with the Lions until 2011,[2] he scored five goals overall during 2007–08, including one in a 2–1 Champions League win at FC Dynamo Kyiv (incidentally, Polga netted the other).[3]
In late October 2008, after an injury in a draw at F.C. Paços de Ferreira, Tonel lost his place to youth graduate Daniel Carriço, and never regained it again during the season, although he himself took Polga's place midway through the following campaign.
Tonel enjoyed a hugely successful season for the Madeira team, picking up some European experience during the club's UEFA Cup tie against Rangers FC. He formed a fomidable partnership with Dutch Mitchell van der Gaag in defence and became one of the team's leading figures, playing 28 league games and scoring once, on September 25, 2004, in a 2–1 home win over Boavista FC.
After an impressive season, Tonel signed a three-year deal with Sporting Clube de Portugal for €500,000, on July 2005.[1] The bad luck that accompanied him while at Porto did not rear its head the second time, as Tonel was an everpresent figure at Sporting's back four since his arrival, alongside Brazilian international Ânderson Polga, scoring the occasional goal on set pieces.
Shortly after furthering his link with the Lions until 2011,[2] he scored five goals overall during 2007–08, including one in a 2–1 Champions League win at FC Dynamo Kyiv (incidentally, Polga netted the other).[3]
In late October 2008, after an injury in a draw at F.C. Paços de Ferreira, Tonel lost his place to youth graduate Daniel Carriço, and never regained it again during the season, although he himself took Polga's place midway through the following campaign.
In a November 15, 2006, Euro 2008 qualifier against Kazakhstan in Coimbra, Tonel made his debut with Portugal, playing 77 minutes in a 3–0 win. His second cap came more than three years after, on March 3, 2010, as he was called as a last-minute replacement for injured Ricardo Carvalho for a friendly with China, played in the same venue (2–0 win).
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