Vítor Pereira (footballer, born 1978)
Vítor José Joaquim Pereira (born 27 August 1978) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently manager of Luxembourg club FC Mamer 32.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor José Joaquim Pereira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1978[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vieira do Minho, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamer 32 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1992 | Vieira | ||
| 1992–1997 | Braga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Braga | 2 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Chaves | 22 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Extremadura | 26 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Moreirense | 66 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | União Leiria | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Petro Atlético | ||
| 2008–2009 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| 2009–2010 | Onisilos | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Muhlenbach Lusitanos | ||
| 2013 | Mamer 32 | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sandweiler | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 135 | (9) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Blue Boys Muhlenbach | ||
| 2013–2018 | Sandweiler | ||
| 2018–2019 | US Esch | ||
| 2019 | Rodange 91 | ||
| 2019– | Mamer 32 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 69 matches and nine goals over six seasons, representing mainly Moreirense. He also appeared in the competition for Braga and União de Leiria.
Playing career
editPereira was born in Vieira do Minho, Braga District. Having had no impact whatsoever in two years at S.C. Braga he moved to the second division with G.D. Chaves, after which he signed with CF Extremadura in Spain, also in the second tier.[2]
After his team suffered relegation in 2002, Pereira returned to his country, helping lowly Moreirense F.C.[3] retain their Primeira Liga status until 2005[4] and subsequently joining U.D. Leiria, where his competitive input consisted of nine minutes.[5]
Following Angola's participation at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, Pereira moved to Atlético Petróleos Luanda and remained at the club two years,[6] after which he moved to Cyprus to continue his career. In 2010 he switched to Luxembourg, representing CS Muhlenbach Lusitanos for three seasons.[citation needed]
Coaching career
editPereira started working as a player-coach with Muhlenbach Lusitanos – renamed FC Blue Boys Muhlenbach in 2012 – also serving in both capacities for some time at his new club US Sandweiler.[7] In May 2018, he was appointed head coach of another side in the country, US Esch.[8]
On 20 August 2019, after three games and as many losses at the helm of FC Rodange 91, Pereira resigned.[9] On 11 November that year, he signed with FC Mamer 32.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Vítor Pereira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Doble refuerzo para Jaén y Extremadura" [Double addition for Jaén and Extremadura]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 July 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Moreirense contrata médio Vítor Pereira (ex-Extremadura)" [Moreirense sign midfielder Vítor Pereira (ex-Extremadura)] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Vítor Oliveira: a curiosa estreia como treinador e uma questão sobre os grandes" [Vítor Oliveira: his funny coaching debut and one question regarding the Big Three]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Vítor Pereira pode estrear-se em Leiria para a Liga" [Vítor Pereira may make League debut with Leiria]. Público (in Portuguese). 5 March 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Football – Petro de Luanda terminate contract with João Ricardo and Vítor Pereira". AllAfrica. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "PH: Vitor Pereira sera le nouvel entraîneur de Sandweiler" [PH: Vitor Pereira will be Sandweiler's new manager]. Luxemburger Wort (in French). 22 May 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ Colin, Jean-François (15 May 2018). "Vitor Pereira est le nouvel entraîneur de l'US Esch" [Vitor Pereira is US Esch's new manager]. Luxemburger Wort (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Vitor Pereira, l'entraîneur de Rodange jette l'éponge" [Vitor Pereira, manager of Rodange throws the towel] (in French). RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "[PH] Vitor José Joaquim Pereira arrive au FC Mamer" [[PH] Vitor José Joaquim Pereira arrives at FC Mamer]. Le Quotidien (in French). 11 November 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
External links
edit- Vítor Pereira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Vítor Pereira at BDFutbol
- Vítor Pereira national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
