João Luís Martins

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gouveia and the second or paternal family name is Martins.

João Luís Martins

Personal information
Full name	João Luís Gouveia Martins
Date of birth	(1967-04-24) 24 April 1967
Place of birth	Funchal, Portugal
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Marítimo (president)
Youth career
1981–1986	Marítimo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1996	Marítimo	131	(4)
1996–1998	Machico	29+	(1+)
Total		160+	(5+)
Managerial career
2003–2004	GR Cruzado Canicense
2004–2007	Marítimo B
2007	Pontassolense
2008	Machico
2009–2010	Recreativo do Libolo (assistant)
2010–2011	Al Ahli (assistant)
2011–2014	Al-Qadsiah (assistant)
2015	Marítimo B
2016–2019	Stumbras (assistant)
2019	Stumbras
2019	Žalgiris (interim)
2020–2021	Panevėžys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Luís Gouveia Martins (born 24 April 1967) is a Portuguese football coach and former player. A defender during his playing days, he is currently without a club.

Playing career

Martins spent his whole playing career as a defender, playing mostly with Portuguese club Marítimo. He made his European debut in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup, in Marítimo's 2-0 defeat against Royal Antwerp.

Managerial career

Martins started his managerial career with GR Cruzado Canicense before spending three seasons as the manager of Marítimo B. He then spent four years as an assistant manager, including spells in Qatar with Al Ahli and in Saudi Arabia with Al-Qadsiah, before returning to manage Marítimo B in 2015. Martins was an assistant manager for Lithuanian club FC Stumbras for three years before spending a few months as their manager. In 2020, he became the manager of Lithuanian team FK Panevėžys.

Honours

Player

Marítimo

• Taça de Portugal: 1994-95 (runner-up)

Manager

Panevėžys

• Lithuanian Football Cup: 2020