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Miguel Leal
António Miguel Nunes Ferraz Leal de Araújo (born 22 April 1965), known as Miguel Leal, is a Portuguese football manager. He had several spells in charge of Penafiel, and four other second-tier clubs. In the Primeira Liga, he led Moreirense and Boavista. Football career Born in Marco de Canaveses, Porto District, Leal only played amateur football, retiring in 1998 after a three-year spell with Sport Clube Salvadorense. His first head coaching spell arrived midway through the 2002–03 season, and he was able to help F.C. Marco narrowly avoid relegation from the Segunda Liga. From 2004 to 2009, Leal worked mainly as an assistant manager, representing in that capacity U.S.C. Paredes, S.C. Beira-Mar, Aliados Lordelo F.C. and F.C. Penafiel. In the 2009–10 campaign, he acted as fitness coach at Turkish club Gaziantepspor. On 28 May 2012, after another youth spell with Penafiel, Leal was appointed as coach of the first team. He led them to the ninth position in his fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco De Canaveses
Marco de Canaveses () is a city and municipality on Porto district, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 53,450, in an area of 201.89 km². The city itself had a population of 9,042 in 2001. Geography The city of Marco Canaveses is strongly influenced by its topography, with mainly areas at altitudes between 200 and 600 meters, reaching the highest levels in Aboboreira and Montedeiras Mountains. The highest point of the county is situated at an altitude of 962 meters, in Aboboreira Mountain, which is shared by the municipalities of Marco de Canaveses, Amarante and Baião. In Montedeiras Mountain is reached a peak of 640 meters. To the north it lies the Marão Mountain, in the municipality of Amarante. The region is also traversed by two of the most important Portuguese rivers, the Douro river and Tâmega river. The Douro, reaching from "Trás-os-Montes" region (interior north of Portugal), east to west course, limits the county to the south, separating it fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013–14 Segunda Liga
The 2013–14 Segunda Liga, also known as the Liga Revolução by Cabovisão for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the second-tier of football in Portugal. A total of 22 teams played in the league in this season. Moreirense and Penafiel were promoted to the 2014–15 Primeira Liga, while Aves played (and lost for 2–0 on aggregate) a play-off with Paços de Ferreira (classified in the 15th position in the 2013–14 Primeira Liga) for a place in the 2014–15 Primeira Liga. Atlético stayed in the 2014–15 Segunda Liga after being invited by the Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP) as the 2014–15 Primeira Liga competition was expanded to 18 teams, because Boavista was reintegrated, along with the expansion of the 2014–15 Segunda Liga competition to 24 teams and also to the impossibility of a 4th place club from the 2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores to be promoted. Events Despite finishing in 18th place in the 2012–13 season, Naval w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Alves (footballer, Born 1969)
Paulo Lourenço Martins Alves (born 10 December 1969) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward, currently manager of Moreirense. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 301 matches and 78 goals over 13 seasons, mainly with Gil Vicente (five years). He also represented in the competition Marítimo, Sporting CP (three apiece) União de Leiria (two) and Braga. Alves started coaching in 2005, and went on to be in charge of several clubs including Gil (in several spells). Playing career Born in Vila Real, Alves moved from local club to FC Porto's youth ranks at 17, but had no success there, moving to Gil Vicente F.C. as a member of which he helped Portugal win the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia – in the group stage opener against Czechoslovakia, he scored a last-minute header (his strongest asset) for the game's only goal. Later in his career he also managed 13 caps for the full side, scoring seven times, mostly during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 LigaPro
The 2019–20 LigaPro was the 30th season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the sixth season under the current LigaPro title. A total of 18 teams competed in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight Primeira Liga teams. On 12 March 2020, the LPFP suspended the league until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal. On 5 May, the LPFP announced the league would be abandoned, with Farense and Nacional being promoted to the Primeira Liga, while Casa Pia and Cova da Piedade would be relegated to the Campeonato de Portugal in 2020–21. On 29 July, the Portuguese Football Federation announced that the 2019–20 Primeira Liga teams Vitória de Setúbal and Aves would be punished with direct relegation to the Campeonato de Portugal, after failing to provide valid licensing documentation to compete in the professional leagues. As a result, Cova da Piedade and Casa Pia were spared from relegation and allowed to compete in the 2020–21 LigaPro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Portugal
The COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal is part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). On 2 March 2020, the virus was confirmed to have reached the country when it was reported that two men, a 60-year-old doctor who travelled to the north of Italy on vacation and a 33-year-old man working in Spain, tested positive for COVID-19. On 16 March 2020, the first death from COVID-19 was reported in Portugal. On 11 October 2020, the number of confirmed cases in Portugal exceeded the number of confirmed cases in China. On 19 October 2020, the number of confirmed cases in the country crossed the 100,000-mark. The number of confirmed cases in Portugal also crossed the 200,000-mark on 13 November 2020, the 300,000-mark at the beginning of December 2020, the 400,000-mark on 29 December 2020, the 500,000-mark on 13 January 2021, the 600,000-mark on 22 January 2021, the 700,000-mark on 30 January 2021, the 800,000-mark on 22 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando Evangelista
Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas (born 3 November 1973), known as Armando Evangelista, is a Portuguese football manager and former player, currently in charge of F.C. Arouca. Career In the summer of 2010, three seasons after finishing his professional career as a player, Evangelista embarked on his managerial career by taking charge of Vitória S.C.'s under-19 team. After two seasons there, he departed to take charge of F.C. Vizela in the third tier. Evangelista's stay with Vizela was short-lived, and in April 2013 he returned to Vitória to manage its reserve side in Segunda Liga until the end of the season. Despite claiming 9 points from a possible 21, he was unable to prevent relegation to the third tier. However, Evangelista's stay was prolonged and in 2013–14 season he led the ''Conquistadores'' to a first-place finish, and thus promotion back to the second tier. The following season, he took them to 9th. He was subsequently named manager of the first team in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 LigaPro
The 2018–19 LigaPro (also known as Ledman LigaPro for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the fifth season under the current LigaPro title. A total of 18 teams competed in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight Primeira Liga teams. Teams A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2017–18 season, 2 teams relegated from the 2017–18 Primeira Liga and 2 promoted from the 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal. Team changes Relegated from 2017–18 Primeira Liga *Paços de Ferreira *Estoril Promoted from 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal * Farense * Mafra Promoted to 2018–19 Primeira Liga * Nacional * Santa Clara Relegated to 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal * União da Madeira *Sporting CP B *Gil Vicente * Real Stadium and locations Personnel and sponsors Coaching changes Season summary League table References {{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 LigaPro Liga Portug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record (newspaper)
''Record'' is a Portuguese sports newspaper, founded by Manuel Dias, published in Lisbon. Although it covers most sports, football is the focal point of it, and almost always is the only sport referred to on the cover. History and profile ''Record'' was founded by Manuel Dias. Dias was a newspaper vendor as well an athlete. Dias participated the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. In 1949, Dias would enter the national lottery in Portugal and would win 40 contos. Dias would use these funds to establish the ''Record'' newspaper. The first edition of the newspaper was published on 26 of November 1949 and was sold on a weekly basis. Over the 63 years, ''Record'' have had a difficult times and gone through becoming a privatized company to a publicly traded one. Before the Carnation revolution ''Record'' belonged to the Banco Borges and Irmão, a bank. Then it was nationalized following the revolution. In 1988, ''Record'' was privatized and was acquired by the company Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Público (Portugal)
''Público'' (; English: ''Public'') is a 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''. 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 edition was free and included almost all the arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 Primeira Liga
The 2017–18 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. Benfica were the defending champions for a fourth consecutive time, but they did not retain the title. Porto became the new champions with two matches to spare, clinching their 28th league title. This was their first trophy in four years. Since Portugal dropped from fifth to seventh place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of 2016–17 season, only the two best-ranked teams could qualify for the UEFA Champions League (the champions entered directly into the group stage, and the runners-up entered the third qualifying round). The third and fourth-placed teams qualified respectively to the UEFA Europa League third and second qualifying rounds. Teams Eighteen teams competed in the league – the top sixteen teams from the 2016–17 season, as well as two teams promoted from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Sánchez
Erwin Sánchez Freking (born 19 October 1969) is a Bolivian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder with scoring range, and is the current manager of Oriente Petrolero. Dubbed ''Platini'',RELEMBRE O JOGADOR: Erwin Sánchez, o Platini dos Andes (REMEMBER THE PLAYER: Erwin Sánchez, the Platini of the Andes) Trivela, 18 November 2011 (in Portuguese) most of his professional career was spent in Portugal, amassing totals of 288 matches and 59 goals over 13 seasons mainly in representation of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Jogo
''O Jogo'' (; English: ''The Game'') is a Portuguese daily sport newspaper published in Porto. History and profile ''O Jogo'' was first published on 22 February 1985 by the Jornal de Notícias company in Porto, and it is seen as appealing mainly to supporters of FC Porto, being publicly criticized by Benfica, suppressing the gap of the two other national sports newspapers, '' A Bola'' and ''Record A record, recording or records may refer to: An item or collection of data Computing * Record (computer science), a data structure ** Record, or row (database), a set of fields in a database related to one entity ** Boot sector or boot record, ...''. ''O Jogo'' has also a Lisbon edition. ''O Jogo'' is published in tabloid format. The paper was sold in 1995 to Lusomundo Media subsidiary Jornalinveste, which was later absorbed into Controlinveste in 2005 after Lusomundo Media merged with Olivedesportos, before renaming itself as Global Media Group in 2015. Circulation The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |