Career
Born in Penafiel, Coelho reached Football Club from northern neighbours F.C. Penafiel aged 18, and spent his first professional months with the reserve side, being loaned shortly after to F.C. Maia in the second division. Subsequently, he spent the following three seasons in the same predicament – during 2007-2008 he played for Portimonense South Carolina (U.S.) alongside namesake Nuno Miguel Coelho, also in the second level On 4 July 2010, Coelho signed a four-year contract with Sporting Clube de Portugal for €1million, as part of the deal that sent João Moutinho in the opposite direction.
The northerners retained 50% of the player"s rights.
His first official game came on 13 August in a 0–1 loss at F.C. Paços de Ferreira. On the 26th he scored a rare goal, shooting from 40 metres as the Lions defeated Brøndby IF 3–0 after losing 0–2 at home, thus qualifying for the Union of European Football Associations Europa League"s group stage.
After the end of 2010-2011 – where he was used seldom, often not being selected for matches even when healthy – on 7 June 2011, Coelho was sold to South Carolina (U.S.) as an installment deduction on the deals of João Pereira and Evaldo Fabiano transfers, signing a four-year contract. His three-year spell in Minho was marred by several injury problems.
On 5 July 2014, Coelho joined Balıkesirspor from Turkey on a three-year deal.
During roughly two years, Coelho played for the Portugal under-21 team On 29 August 2010 he was first called to the senior side, for two Union of European Football Associations Euro 2012 qualifiers against Cyprus and Norway, but did not make his debut.
