António Oliveira (footballer, born 1982)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | António José Cardoso de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletico Paranaense (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2001 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Benfica B | ||
| 2003–2004 | Braga B | 18 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Santa Clara | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Casa Pia | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Oriental | ||
| 2010–2011 | Fabril | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Oeiras (youth) | ||
| 2014 | Tractor Sazi (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Tractor Sazi (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Rudar Velenje (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Kazma (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Santos (assistant) | ||
| 2020– | Athletico Paranaense (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
António José Cardoso de Oliveira (born 9 October 1982), sometimes known as Toni, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the assistant manager of Athletico Paranaense.
Playing career
Born in Lisbon, Toni was a S.L. Benfica youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2001–02 season, in Segunda Divisão B.
In July 2004, after a one-year spell at S.C. Braga B, Toni signed for Segunda Liga side C.D. Santa Clara. He made his professional debut on 18 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kali in a 1–3 away loss against Varzim S.C..
After being rarely used, Toni subsequently represented Casa Pia A.C., Clube Oriental de Lisboa and G.D. Fabril, retiring with the latter in 2011 at the age of just 29.
Coaching career
In late January 2014, after being a coach of A.D. Oeiras' under-19 squad, Oliveira moved to Iran to join his father's staff at Tractor Sazi F.C..[1] In January 2017, he was named Vanja Radinović's assistant at NK Rudar Velenje.[2][3]
In 2017, Oliveira rejoined his father's staff, now at Kazma SC.[4] Both left the club in 2019, and in December of that year, he became Jesualdo Ferreira's assistant at Santos FC of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[5]
On 22 October 2020, Oliveira was appointed assistant manager of Paulo Autuori at Athletico Paranaense.[6]
Personal life
Oliveira's father, also named António, was also a footballer.[1][7] A midfielder, he had his career mainly associated to Benfica.
References
- ^ a b "Filho de Toni recebe apoio da mulher" [Toni's son receives support from wife] (in Portuguese). Record. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Vanja Radinović: "Ekipo je potrebno graditi na domačih igralcih!"" [Vanja Radinović: "The team needs to be built on domestic players!"] (in Slovenian). NK Rudar Velenje. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Eslovénia: Emancipação de Toni passa pelo NK Rudar" [Slovenia: Toni's emancipation goes through NK Rudar] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Toni. Conversa entre pai e filho numa esquina do deserto" [Toni. Talk between father and son in a desert corner] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Rui Águas integra equipa técnica de Jesualdo Ferreira" [Rui Águas makes Jesualdo Ferreira's coaching staff]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Athletico demite Eduardo Barros, contrata António Oliveira e deixa Paulo Autuori como técnico" [Athletico sack Eduardo Barros, sign António Oliveira and leaves Paulo Autuori as manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Treinador António Oliveira, filho de Toni, ambiciona "alcançar o top europeu"" [Manager António Oliveira, Toni's son, aims to "reach the European top"] (in Portuguese). TSF. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
External links
- Toni at ForaDeJogo (archived)