João Carlos Pires de Deus

João de Deus
Personal information
Full name João Carlos Pires de Deus
Date of birth (1976-11-06) 6 November 1976
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left back
Youth career
1990–1995 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Vitória Setúbal 0 (0)
1996–1997 Desportivo Beja 9 (0)
1997–1998 Seixal 16 (0)
1998–1999 Estoril 6 (0)
1999–2001 Lusitano Évora 34 (0)
2001–2003 Barreirense 64 (2)
2003–2004 Vitória Setúbal 8 (0)
Total 137 (2)
Teams managed
2008–2010 Cape Verde
2010 Ceuta
2010–2011 Farense
2011–2012 Atlético
2012–2013 Oliveirense
2013–2014 Gil Vicente
2014–2017 Sporting B
2017 Nacional
2017–2018 NorthEast United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

João Carlos Pires de Deus (born 6 November 1976) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back, and is a manager.

Playing career

Born in Setúbal, de Deus spent several years associated to local Vitória Futebol Clube, joining its youth system at the age of 13 and making his senior debut in 1995.

During his nine-year senior career, he never competed in higher than the second tier, and represented C.D. Beja, Seixal FC, Lusitano G.C. and F.C. Barreirense, before retiring with his first club Vitória at the end of the 2003–04 season, at only 27.

Manager career

De Deus started working as a coach immediately after retiring, working with Vitória de Setúbal in the fitness department and having a spell with G.D. Interclube in Angola, also as a fitness coach. His first job as a manager was with the Cape Verde national team, which he left after an unsuccessful qualification campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1]

In the summer of 2010, de Deus was appointed at Segunda División B club AD Ceuta.[2][3] He was sacked by the Spaniards before the end of the year, however, returning to Portugal and joining S.C. Farense, which he could not prevent from relegating from the third level in spite of an incredible comeback.[4]

From 2011 to 2013, de Deus worked in Portugal's second tier, with Atlético Clube de Portugal[5] and U.D. Oliveirense.[6] For the 2013–14 campaign he was appointed at Gil Vicente FC, thus making his debut in the Primeira Liga.[7]

After a poor start to 2014–15, which saw the team lose the first three league matches, de Deus was relieved of his duties.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Edwards, Piers (8 October 2008). "Cape Verde coach looks ahead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Joao de Deus nuevo entrenador de Ceuta" [Joao de Deus new Ceuta manager]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 June 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Soccer federation unaware of national selection coach's alleged exit". A Semana. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Joao de Deus obra 'o milagro' con el Farense" [Joao de Deus makes 'o milagro' with Farense]. El Faro de Ceuta (in Spanish). 5 April 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Almeida Antunes confirma saída de João de Deus" [Almeida Antunes confirms João de Deus exit]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "João de Deus assume comando técnico" [João de Deus takes over coaching position]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "João de Deus no Gil Vicente: "Deus está acima de Jesus"" [João de Deus in Gil Vicente: "God (translation of his surname) is above Jesus"] (in Portuguese). Relvado. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (in Portuguese). Gil Vicente F.C. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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