Vítor Pontes
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vítor Manuel Pereira Pontes | ||
Date of birth | 16 August 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Leiria, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1972–1976 | União Leiria | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1985 | União Leiria | ||
1977–1978 | → Vieirense (loan) | ||
1985–1987 | Vitória Guimarães | 0 | (0) |
1987–1988 | O Elvas | 5 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Louletano | ||
1989–1992 | Nacional | 3 | (0) |
1992–1993 | Tirsense | 0 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Guarda | 14 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2002 | União Leiria | ||
2003–2005 | União Leiria | ||
2005–2006 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
2007–2009 | Portimonense | ||
2011 | União Leiria | ||
2012–2013 | Chibuto | ||
2014 | Ferroviário Maputo | ||
2016 | Sichuan Longfor | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vítor Manuel Pereira Pontes (born 16 August 1958) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is a manager.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Leiria, Pontes started his professional career with local União Desportiva. However, during his 18 years as a senior, he played almost exclusively as a backup, only appearing in seven Primeira Liga matches during his career – five for O Elvas C.A.D. in the 1987–88 season, and two for C.D. Nacional in two years combined.
Coaching career
[edit]After retiring in 1994 at age 36 with lowly A.D. Guarda (third division), Pontes began immediately working as a goalkeeper coach with his first club, also going to serve there as an assistant manager.[1] He then coached Leiria's first team for two full seasons after a brief interim spell in 2002, subsequently signing with Vitória S.C. for the 2005–06 campaign and being one of two managers in a season which ended in top level relegation – the other was Jaime Pacheco.
In 2007, Pontes signed with division two side Portimonense SC, and remained there two seasons. On 8 September 2011, after two years out of the managerial scene, he returned to active and União de Leiria, replacing fired Pedro Caixinha.[2] His first game in charge was a 1–0 away win against S.C. Beira-Mar,[3] but he left his post after only one more match, however.[4]
In September 2012, Pontes took over at FC Chibuto in Mozambique.[5] He moved to the China League Two in May 2016, signing with Sichuan Longfor FC.[6]
Other ventures
[edit]After leaving Portimonense, Pontes worked as a football pundit for Sport TV, in the channel's domestic and UEFA Champions League coverage.
References
[edit]- ^ "Morreu Fernando Ferreira, treinador dos guarda-redes da União de Leiria" [Fernando Ferreira, União de Leiria goalkeeper coach, has died]. Público. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Vítor Pontes é o novo treinador" [Vítor Pontes is the new manager]. A Bola. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Shaffer garante primeira vitória leiriense" [Shaffer ensures first leiriense victory]. A Bola. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ Uniao de Leiria swap coaches... again; PortuGOAL, 26 September 2011
- ^ "Vítor Pontes assume comando do Chibuto" [Vítor Pontes takes over at Chibuto]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Vítor Pontes assume comando de equipa chinesa" [Vítor Pontes takes over at Chinese team]. Mais Futebol. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
External links
[edit]- Vítor Pontes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Vítor Pontes manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Leiria
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- U.D. Leiria players
- Vitória S.C. players
- O Elvas C.A.D. players
- Louletano D.C. players
- C.D. Nacional players
- F.C. Tirsense players
- Portuguese football managers
- Primeira Liga managers
- Liga Portugal 2 managers
- U.D. Leiria managers
- Vitória S.C. managers
- Portimonense S.C. managers
- Portuguese expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Mozambique
- Expatriate football managers in China
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Mozambique
- Sichuan Longfor F.C. managers
- Footballers from Leiria District
- 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen