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Vítor Pontes
Personal information
Full name Vítor Manuel Pereira Pontes
Date of birth (1958-08-16) 16 August 1958 (age 66)
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

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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

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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

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After leaving Portimonense, Pontes worked as a football pundit for Sport TV, in the channel's domestic and UEFA Champions League coverage.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Shaffer garante primeira vitória leiriense" [Shaffer ensures first leiriense victory]. A Bola. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  4. ^ Uniao de Leiria swap coaches... again; PortuGOAL, 26 September 2011
  5. ^ "Vítor Pontes assume comando do Chibuto" [Vítor Pontes takes over at Chibuto]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Vítor Pontes assume comando de equipa chinesa" [Vítor Pontes takes over at Chinese team]. Mais Futebol. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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