Luís Miguel (footballer, born 1971)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Miguel da Fonseca Silva Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1984 | Lixa | ||
| 1986–1989 | Amarante | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Amarante | 15 | (5) |
| 1992–1995 | Aves | 87 | (13) |
| 1995–1998 | Sporting CP | 41 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | Braga | 81 | (1) |
| 1999–2002 | Braga B | 20 | (4) |
| 2002–2004 | Paços Ferreira | 37 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Felgueiras | 30 | (0) |
| Total | 311 | (23) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Angola | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Lixa | ||
| 2008 | Lousada | ||
| 2008 | Ribeirão | ||
| 2009 | Lousada | ||
| 2010–2011 | Chaves | ||
| 2011 | Tirsense | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luís Miguel da Fonseca Silva Costa (born 22 July 1971), known as Luís Miguel, is an Angolan former footballer who played as a right back, and a coach. He also held Portuguese citizenship.
Club career
[edit]Born in Luanda, Angola to Portuguese parents, Luís Miguel played nine seasons in the Portuguese Primeira Liga. He totalled 159 games and one goal in the competition, at the service of Sporting Clube de Portugal, S.C. Braga and F.C. Paços de Ferreira.
In the Segunda Liga, Luís Miguel appeared for C.D. Aves and F.C. Felgueiras, retiring in 2005 after 16 seasons as a professional at the age of 34. During his spell at the Estádio José Alvalade he took part in 52 competitive matches,[1] his only goal arriving on 26 November 1997 in a 2–3 away loss against AS Monaco FC for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[2]
In 2006, Luís Miguel started working as a manager, working solely in the Portuguese lower leagues.
International career
[edit]Luís Miguel represented Angola internationally. He was part of the squad that competed in the 1998 African Cup of Nations, starting as the tournament ended in group phase elimination.[3]
Honours
[edit]- Sporting
References
[edit]- ^ "Luís Miguel da Fonseca Silva e Costa" (in Portuguese). Verde Branco. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Monaco 3–2 Sporting CP". UEFA.com. 26 November 1997. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1998 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Sporting 3–0 FC Porto". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Luís Miguel at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Luís Miguel manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Luís Miguel at National-Football-Teams.com
|  | |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
| Other | |
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent
- Footballers from Luanda
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Angolan men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- Amarante F.C. players
- C.D. Aves players
- Sporting CP footballers
- S.C. Braga players
- S.C. Braga B players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- F.C. Felgueiras players
- Angola men's international footballers
- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
- Portuguese football managers
- Angolan football managers
- A.D. Lousada managers
- G.D. Chaves managers