Miguel Mouzinho
- dob:
- 25th November 1988
- country:
- Portugal
- sponsors:
- Fatum Surfboards, Volcom, FCS, Gorilla Grip and Algarve Surf Clube
- favourite spots:
- Coxos, Crazy Left, Zavial (all in Portugal) and Padang Padang (Bali) and Trestles (California)
- favourite boards:
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- Squashtail Fusion (5'10" x 18-1/8" x 2-1/8") for everyday conditions from 3 feet up
- Swallowtail Skippa (5'9" x 18-1/8" x 2-1/8") for smaller days
- Diamondtail Skippa-D (5'7" x 18-1/2" x 2-1/4") for really small conditions and aerials- my favourite board
- Fusion (5'11", a 6'0" and a 6'1" x 18-1/8" x 2-1/8") for bigger waves
- accomplishments:
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- 2002 5th Place Euro Junior Under 14, Mimizan, France
- 2003 Portuguese Vice-Champion Under 14 Juniors
- 2004 Portuguese Vice-Champion Under 16 Juniors
- 2005 Portuguese Vice-Champion Under 16 Juniors
- 2006 Portuguese Champion Under 18 Juniors
- 2007 9th Billabong Pro Junior (2 Star Event)
- 2008 Winner Volcom Qualifying Series (VQS) Rumblefish, qualifying for European 2009 Event
- 2009 2nd VQS European Event in France, qualifying and competing in Global Event in New Port Beach, California 9th in Bondi Pro Corduama, 1 Star WQS Event
- 2010 Finished 11th in the National Open Ranking, with 3 Semi-Finals Regional Champion for Algarve Currently 45th on the European WQS Ranking (competing in only 3 events) 9th in Bondi Pro Corduama, 1 Star WQS Event
Miguel hails from Lagos, Algarve, but you will most likely find this goofy footer surfing at Praia du Amado. Miguel is Fatum’s highest ranked Portuguese surfer, finishing the 2010 season ranked 11th He’s a competitor to watch in coming years as he progresses on the rankings scale.
His 2011 goals are to finish the year as a top 5 on the National Series Open and participate in all Portuguese WQS and maybe some other European contests.
Miguel surfs since he’s 11 years old, and growing up in Lagos with several waves on the Algarve coastline not far away with a great amount of quality waves, it is of little wonder he has developed great technique and surfing style.
If he’s not surfing, you fill find him training in the Gym, spearfishing his dinner, or maybe painting his newest Fatum board.
“Thanks to being able to try many different boards at the beginning of my sponsorship by Fatum, I was able to tell Gero exacty what boards worked for me. The boards he shaped me then allowed me tremendously to progress my surfing to the current level.”