Eduardo Filipe Arroja Almeida (born 22 March 1978), commonly known as Eduardo Almeida, is a Portuguese

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Managerial career

Eduardo holds the

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, the highest football coaching qualification. He received the UEFA Pro Licence in 2011 from the

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. He also holds a degree in Sports and Physical Education from the Universidade Lusófona.

Portugal

He began his managerial career in 2001 as the assistant manager of the U-16 team of Portuguese club

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. He worked as an assistant to former Portuguese international, José Luís. Later in 2003 he was appointed as the head coach of the U-17 team of Benfica. In a four-year long spell, he worked at the grassroots level of the club and helped in the development of young footballers. In 2004, he was appointed as the head coach of the U-19 team of

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-based side, União Almeirim on a one-year contract. He then moved to

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in 2005 where he signed a two-year contract to be appointed as the assistant manager of

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side, Atlético Clube do Cacém where he worked as an assistant to Portuguese football manager Pedro Valido.

Hong Kong

He first moved out of

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in 2007 to

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where he was appointed as the Assistant Manager of

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side,

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. In his short spell in Hong Kong, he helped his side win the

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and the 2007–08 Hong Kong League Cup.

Back to Portugal

He moved back to Portugal in 2008 and was appointed as the manager of his former club, Atlético Cacém.

Tanzania

He again moved out of Portugal in 2009 to

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where he was appointed as the manager of

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side, African Lyon F.C. He helped the

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-based side secure the 5th position in the 2009–10 season of the Tanzanian Premier League.

Back to Portugal

After a short spell in Tanzania, he moved back to Portugal in 2010 where he was appointed as the assistant manager of

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side, Real S.C. where he worked as an assistant to Portuguese football manager Jorge Amaral Rodrigues. He then moved to

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in 2011 where he was appointed as the assistant manager of

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on a one-year contract. He worked as an assistant to former

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ian international, Carlos Mozer. In 2012, he moved to

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where he was appointed as the manager of Atlético S.C. on a one-year contract.

Malaysia

After a three year long spell in Portugal, he moved out to

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where he signed a one-year contract to be appointed as the manager of

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side, T–Team F.C. He was appointed as a replacement for former

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player, Peter Butler and was given the responsibility of avoiding relegation to the

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Hungary

In December 2014, he moved out to

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where on 17 December, he was appointed as the manager of

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-based

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side,

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on a short-term contract. He helped his side secure 13 points in 14 matches in a short-spell at the club, emerging victorious against

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and Hungarian club

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Back to Tanzania

He moved back to Tanzania and to his former club African Lyon in 2014.

Laos

In December 2014, he made a far away move to

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where he was appointed as the manager of

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side,

Lanexang United F.C. Lanexang United Football Club (Lao alphabet, Laos ສະໂມສອນລ້ານຊ້າງຢູໄນເຕັດ) was a Laotian professional football (soccer), football club based in Vientiane, Laos. They were the champions of the 2016 Lao ...

In his short spell at the

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-based side, he helped them secure the 2nd position in the

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Back to Portugal

He moved back to Portugal in December 2015 and was appointed as the manager of Campeonato de Portugal side, C.D. Pinhalnovense on a one-year contract. He helped his side avoid relegation to

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securing major wins against SR Almancilense and F.C. Barreirense. He parted company with the Pinhal Novo-based side without any loss and 2 wins in the

2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal The 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal (also known as Campeonato de Portugal Prio, for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of Portuguese football's renovated third-tier league, since the merging of the Segunda Divisão and Terceira Divisão i ...

. He moved to

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in October 2016 where on 31 October he was appointed as the manager of another Campeonato de Portugal side, S.C. Angrense.

Back To Malaysia

June 2017 marks his return to Malaysia when he was appointed as the new head coach of

Melaka United Melaka United Football Club () was a Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca that competed in the Malaysia Super League. They were owned by Kenteam Sdn Bhd, which is one of main nitrile glove producers in Malaysia. The club's hom ...

. Safe the team from relegation and renew contract, However, in May 2018 finish part away with club with mutual agreement.

Go to Thailand

In December 2018 sign a 2 years contract with Ubon United but left the team in May 2019 because team have financial problems.

Go to Indonesia

In September 2019 sign with

in Liga 1. 2021 sign with Arema also in Liga 1. When managing Arema, he recorded 23 consecutive unbeaten matches in 2021–22 season. On 5 September 2022, he sacked from Arema due to lack of good performance after resulted 2−2−3 (2 win, 2 draw, 2 lose) in the league.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Arema *

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Individual * Liga 1 Coach of the Month: November 2021, January 2022

References

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