Luís Cavaco

Luís Cavaco
Personal information
Full name	Luís Miguel Pássaro Cavaco
Date of birth	1 March 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Almada, Portugal
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1982–1990	Almada
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1992	Almada
1992–1993	Silves
1993	Estrela Amadora
1993–1995	Casa Pia
1995–1996	Estoril
1996–1998	Stockport County
1998–1999	Boavista
1999–2002	Farense
2002–2003	Felgueiras
2003–2006	Portimonense
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Miguel Pássaro Cavaco (born 1 March 1972) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a right winger.

Football career

Born in Almada, Setúbal District, Cavaco spent his first five years as a senior in the lower leagues of his country. He belonged to C.F. Estrela da Amadora for a brief period of time, never appearing officially for the club and representing three other teams in this timeframe.

In the 1995–96 season, Cavaco excelled with G.D. Estoril Praia in the second division alongside Pauleta, with the pair combining for 30 league goals even though the Lisbon side could only rank in 12th position.^[1] Subsequently, he moved abroad with Stockport County in England, appearing sparingly as the team promoted from League One.

Released by the Hatters in summer 1998, with competitive totals of 40 matches and seven goals, Cavaco returned to his country and joined Boavista F.C. in the Primeira Liga. In his only season with the Porto club his output consisted of 31 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against C.S. Marítimo – the league's last matchday – and he moved to fellow league team S.C. Farense for three further campaigns of relative playing time, suffering relegation in his last.

Cavaco retired from football in 2006 at the age of 34, after four years in division two with F.C. Felgueiras (one season) and Portimonense SC (three). After a short spell as assistant manager at C.D. Olivais e Moscavide, he went on to work as a security at a shopping mall.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Cavaco: dos golos com Pauleta à segurança num centro comercial" [Cavaco: from goals with Pauleta to security in a shopping center] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

External links

Luís Cavaco at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Luís Cavaco at Soccerbase

[MAIS-1] "Cavaco: dos golos com Pauleta à segurança num centro comercial" [Cavaco: from goals with Pauleta to security in a shopping center] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

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