Casa Pia A.C.
Casa Pia Atlético Clube is a Portuguese multi-sports founded in 1920 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, best-known for its football team, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after Casa Pia, a Portuguese children's charity, and many of its athletes come from that institution. Its football stadium is ''Estádio Pina Manique'', named in honor of Pina Manique, the founder of Casa Pia children's charity. Casa Pia AC was one of the most versatile Portuguese clubs, having played 25 sports, with the curiosity of having been the only one who practiced Baseball regularly, beating the strong team of the American Colony on 4 July 1923 at Campo das Laranjeiras by 25-24. On 18 December 1921, when Portugal made their international debut against Spain in Madrid, Casa Pia FC provided the squad with four players in a 1–3 loss, including Cândido de Oliveira, who was the team captain. Casa Pia promoted from Serie E of Terceira Divisão to Centre Group of Portuguese Second Division ...
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Filipe Martins
Filipe Gonçalo Pinto Martins (born 29 May 1978) is a Portuguese former Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left back, and the current Manager (association football), manager of Casa Pia A.C., Casa Pia. Playing career Born in Amadora, Martins began his senior career with hometown side C.F. Estrela da Amadora, appearing in three Primeira Liga matches with the first team. He left the club in January 1999 to join Liga Portugal 2, Segunda Divisão de Honra side G.D. Estoril Praia, where he also featured rarely as the club 1998–99 Segunda Divisão de Honra, suffered relegation. Martins went on to resume his career in the lower levels, representing Clube Oriental de Lisboa, C.S.D. Câmara de Lobos, Atlético Clube de Portugal (two stints) and Odivelas F.C., Odivelas before returning to his first club Estrela in 2009. He retired in 2011 with C.A. Pêro Pinheiro, aged 33. Coaching career After retiring, Martins worked as a youth ...
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