Diogo Luís | |
Fullname: | Diogo Miguel Alves Luís |
Birth Date: | 10 August 1980 |
Birth Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
Position: | Left back |
Youthyears1: | 1995–1999 |
Youthclubs1: | Benfica |
Years1: | 1999–2001 |
Caps1: | 41 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 2000–2001 |
Caps2: | 26 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2001–2002 |
Clubs3: | → Alverca (loan) |
Caps3: | 11 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2002–2004 |
Caps4: | 25 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2004–2005 |
Caps5: | 13 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2004–2007 |
Caps6: | 41 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2007–2008 |
Caps7: | 25 |
Goals7: | 8 |
Years8: | 2008 |
Caps8: | 1 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2008–2009 |
Caps9: | 9 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 192 |
Totalgoals: | 11 |
Nationalyears1: | 2000 - 2001 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Diogo Miguel Alves Luís (born 10 August 1980) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back.
Born in Lisbon, Luís was a prospect of S.L. Benfica youth system, where he arrived at age 15. On 29 August 1999, he made his debut for the B team in the third tier, in a match against Portimonense.[1]
After forty appearances in the reserve side, he was called up to the first team by José Mourinho, due to the lack of available left-backs.[2] [3] He debuted on 2 October 2000 in a home tie against Braga,[4] and a further twenty-two league caps in his first season, as Benfica had their worst league finish ever.
In the following season, Marco Caneira earned the left-back position, so Luís playing time was greatly reduced, being loaned to Alverca on 15 January 2002.[5] On 18 July 2002, he moved to Beira-Mar in a deal involving Cristiano going the other direction.[6]
After two years in Aveiro, he moved to four more clubs in the next five years, which included a stint in Cyprus, retiring at 28 in 2009.[7] He now works as financial advisor in a bank.[8]