Luís Miguel (footballer, born 1971)

Angolan/Portuguese footballer

Luís MiguelPersonal information

Full name|  Luís Miguel da Fonseca Silva Costa
Date of birth|  (1971-07-22) 22 July 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth|  Luanda, Angola
Height|  1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)|  Right back
Team information

Current team

|  Wolverhampton Wanderers (assistant manager)
Youth career
1983–1984|  Lixa
1986–1989|  Amarante
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1989–1992|  Amarante|  15|  (5)
1992–1995|  Aves|  87|  (13)
1995–1998|  Sporting CP|  41|  (0)
1998–2002|  Braga|  81|  (1)
1999–2002|  Braga B|  20|  (4)
2002–2004|  Paços Ferreira|  37|  (0)
2004–2005|  Felgueiras|  30|  (0)
Total|  |  311|  (23)
International career
1998|  Angola|  4|  (0)
Managerial career
2006–2007|  Lixa
2008|  Lousada
2008|  Ribeirão
2009|  Lousada
2010–2011|  Chaves
2011|  Tirsense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Miguel da Fonseca Silva Costa (born 22 July 1971), known as Luís Miguel, is an Angolan football coach and former player, who is the currently assistant manager of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers He also held Portuguese citizenship.

## Club career

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Born in Luanda, Angola to Portuguese parents, Luís Miguel played nine seasons in the Portuguese Primeira Liga. He totalled 159 games and one goal in the competition, at the service of Sporting Clube de Portugal, S.C. Braga and F.C. Paços de Ferreira.

In the Segunda Liga, Luís Miguel appeared for C.D. Aves and F.C. Felgueiras, retiring in 2005 after 16 seasons as a professional at the age of 34. During his spell at the Estádio José Alvalade he took part in 52 competitive matches,[1] his only goal arriving on 26 November 1997 in a 2–3 away loss against AS Monaco FC for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[2]

In 2006, Luís Miguel started working as a manager, working solely in the Portuguese lower leagues.

## International career

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Luís Miguel represented Angola internationally. He was part of the squad that competed in the 1998 African Cup of Nations, starting as the tournament ended in group phase elimination.[3]

## Honours

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Sporting

* Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1995[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Luís Miguel da Fonseca Silva e Costa" (in Portuguese). Verde Branco. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
2. ^ "Monaco 3–2 Sporting CP". UEFA.com. 26 November 1997. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
3. ^ "African Nations Cup 1998 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
4. ^ "Sporting 3–0 FC Porto". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

## External links

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* Luís Miguel at ForaDeJogo (archived)
* Luís Miguel manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
* Luís Miguel at National-Football-Teams.com

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Angola squad – 1998 African Cup of Nations

* 1 Marito
* 2 Bodunha
* 3 R. Barbosa
* 4 H. Vicente
* 5 Neto
* 6 Paulo Silva
* 7 Paulão
* 8 C. Pedro
* 9 F. Sousa
* 10 Akwá
* 11 Vidigal
* 12 Nando
* 13 Aurélio
* 14 Quinzinho
* 15 Simão
* 16 Zito
* 17 Luís Miguel
* 18 M. Pereira
* 19 Cacharamba
* 20 Julião
* 21 Assis
* 22 Lázaro
* Coach: Professor Neca

Authority control databases

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National|

* Germany
* United States
* Netherlands
* Israel

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