António Sousa
Portuguese football manager and former player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about António Sousa?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
António Augusto Gomes de Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu ˈsozɐ]; born 28 April 1957) is a Portuguese former football central midfielder and manager.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Sousa.
Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | António Augusto Gomes de Sousa | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1957-04-28) 28 April 1957 (age 66) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | São João da Madeira, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Sanjoanense | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1973–1975 | Sanjoanense | 39 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
1975–1979 | Beira-Mar | 114 | (37) | ||||||||||||||
1979–1984 | Porto | 138 | (29) | ||||||||||||||
1984–1986 | Sporting CP | 54 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
1986–1989 | Porto | 79 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
1989–1993 | Beira-Mar | 117 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Gil Vicente | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Ovarense | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Sanjoanense | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 598 | (114) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1981–1989 | Portugal | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Sanjoanense | ||||||||||||||||
1997–2004 | Beira-Mar | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Penafiel | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | Beira-Mar | ||||||||||||||||
2011 | Trofense | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Close
During his career he played, among others, for Porto and Sporting, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 483 matches and 83 goals over 18 seasons. Subsequently, he worked as a manager for several clubs.
Earning nearly 30 caps for Portugal during the 80s, Sousa represented the nation at the 1986 World Cup and Euro 1984.[1]