Luís Miguel (footballer, born 1971)

Luís Miguel
Personal information
Full name Luís Miguel da Fonseca Silva Costa
Date of birth (1971-07-22) 22 July 1971
Place of birth Luanda, Portuguese Angola
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
Nottingham Forest (assistant head coach)
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
2012–2013 Santa Clara
2013–2014 Al-Ahli (assistant)
2015–2016 Fenerbahçe (assistant)
2017 1860 Munich (assistant)
2017–2020 Shanghai Port (assistant)
2021 Fenerbahçe (assistant)
2021–2022 Corinthians (assistant)
2023 Flamengo (assistant)
2024 Al-Shabab (assistant)
2024–2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers (assistant)
2026– Nottingham Forest (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Miguel da Fonseca Silva Costa (born 22 July 1971), known as Luís Miguel, is an Angolan football coach and former player, who is the currently assistant head coach of Premier League club Nottingham Forest He also held Portuguese citizenship.

Club career

Born in Luanda, Portuguese 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 CP, Braga and Paços Ferreira.

In the Segunda Liga, Luís Miguel appeared for Aves and 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 Monaco 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

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

Sporting

References

  1. ^ "Luís Miguel da Fonseca Silva e Costa" (in Portuguese). Verde Branco. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Monaco 3–2 Sporting CP". UEFA. 26 November 1997. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. ^ "African Nations Cup 1998 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Sporting 3–0 FC Porto". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 5 May 2017.