eventual group stage exit. Meira was selected for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Benefitting from injury to Jorge Andrade, he appeared in all of Portugal's seven matches in the tournament as the national team finished fourth. Meira was also a regular fixture at UEFA Euro 2008 held in Austria and Switzerland, playing three group stage matches but missing the quarter-final clash with Germany, a 3–2 defeat. Career statistics Club International International goals |} Honours Club Stuttgart Bundesliga: 2006–07 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002 DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2006–07 DFB-Ligapokal runner-up: 2005 Galatasaray Turkish Super Cup: 2008 Zenit Russian Premier League: 2010 Russian Cup: 2009–10 Russian Super Cup: 2011 Orders Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza) References External links PortuGOAL profile 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Guimarães Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Association football utility players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Vitória S.C. players F.C. Felgueiras players S.L. Benfica footballers Bundesliga players VfB Stuttgart players Süper Lig players Galatasaray S.K. footballers Russian Premier League players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players La Liga players Real Zaragoza players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Portugal international footballers 2006 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2008 players Olympic footballers of Portugal Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Russia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain