Lito Vidigal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Carlos Fernandes Vidigal | ||
| Date of birth | July 11, 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Angola (coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1988–1990 | O Elvas | ||
| 1990–1995 | Campomaiorense | 62 | (3) |
| 1995–2002 | Belenenses | 144 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Santa Clara | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2001 | Angola | 29 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2007 | Pontassolense | ||
| 2007–2008 | Ribeirão | ||
| 2008 | Estrela Amadora | ||
| 2009 | Portimonense | ||
| 2009–2010 | União Leiria | ||
| 2011– | Angola | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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José Carlos Fernandes Vidigal (born 11 July 1969), aka Lito, is a retired Angolan footballer who played as a defender, and a current coach.
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[edit] Playing career
Born in Luanda, Vidigal played his entire career in Portugal, representing O Elvas CAD, S.C. Campomaiorense, C.F. Os Belenenses and C.D. Santa Clara, retiring in 2003 at 34, with 212 matches in the first and second divisions combined.
Internationally, Vidigal appeared for Angola at the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, gaining a total of 29 caps.
[edit] Coaching career
Immediately after retiring in 2004, Vidigal took up coaching, starting with lowly A.D. Pontassolense and G.D. Ribeirão.
In 2008, he moved to C.F. Estrela da Amadora – coaching his younger brother Luís after he returned from a lengthy spell in Italy – and joined second level's Portimonense SC. In late October 2009, as Manuel Fernandes bought out his contract at União de Leiria to return to his favorite club Vitória de Setúbal, Vidigal was named his successor.[1]
On 8 January 2011, Vidigal was named head coach of the Angolan national team.[2]
[edit] Personal
Vidigal has three younger brothers and one older brother, all footballers: Beto, Luís (who played for Sporting Clube de Portugal and in the Serie A, represented Portugal and was coached in 2008–09 by Lito), Toni and Jorge.
[edit] References
- ^ Lito Vidigal vê na U. Leiria um «desafio aliciante» (Lito Vidigal sees «exciting challenge» in U. Leiria); MaisFutebol (Portuguese)
- ^ Lito Vidigal is named as new Angola coach; BBC Sport, 9 January 2011
[edit] External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Pontassolense team profile (Portuguese)
- Lito Vidigal at National-Football-Teams.com
- Lito Vidigal – FIFA competition record
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Luanda
- Angolan footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- S.C. Campomaiorense players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- C.D. Santa Clara players
- Angola international footballers
- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
- Angolan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Angolan football managers
- Primeira Liga managers
- C.F. Estrela da Amadora managers
- U.D. Leiria managers
- Angola national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Portugal
