José Luís (footballer, born 1958)

For the Spanish Olympic basketball player, see José Lluis.

José Luís

Personal information
Full name	José Luís Lopes Costa e Silva
Date of birth	(1958-05-17) 17 May 1958
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1974–1976	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1987	Benfica	161	(19)
1987–1991	Marítimo	122	(9)
1991–1993	Ovarense	20	(0)
Total		303	(28)
International career
1983–1985	Portugal	4	(1)
Managerial career
1993–1994	Ovarense (assistant)
1998–1999	Esposende
1999–2000	Operário
2004–2005	Timor-Leste
2005	Sabah
2005–2006	Marítimo B
2007	Lousada
2007–2008	South China
2009–2010	Dong Tam Long An
2010	Quang Nam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Luís Lopes Costa e Silva (born 17 May 1958), known as José Luís, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, José Luís was promoted to hometown's S.L. Benfica's first team at only 18, finishing his first season with 25 matches, 20 starts and two goals as the club won the Primeira Liga championship. Until the end of his tenure he was irregularly used, his best years being 1983 to 1985 as he appeared in 57 games combined – six goals – and won the 1984 league and the following year's Portuguese Cup; he also played the full 90 minutes in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup final's first hand, a 0–1 away loss against R.S.C. Anderlecht (1–2 on aggregate).

José Luís left Benfica in summer 1987 and signed for C.S. Marítimo, competing in a further four top division campaigns and eventually amassing totals in the competition of 283 matches and 28 goals. He retired in June 1993 at the age of 35, after two years with A.D. Ovarense in the second level.

Subsequently, José Luís worked as a manager in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Vietnam, also coaching teams in his country's third division (including his former club Marítimo's reserves).

International career

José Luís played four times for Portugal during two years, his debut being on 21 September 1983 against Finland for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifiers, scoring the fourth goal in a 5–0 home win. He was not, however, picked for the final stages in France, with the nation finishing third.

José Luís was appointed at newly created East Timor national team in late 2004, coaching the country in its first-ever international competition, the 2004 Tiger Cup.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	21 September 1983	Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal	Finland	4–0	5–0	Euro 1984 qualifying Personal life José Luís' younger, brother, Jorge, was also a footballer. A striker, they shared teams in all the clubs the former represented. Honours Benfica Primeira Liga: 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87 Taça de Portugal: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1980, 1985 UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1982–83 References External links José Luís at ForaDeJogo (archived) José Luís at National-Football-Teams.com Portugal stats at Eu-Football