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Left-back: Fabio Coentrao (Rio Ave F.C.)

Germany v Portugal: Group G - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Fabio Coentrao was signed by his compatriot Jose Mourinho in 2011 from Benfica, but his Real Madrid career was largely hampered by recurring injuries that saw him being left out in the cold. During this stint, he even served multiple loan spells at Monaco and Sporting in 2015-16 and 2017-18 respectively.

Coentrao's contract was eventually terminated by Real Madrid in August 2018 and he returned to his boyhood club Rio Ave where he first started his career.

"I thought I needed to be happy and I lost a lot of money to get that happiness at [Rio Ave], a club that has always acted well and faithful to me. There is no money that can pay for happiness. I was born poor. I don't mind dying poor.”