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Miguel Cardoso (football Manager)
José Miguel Azevedo Cardoso (born 28 May 1972), known as Miguel Cardoso, is a Portuguese football manager, who is currently the manager of South African Premiership club Mamelodi Sundowns. Career Early career Born in Trofa, Cardoso graduated in Physical Education and Sports with specialization in football in 1995 and concluded a Masters in Sports Science in 1998 in the College of Sports Science and Physical Education at the University of Porto. He started his coaching career in 1993, taking over S.C. Espinho's under-12 squad. Cardoso joined FC Porto in 1996, initially as Fernando Freitas' assistant in the under-10 team. He later progressed through the club's youth setup, becoming a fitness coach of the B-team in 1999, and being appointed in charge of the under-15s in 2003. In April 2004, Cardoso moved to C.F. Os Belenenses and became the first team's fitness coach. On 10 May 2006, he followed former Belenenses manager Carlos Carvalhal to S.C. Braga, with the same role. In S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trofa
Trofa () is a city and a municipality in the north of the Porto metropolitan area in Portugal, from Porto. The population in 2021 was 38,548, in an area of . The city centre is formed by the parish Bougado (São Martinho e Santiago), which had 21,374 inhabitants in 2021. Another important locality in the municipality is Coronado. Trofa has an industrial park, with various types of businesses including pharmaceutical, metalworking and textile industries. Bial, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Portugal is headquartered in Coronado. History Early years Archaeological evidence suggests that the region now known as Trofa has been inhabited for thousands of years. Significant findings include 34 bronze axes discovered in São Martinho de Bougado, now housed in the Sociedade Martins Sarmento in Guimarães. Other notable prehistoric landmarks include rock carvings in the village of Maganha and the Castro of Alvarelhos, a fortified settlement classified as a National M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Science
Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sports and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. The study of sports science traditionally incorporates areas of physiology ( exercise physiology), psychology ( sport psychology), anatomy, biomechanics ( sports biomechanics), biochemistry, and kinesiology. Sport scientists and performance consultants are growing in demand and employment numbers, with the ever-increasing focus within the sporting world on achieving the best results possible. Through the scientific study of sports, researchers have developed a greater understanding of how the human body reacts to exercise, training, different environments, and many other stimuli. Origins of exercise physiology Sports science can trace its origins back to Ancient Greece. The noted ancient Greek physician Galen (131–201) wrote 87 detailed essays about improving health (pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix Mourinho
José Manuel Mourinho Félix (12 February 1938 – 25 June 2017), known as Félix Mourinho, was a Portuguese football goalkeeper and manager. Playing career Mourinho was born in Ferragudo, Faro District, Algarve. He played 19 seasons as a professional, making his Primeira Liga debut in 1955–56 with Vitória de Setúbal. He spent 13 campaigns with the Sado River side, helping them to win two Portuguese Cups and appearing in as many Inter-Cities Fairs Cup editions. Before 1968–69 started, Mourinho signed for fellow top-division club Belenenses, finishing in a personal best-ever second position in his fifth season – with the subsequent qualification for the UEFA Cup – and retiring in June of the following year at the age of 36. He earned one cap for the Portugal national team, coming on as a substitute for Benfica's José Henrique in the dying minutes of a 2–1 win against the Republic of Ireland in the 1972 Brazil Independence Cup. Coaching career Mourinho star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luís Castro (Portuguese Footballer)
Luís Castro may refer to: Sports Association football (soccer) *Luis Castro (footballer, born 1921) (1921–2002), Uruguayan footballer * Luis Castro (footballer, born 1957), Chilean footballer *Luís Castro (footballer, born 1961), Portuguese football manager *Sito (footballer, born 1980) (Luis Castro Hernández), Spanish footballer *Luís Castro (Salvadoran footballer) (born 1981), Salvadoran goalkeeper * Luis Castro (footballer, born 2002), Spanish footballer *Luís Castro (football manager, born 1980), Portuguese football manager Other sports * Lou Castro (Luís Miguel Castro, 1876–1941), Colombian Major League Baseball player *Luis Castro (Negro leagues) Luis Castro (1905 – death date unknown) was a Cuban professional baseball catcher and center fielder in the Negro leagues. A native of Havana, Cuba, Castro played for the Cuban Stars (East) The Cuban Stars were a professional baseball tea ... (1905–?), Cuban baseball player * Luis Castro (athlete) (born 1991), P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, it has been contested by 18 teams since the 2014–15 season, with the three lowest-placed teams relegated to the Liga Portugal 2 and replaced by the top-three non-reserve teams from this division. Founded in 1934 as Campeonato da Liga da Primeira Divisão, it was named Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão from 1938 until 1999, when it was changed to its current naming. Over 70 teams have competed in the Primeira Liga, but only five have been crowned champions. Among them, the " Big Three" teams – Benfica (38 wins), Porto (30) and Sporting CP (21) – have won all but two Primeira Liga titles; the other winners are Belenenses ( 1945–46) and Boavista ( 2000–01). The Primeira Liga reached a world ranking of fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Fonseca
Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca (born 5 March 1973) is a Portuguese professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is currently manager of Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 111 matches and three goals over seven seasons, representing Leça F.C., Leça, C.F. Os Belenenses, Belenenses, C.S. Marítimo, Marítimo, Vitória S.C., Vitória de Guimarães and C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Estrela da Amadora. Fonseca became a manager in 2005, notably winning the 2015–16 Taça de Portugal with S.C. Braga, Braga as well as three editions of the Ukrainian Premier League with FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Shakhtar Donetsk. He also coached F.C. Paços de Ferreira, Paços de Ferreira to a best-ever third place in the 2012–13 Primeira Liga, 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, qualifying the club for the UEFA Champions League. Following a couple of seasons in charge of AS Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,From Sporting Lisbon to Athletic Bilbao — why do we get foreign clubs' names wrong? , Michael Cox, The Athletic, 16 March 2023 is a Portuguese sports club based in Lisbon. Having various sports departments and sporting disciplines, it is best known for its men's professional association football, football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese football. Founded on 1 July 1906, Sporting is one of the "Big Three (Portugal), Big Three" clubs in Portugal that have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domingos Paciência
Domingos José Paciência Oliveira, known simply as Domingos as a player (; born 2 January 1969), is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager. He achieved success with both Porto and the Portugal national team, appearing in 380 official matches with the former over 12 seasons (nearly 150 goals) and representing the latter at Euro 1996. After completing his accreditation in 2005, Domingos resumed his career as a manager, notably helping Braga reach the 2011 Europa League final. Playing career A FC Porto trainee since he was 13, Domingos was born in Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos, and proved to be an above-average scorer despite being physically weak. Tomislav Ivić eventually decided he should be the replacement for an ageing Fernando Gomes, and made his debut with the first team at age 19, being crowned top scorer in the Primeira Liga in the 1995–96 season. Previously, in 1990–91, he was involved in a last-matchday battle for the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Público (Portugal)
''Público'' (; English: ''Public'') is a Portuguese language, Portuguese daily national newspaper of record published in Lisbon, Portugal. History and profile ''Público'' was first published on 5 March 1990. The paper was founded by Sonae and is owned by the Sonae group. In 1992 Italian media company Repubblica International Holding SA, a subsidiary of Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso, acquired 16.75% of the paper. ''Público'' is published in tabloid format and has its headquarters in Lisbon. The paper is known as a publication of the French school with extensive texts and few illustrations. Its first editor-in-chief was Vicente Jorge Silva, formerly sub-editor-in-chief at ''Expresso (Portuguese newspaper), Expresso''. José Manuel Fernandes also served as the editor-in-chief of the paper. Since 2009 Bárbara Reis has served as the editor-in-chief. ''Público'' is one of the first Portuguese mainstream newspapers to have an online edition which was started in 1995. Its online ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Carvalhal
Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal (; born 4 December 1965) is a Portuguese former Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back, currently a Manager (association football), manager. As a player, he totalled 197 Primeira Liga appearances in service of six clubs, including three stints at S.C. Braga, Braga and two at G.D. Chaves, Chaves, as well as a single game for FC Porto, Porto. In a managerial career of over two decades, Carvalhal led eight teams in Portugal's top flight, including Braga three times, winning the Taça de Portugal in 2021 Taça de Portugal final, 2021. He reached the same final with Leixões S.C., Leixões in 2002 Taça de Portugal final, 2002 and won the Taça da Liga with Vitória F.C., Vitória de Setúbal in 2008 Taça da Liga final, 2008. Abroad, he had spells in Greece, Turkey, England, Wales, the United Arab Emirates and Spain. Playing career Born in Braga, Carvalhal represented m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Porto B
Futebol Clube do Porto B, commonly known as Porto B, is a Portuguese professional football team, which serves as the reserve side of FC Porto. They compete in the Liga Portugal 2, the second division of Portuguese football, and play their home matches at the CTFD PortoGaia main pitch. As a reserve side, the team cannot compete in the same division as their senior team, thus being ineligible for promotion to the Primeira Liga. In addition, they cannot participate in other domestic cup competitions, such as the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga. Domestically, Porto B are the first and only reserve side to have won the second division title, after a successful campaign in the 2015–16 season. Internationally, the team is the record holder of the Premier League International Cup competition, after two wins in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 editions. History Revival Prior to the end of the 2011–12 season, seven Primeira Liga clubs announced their interest in creating a B tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
