Ulisses Morais

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Ulisses Morais
Personal information
Full name Ulisses Manuel Nogueira Morais
Date of birth (1959-11-22) 22 November 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Almoster, Portugal
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1976–1977 Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1978 União Montemor
1978–1979 Covilhã
1979–1980 Bragança 17 (2)
1980–1981 Mogadourense
1981–1982 Guarda 22 (2)
1982–1983 União Tomar
1983–1986 Benfica Castelo Branco
1986–1987 Ermesinde
1987–1988 O Elvas 3 (0)
1988–1989 Varzim 7 (0)
1989–1990 Peniche 33 (1)
1990–1992 Mirense 69 (0)
1992–1993 Leiria Marrazes
1993–1995 Covilhã 29 (0)
Managerial career
1996–1997 Naval
1997–2000 Dragões Sandinenses
2000–2001 Machico
2001–2004 Estoril
2004–2006 Gil Vicente
2006–2007 Marítimo
2007–2009 Naval
2009–2010 Paços Ferreira
2011 Académica
2012–2013 Beira-Mar
2015–2016 Aves
2016 Famalicão
2017–2018 Johor Darul Ta'zim
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ulisses Manuel Nogueira Morais (born 22 November 1959) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward, currently a manager.

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Playing career

Born in the village of Almoster, Santarém, Morais played for 18 years as a senior but only eight at the professional level. He represented S.C. Covilhã, GD Bragança, U.D. Guarda, Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, Varzim S.C. and G.D. Peniche in the second division, and O Elvas C.A.D. in the Primeira Liga.

With the latter club, Morais appeared in three games in the 1987–88 season as they finished in 15th position out of 20 teams but still suffered relegation. [1] He retired in late 1995, at the age of 36.

Coaching career

Morais started working as a manager a year after retiring, his first eight years being spent in the third division or lower. From 2002 to 2004, he led G.D. Estoril Praia to two consecutive promotions all the way to the top flight; [2] [3] after the latter conquest, he completed his UEFA coaching degree, level III. [4]

From there onwards, Morais coached solely in the top tier, with Gil Vicente FC, C.S. Marítimo, Associação Naval 1º de Maio, F.C. Paços de Ferreira, Académica de Coimbra and S.C. Beira-Mar. [5] He was dismissed by the third club on 7 September 2009 due to poor results, [6] and only suffered relegation with the first due to irregularities, as he led Gil to the 12th place in the 2005–06 campaign. [7]

On 5 September 2015, Morais dropped down to division two for the first time in over a decade, taking over C.D. Aves on a two-year deal after a poor start under Abel Xavier left the team second-bottom. [8] After an eighth-place finish, he was let go of with a year remaining. [9] He signed for F.C. Famalicão at the same level days later, [10] and quit on 11 October 2016 with the side in 18th, taking nine points from ten games. [11]

Morais moved abroad for the first time in June 2017, succeeding Benjamin Mora at the helm of Malaysian champions Johor Darul Ta'zim FC. [12] After winning the Super League, Cup and Charity Shield, he left on 26 February 2018 due to a family health emergency. [13]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 24 February 2018 [14] [15]
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
G W D L Win %
Naval Flag of Portugal.svg 15 January 19962 June 199753291410054.72
Dragões Sandinenses Flag of Portugal.svg 2 June 199720 June 2000119633125052.94
Machico Flag of Portugal.svg 20 June 20005 November 200151211416041.18
Estoril Flag of Portugal.svg 27 November 200111 May 2004107642023059.81
Gil Vicente Flag of Portugal.svg 28 October 20047 March 200654181026033.33
Marítimo Flag of Portugal.svg 16 March 20067 April 200733111012033.33
Naval Flag of Portugal.svg 4 October 20077 September 200968231530033.82
Paços Ferreira Flag of Portugal.svg 19 October 200920 May 2010279810033.33
Académica Flag of Portugal.svg 23 February 201117 May 201111254018.18
Beira-Mar Flag of Portugal.svg 27 February 201216 February 20133791018024.32
Aves Flag of Portugal.svg 5 September 201517 May 201645211014046.67
Famalicão Flag of Portugal.svg 27 May 201611 October 201612336025.00
Johor Darul Ta'zim Flag of Malaysia.svg 19 June 201726 February 2018261745065.38
Career totals643290154199045.10

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References

  1. ↑ "Época 1987/88: Primeira Divisão" [1987/88 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ulisses Morais: "Têm atitude diferente"" [Ulisses Morais: "They have a different attitude"]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 July 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Estoril-Salgueiros, 2–1: Título foi doce após o frango" [Estoril-Salgueiros, 2–1: Title was sweet after blunder]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 May 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ulisses elogia curso da UEFA" [Ulisses compliments UEFA course]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 July 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Frederico, Francisco (1 April 2012). "Ulisses Morais: «Mexendo na atitude, encontrámos a sorte»" [Ulisses Morais: "By adjusting the attitude, we found luck"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ulisses Morais sacked by Naval". PortuGOAL. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  7. ↑ "Dia D em Barcelos com Alves à espera" [D Day in Barcelos with Alves waiting]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 28 September 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ulisses Morais apresentado no Aves" [Ulisses Morais presented at Aves]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "Desportivo das Aves rescinde com Ulisses Morais" [Desportivo das Aves rescind with Ulisses Morais]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 May 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Ulisses Morais no Famalicão" [Ulisses Morais to Famalicão]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Ulisses Morais anuncia saída do Famalicão" [Ulisses Morais announces Famalicão departure]. Público (in Portuguese). 11 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  12. ↑ Anil, Nicolas (19 June 2017). "JDT name Ulisses Morais new coach in place of Ben Mora in MSL". ESPN . Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "Ulisses Morais resigns as Johor Darul Ta'zim coach, Raul Longhi takes over". Fox Sports. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  14. ↑ Ulisses Morais coach profile at Soccerway
  15. ↑ Ulisses Morais manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
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