- José Luís
Infobox Football biography
playername = José Luis
fullname = José Luís Lopes da Costa e Silva
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1958|5|17
cityofbirth =Lisbon
countryofbirth =Portugal
position =Striker
currentclub = South China
years = 197x–198x
clubs = Benfica
caps(goals) = ? (?)
nationalyears = 1983–1985
nationalteam = Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) = 4 (0)
manageryears = 2004–2005
2005
2007–2008
managerclubs = Timor-Leste
Sabah
South ChinaJosé Luis Lopes da Costa e Silva (born
Lisbon ,17 May 1958 ) was a forward on the Benfica side that dominated Portuguese football in the late-1970s and until middle-1980s.He played four times for the National Team, being the first in
21 September 1983 , with Finland (5-0), for the Euro-84 qualifyings, and the last, in25 September 1985 , with Czechoslovakia (0-1), in the World Cup qualifyings.He was appointed by East Timor as their national head coach for their
Tiger Cup debut in December 2004.José Luís has spent much of his coaching career in his own country, enjoying success with Benfica's talented youth squads and also taking charge of teams in the Portugal second division.
He is looking forward to the challenge of leading Asia's youngest nation into their first ever Tiger Cup campaign.
"Hard work is ahead of us. I will only have a limited time with the players to prepare the challenge ahead, but I believe that we can create a team capable of dignifying our presence and the people of Timor Leste" said the newly appointed coach in a statement."
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