Horácio Gonçalves

Horácio José Paredes Mota Gonçalves (born 25 December 1962) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward, currently a manager.

Horácio Gonçalves

Personal information
Full name	Horácio José Paredes Mota Gonçalves[1]
Date of birth	(1962-12-25) 25 December 1962 (age 62)[1]
Place of birth	Guimarães, Portugal[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1980–1981	Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1982	Valdevez	22	(2)
1982–1984	Fafe	22	(7)
1984–1985	Famalicão	28	(8)
1985–1986	Vitória Guimarães	10	(1)
1986–1988	Fafe	62	(22)
1988–1989	Olhanense	14	(9)
1989–1991	Varzim	58	(15)
1991–1992	Louletano	28	(6)
1992–1993	Oliveirense	21	(13)
1993–1994	Varzim	19	(2)
Total		284	(85)
Managerial career
1994–1998	Varzim
1998	Chaves
1999–2000	Maia
2001	Olhanense
2001–2002	Rio Ave
2002–2003	União Madeira
2004–2007	Varzim
2011	Asteras Tripolis
2012	Leixões
2012	AEP
2013–2014	Santa Clara
2014–2015	Leixões
2015–2016	Farense
2017–2018	Felgueiras 1932
2018–2021	Costa do Sol
2021	Mozambique
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Gonçalves was born in Guimarães. He was a youth player at hometown club Vitória S.C. and played his only Primeira Liga season with them in 1985–86, scoring once in ten appearances. He spent the bulk of his career in the Segunda Liga, achieving figures of 234 games and 69 goals for six teams, including two spells at AD Fafe.^[2]

Coaching career

Having retired with third-division club Varzim S.C. in 1994 he became their manager, overseeing consecutive promotions to reach the top flight in 1997. He also managed G.D. Chaves in that league immediately after, but spent the rest of his career at lower levels. In December 2004 he returned to second-from-bottom Varzim on an 18-month deal,^[3] losing his job in late February 2007 after a run of ten matches without a win.^[4]

After four years with Asteras Tripolis F.C. of Super League Greece – mostly in additional roles with just four games as manager – Gonçalves returned to Portugal's second tier with Leixões S.C. in February 2012.^[5] He left the tenth-placed side in November to return to the Eastern Mediterranean, with AEP Paphos FC in the Cypriot First Division;^[6] his spell there was only for three weeks.^[7]

Gonçalves came back to Portugal's division two with C.D. Santa Clara,^[8] a second stint at Leixões,^[9] and S.C. Farense.^[10] In February 2017 he took over at F.C. Felgueiras 1932, his first job at the third tier in over 15 years.^[11]

In mid-2018, Gonçalves moved abroad again to CD Costa do Sol in Mozambique, succeeding the Argentne Leonardo Costas. In 2019, they won the Moçambola, Taça de Moçambique, Supertaça de Mozambique and the Maputo Top 8 Tournament.^[2]

Gonçalves was appointed manager of Mozambique in April 2021, on a 21⁄2-year contract.^[12] His team came fourth at the 2021 COSAFA Cup in South Africa.^[13] On 19 October, however, after losses against Cameroon in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, his two-year contract was terminated.^[14]