Carlos Luís Brito

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Carlos Brito
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Luís Cereja de Morais Brito
Date of birth (1963-09-21) 21 September 1963 (age 55)
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
1977–1980 Progresso
1980–1982 Boavista
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1985 Boavista 8 (3)
1985–1990 Salgueiros 125 (8)
1990–1996 Rio Ave 152 (6)
Total285(17)
Teams managed
1996–2000 Rio Ave
2000–2001 Estrela Amadora
2002–2005 Rio Ave
2005–2006 Boavista
2006–2007 Nacional
2007–2008 Leixões
2009–2012 Rio Ave
2015 Penafiel
2016 Freamunde
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Carlos Luís Cereja de Morais Brito (born 21 September 1963) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is a manager.

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Most of his career was associated with Rio Ave, which he represented as both a player and manager, the latter in various spells.

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Playing career

Born in Porto, Portugal, Brito played for three northern clubs during his 14-year professional career. After starting with local Boavista FC, where he could hardly get a game, [1] [2] he moved to neighours S.C. Salgueiros.

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Brito's best year in the Primeira Liga came in the 1987–88 season, when he scored three goals while appearing in all 38 matches, but his team was eventually relegated after finishing in 19th position. [3] He wrapped up his career with Rio Ave FC, helping the Vila do Conde side promote to the second division in 1991 – in his first year – and retiring as a player at nearly 33.

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Coaching career

In 1996, with Rio Ave back in the top flight, Brito replaced Henrique Calisto in the 14th round, eventually leading the club out of the relegation zone and coaching the team until the end of the 1999–2000 campaign, which ended in relegation.

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After half a season at C.F. Estrela da Amadora and one year out of football, he returned to Rio Ave, helping it return to the top level. In summer 2005, after two further campaigns, Brito signed with another former team, Boavista, leading them to a final sixth position in the league, narrowly missing out on qualification to the UEFA Cup.

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In 2007–08, Brito worked with Leixões SC, being fired near the end of the season, with the Matosinhos side finally avoiding relegation. In January 2009 he replaced João Eusébio at Rio Ave, thus returning for a third stint as a manager.

Brito was fired at the end of the 2011–12 campaign after Rio Ave could only rank in 14th position, even though it was enough to preserve the club's top division status. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Época 1981/82: Primeira Divisão" [1981/82 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Época 1982/83: Primeira Divisão" [1982/83 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Época 1987/88: Primeira Divisão" [1987/88 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Nuno Espírito Santo é o novo treinador" [Nuno Espírito Santo is the new manager]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-18. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
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