Luis Fernando da Graça Loureiro (born 4 December 1976) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently a manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Fernando da Graça Loureiro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1976[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sintra, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Mucifalense | ||
| 1992–1995 | Sintrense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | Sintrense | 57 | (14) |
| 1999–2000 | Portimonense | 31 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Nacional | 30 | (7) |
| 2001–2004 | Gil Vicente | 85 | (10) |
| 2004 | Braga | 17 | (1) |
| 2005 | Dynamo Moscow | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Sporting CP | 9 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | → Estrela Amadora (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2007 | Anorthosis | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Boavista | 13 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Portimonense | 14 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Sintrense | 16 | (5) |
| Total | 296 | (45) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Portugal B | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | Portugal | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Sintrense | ||
| 2012–2013 | Fátima | ||
| 2015–2016 | Sintrense | ||
| 2017 | 1º Dezembro | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lusitanos Saint-Maur | ||
| 2019 | Casa Pia | ||
| 2020 | Torreense | ||
| 2021–2022 | Real Massamá | ||
| 2022–2023 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 142 matches and 15 goals over seven seasons, representing mainly Gil Vicente. He also competed professionally in Russia and Cyprus.
In 2011, Loureiro started working as a coach.
Playing career
editClub
editLoureiro was born in Sintra, Lisbon Region. Having started his footballing career with his hometown club S.U. Sintrense,[2] he went on to represent Portimonense SC, C.D. Nacional, Gil Vicente FC (making his Primeira Liga debut in the 2001–02 season), S.C. Braga, Sporting CP and C.F. Estrela da Amadora, also having uneventful abroad stints with FC Dynamo Moscow in Russia (February–July 2005)[3] and Cyprus's Anorthosis Famagusta FC (August–December 2007).[4]
Arguably, Loureiro's biggest career moment came with Sporting: a spectacular goal, topping a great performance in a 2–1 home win against S.L. Benfica during the 2005–06 campaign.[5] However, he was never more than a utility player at the Estádio José Alvalade, making only 14 appearances in all competitions and leaving by mutual consent.[6][7]
Loureiro left Anorthosis in December 2007 after having arrived in the summer, following some injury problems and a serious run-in with manager Temuri Ketsbaia.[8][9][10][11] The former returned to Portugal the following month, signing until the end of the season with Boavista FC.[12]
In August 2008, after Boavista's top-flight relegation, Loureiro also dropped down a level, returning to Algarve's Portimonense[13] and being released at the end of the campaign. After one year out of football he re-joined his first professional team Sintrense, in the fourth division.
International
editLoureiro earned six caps for Portugal, all in 2003 and as a Gil Vicente player.[12] His first came in the 1–0 loss to Italy on 12 February in a friendly,[14] and he last played in a 4–0 win over Bolivia on 10 June, in another exhibition game.[15]
Coaching career
editStarting in 2011, Loureiro managed Sintrense, C.D. Fatima, S.U. 1º Dezembro and Casa Pia AC, all in the third tier.[16] He was appointed at the last of them in February 2019, and won promotion on the away goals rule against S.C. Praiense before taking the championship title on 23 June with a penalty shootout win over U.D. Vilafranquense at the Estádio Nacional;[17] in between, he spent 2017–18 at the helm of US Lusitanos Saint-Maur in the French Championnat National 2.[18]
For ending Casa Pia's 55-year absence from the LigaPro, Loureiro was given another year on his contract.[19] In his first match managing in the competition, on 10 August 2019, the team lost 3–1 at S.C. Farense.[20] He was dismissed on 24 September with the side second from bottom, just after winning for the first time in the season.[21]
Loureiro continued working in division three the following years, with S.C.U. Torreense,[22] Real S.C.[23] and Vitória de Setúbal.[24]
References
edit- ^ a b c Luís Loureiro at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Luís Loureiro e um «certo» empate em Alvalade..." [Luís Loureiro and a "certain" draw at Alvalade...] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 20 August 2001. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Sidney settles for Braga". UEFA. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ^ "Luís Loureiro vence Supertaça de Chipre" [Luís Loureiro wins Cypriot Supercup]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 August 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Sporting-Benfica, 2–1: Luz verde ao sinal vermelho" [Sporting-Benfica, 2–1: Green light to red signal]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 September 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "A hora de Loureiro" [Loureiro's time]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 March 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Luís Loureiro: «Paulo Bento não contava comigo»" [Luís Loureiro: "Paulo Bento did not think I was important"]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 June 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Luís Loureiro rescinde e espreita regresso" [Luís Loureiro severs ties and eyes return]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 December 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Loureiro z Anorthosisu do Boavisty" [Loureiro from Anorthosis to Boavista] (in Slovak). Sportnet. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Η αθέατη κόντρα πίσω απ' το ντέρμπι" [The invisible rivalry behind the derby]. Kathimerini (in Greek). 19 September 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Ήρθαν στη Κύπρο ως αστέρια και αποδείχθηκαν «πατάτες»" [They came to Cyprus as stars and ended up as "potatoes"] (in Greek). Omada. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Luís Loureiro no Boavista" [Luís Loureiro to Boavista] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Luís Loureiro: «Preferi regressar a ir de novo para fora»" [Luís Loureiro: "I chose to return rather than going abroad again"]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 August 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Portugal frente à Itália: Muito tempo a ver jogar" [Portugal against Italy: Too much time watching others play]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 February 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Portugal frente à Bolívia: Cabeças no ar arrasaram" [Portugal against Bolivia: Heads in the air the destroyers]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 June 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ Cabaço, Rui Jorge (2 March 2017). "Luís Loureiro é o novo treinador do 1.º Dezembro" [Luís Loureiro is the new manager of 1.º Dezembro] (in Portuguese). Sintra Notícias. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Casa Pia vence Vilafranquense nas grandes penalidades e conquista Campeonato de Portugal de futebol" [Casa Pia defeat Vilafranquense on penalties and win the Campeonato de Portugal] (in Portuguese). Rádio Alfa. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Luís Loureiro é o novo treinador do Lusitanos Saint-Maur e concretiza "namoro antigo"" [Luís Loureiro is the new manager of Lusitanos Saint-Maur and fulfills "old romance"]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 31 May 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Luís Loureiro mais uma época no Casa Pia" [Luís Loureiro at Casa Pia for one more season]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Chambino, João (10 August 2019). "Farense vence Casa Pia por 3–1 e entra com o pé direito no campeonato" [Farense defeat Casa Pia 3–1 and start the championship on the right foot]. Barlavento (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Luís Loureiro deixa de ser o treinador do Casa Pia" [Luís Loureiro no longer manager of Casa Pia]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Luís Loureiro é o novo técnico do Torreense" [Luís Loureiro is the new manager of Torreense]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 January 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Maia, João; Rosa, Melo (1 February 2022). "Luís Loureiro já não é treinador do Real" [Luís Loureiro is no longer manager of Real]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Lopes Pereira, Ricardo (21 December 2022). "Luís Loureiro é o novo treinador do V. Setúbal" [Luís Loureiro is the new manager of V. Setúbal]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
External links
edit- Luís Loureiro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Luís Loureiro manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Luís Loureiro at National-Football-Teams.com
- Luís Loureiro coach profile at Soccerway
