Adriano Barbosa Miranda da Luz (born 24 August 1979), commonly known as Nené, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
The move was subsequently made permanent, and the player was relatively used the following campaign – 1,131 minutes, one goal in a 2–1 away loss against Boavista FC,[4] whom he had represented as a youth – which ended in immediate relegation.
Nené rarely settled in the following years, playing in Kuwait, Cyprus, Spain and Romania.
Famalicão, Nené moved to the lower leagues with Vilaverdense FC, going on to retire well past his 30s.
[6][7] Nené was part of the Cape Verde squad which progressed to the second stage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, appearing in six out of 12 possible matches.