António Oliveira (footballer, born 1952) explained

António Oliveira
Fullname:António Luís Alves Ribeiro de Oliveira
Birth Date:10 June 1952
Birth Place:Penafiel, Portugal
Position:Attacking midfielder
Youthyears1:1968–1971
Youthclubs1:Porto
Years1:1971–1979
Caps1:188
Goals1:71
Years2:1979
Caps2:10
Goals2:1
Years3:1980
Caps3:12
Goals3:1
Years4:1980–1981
Caps4:22
Goals4:10
Years5:1981–1985
Caps5:67
Goals5:27
Years6:1985–1986
Caps6:7
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:306
Totalgoals:110
Nationalyears1:1974–1983
Nationalcaps1:24
Nationalgoals1:7
Manageryears1:1980–1981
Managerclubs1:Penafiel (player-coach)
Manageryears2:1982–1983
Managerclubs2:Sporting CP (player-coach)
Manageryears3:1985–1986
Managerclubs3:Marítimo (player-coach)
Manageryears4:1987–1988
Managerclubs4:Vitória Guimarães
Manageryears5:1988
Managerclubs5:Académica
Manageryears6:1991–1992
Managerclubs6:Gil Vicente
Manageryears7:1993–1994
Managerclubs7:Braga
Manageryears8:1994–1996
Managerclubs8:Portugal
Manageryears9:1996–1998
Managerclubs9:Porto
Manageryears10:1998
Managerclubs10:Betis
Manageryears11:2000–2002
Managerclubs11:Portugal

António Luís Alves Ribeiro de Oliveira (born 10 June 1952) is a Portuguese former football attacking midfielder and manager.

As a player, he notably represented two of the Big Three in his country, Porto and Sporting, amassing totals of 267 matches and 99 Primeira Liga goals between the two and also later managing the former club with great success.

Also an international player, Oliveira had two coaching spells with the Portugal national team, leading them in one World Cup and one European Championship.

Playing career

Born in Penafiel, Porto District, Oliveira made his senior debut with FC Porto, first appearing in the Primeira Liga at the age of 18. From 1974 onwards, with the exception of one year, he always scored in double digits, netting a career-best 19 in the 1977–78 season as the northerners won the national championship after a 19-year drought.

In the summer of 1979, 27-year-old Oliveira moved to La Liga with Real Betis. He returned to Porto the following transfer window due to homesickness, being an important first-team element as the latter side finished second in the league, two points behind Sporting CP.[1]

After helping hometown's F.C. Penafiel retain top-flight status – he left Porto alongside club director Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa and coach José Maria Pedroto following internal disputes[2] – Oliveira signed with Sporting, helping them to the double in 1981–82.[3] In 1985, aged 33, he moved to C.S. Marítimo, retiring at the end of the campaign with Portuguese top division totals of 296 matches and 109 goals; at both Penafiel and Marítimo, he acted as player-coach.[1]

Oliveira earned 24 caps for Portugal over a nine-year spell, which included his player-manager career at Penafiel. He did not take part, however, in any major international tournament.

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Coaching career

Oliveira started managing while still an active player. Exclusively a coach from 1987 onwards, his only full season in his beginnings was 1991–92, when he led modest Gil Vicente F.C. to the 13th position in the top flight.

After helping Portugal to the quarter-finals in UEFA Euro 1996,[5] Oliveira signed for former club Porto, leading it to back-to-back national championships with the addition of one Portuguese Cup, won against S.C. Braga. His first season started with a 5–0 demolition of S.L. Benfica in the domestic Supercup, as the team went on to win the league with 85 points – a record which would last until the 2002–03 campaign, broken by José Mourinho's team[6] – also reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League and being eliminated by Manchester United.[7]

In summer 1998, Oliveira was appointed at another former club, Betis, but left the Andalusians before the season started.[8] He returned to the national side two years later,[9] qualifying to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the first time in 16 years.

Several problems occurred during the preparation for the tournament in Japan and South Korea, and the competition itself: Vítor Baía replaced in-form Ricardo in goalkeeper, Beto played out of position at right back, Luís Figo was in very poor physical condition and Hugo Viana was called as a last-minute replacement for Daniel Kenedy, who tested positive in a doping control test;[10] [11] [12] after one win and two losses in the group stage, Portugal were eliminated and the manager was fired.[13]

Afterwards, Oliveira was elected chairman of Penafiel Futebol Clube.[14] He also majored in law, at the age of 54.[1]

Honours

Player

Porto

1977–78, 1978–79

1976–77

Sporting CP

1981–82

1981–82

1982

Individual

1978, 1981, 1982

Manager

Sporting CP

1982

Porto

1996–97, 1997–98

1997–98

1996

Notes and References

  1. https://expresso.pt/desporto/o-jogador-era-o-analfabeto-que-nao-comia-com-talheres=f916086#gs.pwt6qk8 "O jogador era o analfabeto que não comia com talheres" ("The footballer was that illiterate who did not use cuttlery to eat")
  2. http://www.ionline.pt/conteudo/72673-fc-porto-o-verao-quente-1980-que-esfriou-relacao-no-futebol FC Porto. O Verão quente de 1980, que esfriou a relação no futebol (FC Porto. 1980's hot summer, when football relations turned cold)
  3. http://craqueseflopsleoninos.blogspot.com/2009/06/n36-antonio-luis-alves-ribeiro-oliveira.html Nº36: António Luís Alves Ribeiro Oliveira
  4. Web site: Oliveira. European Football. 28 December 2015.
  5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/portugal/squad/default.stm Antonio Oliveira
  6. https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/fc-porto/detalhe/mais-um-classico Mais um clássico (Another classic)
  7. https://pt.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1996/matches/round=73/match=53353/ Porto 0–0 Man. United
  8. https://elpais.com/diario/1998/10/27/deportes/909442802_850215.html Javier Clemente, entrenador del Betis (Javier Clemente, Betis manager)
  9. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/oliveira-returns-to-portugal-job-696399.html Oliveira returns to Portugal job
  10. https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/geral/22-05-2002/e-oficial-hugo-viana-substitui-kenedy-no-mundial É oficial, Hugo Viana substitui Kenedy no Mundial (It's official, Hugo Viana replaces Kenedy in the World Cup)
  11. https://www.cmjornal.pt/desporto/detalhe/jogadores-em-baixa Jogadores em baixa (Players on the fall)
  12. https://24.sapo.pt/desporto/artigos/mundial-2002-ou-a-historia-de-um-plano-que-afinal-nao-era-perfeito Mundial 2002 ou a história de um plano que afinal não era perfeito (2002 World Cup or the story of a plan which turned out not to be perfect)
  13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/portugal/newsid_2066000/2066372.stm Portugal sack Oliveira
  14. https://www.publico.pt/2003/07/01/desporto/noticia/antonio-oliveira-eleito-presidente-do-penafiel-1155205 António Oliveira eleito presidente do Penafiel (António Oliveira elected president of Penafiel)