João Luís Gouveia Martins (born 24 April 1967) is a Portuguese football coach and former player. A defender during his playing days, he is currently without a club.[2]

João Luís Martins
Personal information
Full name João Luís Gouveia Martins[1]
Date of birth (1967-04-24) 24 April 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Funchal, Portugal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Marítimo (president)
Youth career
1981–1986 Marítimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1996 Marítimo 131 (4)
1996–1998 Machico 29+ (1+)
Total 160+ (5+)
Managerial career
2003–2004 GR Cruzado Canicense [pt]
2004–2007 Marítimo B
2007 Pontassolense
2008 Machico
2009–2010 Recreativo do Libolo (assistant)
2010–2011 Al Ahli (assistant)
2011–2014 Al-Qadsiah (assistant)
2015 Marítimo B
2016–2019 Stumbras (assistant)
2019 Stumbras
2019 Žalgiris (interim)
2020–2021 Panevėžys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Martins spent his whole playing career as a defender, playing mostly with Portuguese club Marítimo.[3] He made his European debut in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup, in Marítimo's 2-0 defeat against Royal Antwerp.

Managerial career

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Martins started his managerial career with GR Cruzado Canicense before spending three seasons as the manager of Marítimo B. He then spent four years as an assistant manager, including spells in Qatar with Al Ahli and in Saudi Arabia with Al-Qadsiah, before returning to manage Marítimo B in 2015.[4] Martins was an assistant manager for Lithuanian club FC Stumbras for three years before spending a few months as their manager. In 2020, he became the manager of Lithuanian team FK Panevėžys.[5]

Honours

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Player

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Manager

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References

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  1. ^ João Luís Martins manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ "J. Martinsas paskirtas naujuoju "Panevėžio" treneriu" [J. Martins has been appointed as the new coach of Panevėžys]. Lithuanian Football Federation (in Lithuanian). 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ João Luís Martins at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Marítimo B: João Luís Martins deixa comando" [Marítimo B: João Luís Martins leaves command]. Record (in Portuguese). Cofina. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. ^ João Luís Martins at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2020.