How tall is Raul Meireles?

Raul Meireles's listed height is 180 cm (5'11"). He is taller than about 85% of men in Portugal.

Where 180 cm sits among men in Portugal

Taller than about 85% of men in Portugal born in 1983 (average 172.7 cm).

Meireles next to his teammates

José Bosingwa is 3 cm taller than Raul Meireles (183 cm), teammate at Portugal men's national football team from 2007 to 2014.

Bruno Alves is 9 cm taller than Raul Meireles (189 cm), teammate at Portugal men's national football team from 2007 to 2014.

Ricardo Quaresma is 5 cm shorter than Raul Meireles (175 cm), teammate at Portugal men's national football team from 2006 to 2014.

About Raul Meireles

Raul José Trindade Meireles is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was born on 17 March 1983 in Porto. He started out at Boavista.

Meireles signed with Porto in 2004, appeared in 198 official games for the club and won ten major trophies, including four Primeira Liga titles in a row. From 2010 to 2012 he played in the Premier League with Liverpool and Chelsea, winning the 2012 Champions League with Chelsea. He also spent several seasons in Turkey with Fenerbahçe. A Portugal international since 2006, he represented the country at two World Cups and two European Championships, earning 73 caps and scoring ten goals. He also played Olympic football in 2004.

At a listed 180 cm (5'11"), Meireles was a teammate of José Bosingwa in the Portugal men's national football team from 2007 to 2014. Bosingwa is listed at 183 cm (6'0") and is 3 cm taller than Meireles. Another teammate in that side over the same period, Bruno Alves, is listed at 189 cm (6'2") and is 9 cm taller than Meireles.

Frequently asked

How tall is Raul Meireles in feet and inches? Raul Meireles is 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

How tall is Raul Meireles compared to José Bosingwa? José Bosingwa is 3 cm taller than Raul Meireles: 183 cm (6'0") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Raul Meireles compared to Bruno Alves? Bruno Alves is 9 cm taller than Raul Meireles: 189 cm (6'2") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Raul Meireles compared to Ricardo Quaresma? Ricardo Quaresma is 5 cm shorter than Raul Meireles: 175 cm (5'9") vs 180 cm (5'11").

Is Raul Meireles tall for men in Portugal? At 180 cm he is taller than about 85% of men in Portugal born in 1983, whose average height is 172.7 cm.

Sources

• Raul Meireles on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Raul Meireles on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 180 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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