José Luís (footballer, born 1958)

José Luís Lopes Costa e Silva (born 17 May 1958), known as José Luís, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

José Luís
Personal information
Full name José Luís Lopes Costa e Silva
Date of birth (1958-05-17) 17 May 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1974–1976 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1987 Benfica 161 (19)
1987–1991 Marítimo 122 (9)
1991–1993 Ovarense 20 (0)
Total 303 (28)
International career
1983–1985 Portugal 4 (1)
Managerial career
1993–1994 Ovarense (assistant)
1998–1999 Esposende
1999–2000 Operário
2004–2005 Timor-Leste
2005 Sabah
2005–2006 Marítimo B
2007 Lousada
2007–2008 South China
2009–2010 Dong Tam Long An
2010 Quang Nam
2015–2016 Kenkre
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Lisbon, José Luís was promoted to hometown's S.L. Benfica's first team at only 18, finishing his first season with 25 matches, 20 starts and two goals as the club won the Primeira Liga championship. Until the end of his tenure he was irregularly used, his best years being 1983 to 1985 as he appeared in 57 games combined – six goals – and won the 1984 league and the following year's Portuguese Cup; he also played the full 90 minutes in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup final's first hand, a 0–1 away loss against R.S.C. Anderlecht (1–2 on aggregate).[1]

José Luís left Benfica in summer 1987 and signed for C.S. Marítimo, competing in a further four top division campaigns and eventually amassing totals in the competition of 283 matches and 28 goals. He retired in June 1993 at the age of 35, after two years with A.D. Ovarense in the second level.

Subsequently, José Luís worked as a manager in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Vietnam, also coaching teams in his country's third division (including his former club Marítimo's reserves).

International career

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José Luís played four times for Portugal during two years, his debut being on 21 September 1983 against Finland for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifiers, scoring the fourth goal in a 5–0 home win. He was not, however, picked for the final stages in France, with the nation finishing third.[2]

José Luís was appointed at newly created East Timor national team in late 2004, coaching the country in its first-ever international competition, the 2004 Tiger Cup.[3]

José Luís: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 September 1983 Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal   Finland 4–0 5–0 Euro 1984 qualifying

Managerial career

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In March 2013, ahead of the I-League Second Division kickoff, he joined Kenkre as head coach.[4] The club then brought three of their first foreigners, Portuguese Rodilson Felisberto Fernandes Dias, Domingo De Jesus Gomes, Bruno Daniel Alciaes, and Australian Daniel Atkins.[4]

Personal life

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José Luís' younger, brother, Jorge, was also a footballer. A striker, they shared teams in all the clubs the former represented.[5]

Honours

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Benfica

References

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  1. ^ Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. p. 89. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
  2. ^ "José Luís" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. ^ Marques, Sara (4 January 2013). "Timor, 10 anos: de glória do Benfica a selecionador timorense" [Timor, 10 years: from Benfica glory to Timor national team manager] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b Chaudhuri, Arunava (5 March 2013). "Mumbai's Kenkre FC name squad for 2nd Division I-League". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Irmãos Maniche e Jorge Ribeiro juntos na equipa principal do Benfica" [Brothers Maniche and Jorge Ribeiro together in Benfica's first team]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 July 1999. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 86. ISSN 3846-0823.
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