José Lima (footballer) explained

José Lima
Fullname:José António Ramalho Lima
Birth Date:16 October 1966
Birth Place:Mira-Sintra, Portugal
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Sporting CP (youth)
Youthyears1:1978–1981
Youthyears2:1981–1985
Youthclubs1:Mira Sintra
Youthclubs2:Sporting CP
Years1:1985–1992
Years2:1992–1993
Years3:1993–1997
Years4:1997–1999
Clubs4:Alverca
Caps1:62
Caps2:6
Caps3:84
Caps4:39
Totalcaps:191
Goals1:6
Goals2:1
Goals3:28
Goals4:4
Totalgoals:39
Nationalyears1:1988
Nationalyears2:1989
Nationalteam2:Portugal
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:1999–2000
Manageryears2:2000–2002
Manageryears3:2002–2004
Manageryears4:2004–2005
Manageryears5:2005–2006
Manageryears6:2006–
Manageryears7:2010
Manageryears8:2011
Managerclubs1:Alverca (assistant)
Managerclubs2:Alverca (youth)
Managerclubs3:Alverca (assistant)
Managerclubs5:Belenenses (assistant)
Managerclubs6:Sporting CP (youth)
Managerclubs7:Sporting CP (assistant)
Managerclubs8:Sporting CP (assistant)

José António Ramalho Lima (born 16 October 1966) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward.

Football career

Born in Mira Sintra, Lisbon, Lima emerged through Sporting Clube de Portugal's prolific youth ranks, but would never be more than a fringe player during his seven-season spell with the main squad. In 1988–89, he appeared in a career-best – for the Lions – 17 matches as the team could only rank fourth in the league; also during that year he gained his only two caps for the Portugal national football team, being definitely released in the 1992 summer.

After an unassuming year at Vitória de Guimarães, Lima moved to the lower leagues and joined Atlético Clube de Portugal. In 1997, at the age of 30, he joined another side in the Lisbon area, F.C. Alverca, helping S.L. Benfica's farm team to its first ever top level participation in the 1998–99 campaign, where the player featured rarely (six games), retiring shortly after.

Immediately afterwards Lima began working as a coach, first assisting José Romão then José Couceiro at his last club, Alverca. The following year, with the team in the second level, he was promoted to head coach but the club folded soon after.

Following a four-year spell with former side Sporting's juniors, Lima joined Carlos Carvalhal's coaching staff at the main squad in early November 2009, after Paulo Bento's sacking. In March 2011 he returned in the same predicament, under Couceiro.

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About José António Lima: Portuguese football player/manager (1966-) Biography, Facts, Career, Life . 2022-10-13 . www.snippli.com.