Alain da Costa Soarès (1935 – 9 January 2023)[1] was a Gabonese professional football manager and coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alain da Costa Soarès | ||
| Date of birth | 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | French Equatorial Africa | ||
| Date of death | (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Libreville, Gabon | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| USM Libreville | |||
| Vantour Mangoungou | |||
| Gabon U17 | |||
| 1987–1989 | Gabon | ||
| 1994–1997 | Gabon | ||
| 199x–2000 | Gabon (assistant) | ||
| 2000–2002 | Gabon | ||
Career
editDa Costa coached the USM Libreville and Vantour Mangoungou. Also he worked as manager of the Gabon U17 national team. From 1987 to 1989 and from 1994 to 1997 he led the Gabon senior national team. In June 2000 he again was a coach of the Gabonese Panthères.[2][3]
From 2013 he worked as president of the Gabonese Football Federation.[4]
Honours
editUSM Libreville
Gabon
- CEMAC Cup: 1988
- Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals: 1996
Gabon U17
- African U-17 Championship: quarterfinals 1987
References
edit- ^ Alain Dacosta Suarès est mort avec son record (in French)
- ^ International Matches 2000 - Africa
- ^ International Matches 2002 - Africa
- ^ "Des associations revendiquent leur participation au congrès de la FEGAFOOT". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
External links
edit- Alain da Costa at WorldFootball.net
- Le football gabonais dans les années 1990 (in French)
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