Luís Castro (footballer, born 1961)
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ribeiro and the second or paternal family name is Castro.
Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro (born 3 September 1961) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He is the current manager of Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro | ||
Date of birth | (1961-09-03) 3 September 1961 (age 62) | ||
Place of birth | Mondrões [pt], Portugal | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al Nassr (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1976–1977 | Vieirense | ||
1977–1980 | União Leiria | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1981 | União Leiria | 1 | (0) |
1981–1982 | Vieirense | ||
1982–1985 | União Leiria | 46 | (1) |
1985–1987 | Vitória Guimarães | 1 | (0) |
1987–1989 | Elvas | 58 | (0) |
1989–1990 | Fafe | 6 | (0) |
1990–1997 | Águeda | 147 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1998–2000 | Águeda | ||
2000–2001 | Mealhada [pt] | ||
2001–2003 | Estarreja | ||
2003–2004 | Sanjoanense | ||
2004–2006 | Penafiel | ||
2013–2014 | Porto B | ||
2014 | Porto | ||
2014–2016 | Porto B | ||
2016–2017 | Rio Ave | ||
2017–2018 | Chaves | ||
2018–2019 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
2019–2021 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
2021–2022 | Al-Duhail | ||
2022–2023 | Botafogo | ||
2023– | Al Nassr | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He played for Vitória de Guimarães and Elvas in the Primeira Liga but spent most of his career in the lower leagues. In a managerial career of over a quarter of a century, he led four teams in his nation's top flight, including briefly Porto where he won the second tier with the reserve team in 2016. He also won a Ukrainian Premier League title for Shakhtar Donetsk in 2020, and worked in Qatar, Brazil and Saudi Arabia.