| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Maria Cabral Norton Matos | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Guinea-Bissau (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1970 | Estoril | ||
| 1970–1972 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1972–1974 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 1973–1974 | → Académica (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 1974–1976 | Estoril | ||
| 1976–1977 | Atlético | 28 | (6) |
| 1977–1978 | Belenenses | 29 | (3) |
| 1978–1981 | Standard Liège | 65 | (17) |
| 1981–1984 | Portimonense | 75 | (19) |
| 1984–1986 | Belenenses | 53 | (6) |
| 1986–1987 | Estrela Amadora | ||
| National team | |||
| 1982 | Portugal | 5 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1989–1990 | Atlético | ||
| 1991–1993 | Barreirense | ||
| 1993–1995 | Espinho | ||
| 2001–2002 | Espinho | ||
| 2002–2004 | Salgueiros | ||
| 2005 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 2006–2007 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 2008–2010 | Étoile Lusitana | ||
| 2010– | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Luís Maria Cabral Norton de Matos (born 14 December 1953 in Lisbon) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a forward, and a current coach.
Norton de Matos began playing professionally with local - and national - giants S.L. Benfica, but only appeared for the reserves in official games, also being loaned to Académica de Coimbra, where he made his first division debuts. Released by the Reds in the 1974 summer, he spent three of the following four years also in the top flight, with G.D. Estoril Praia, Atlético Clube de Portugal and C.F. Os Belenenses, scoring a total of ten league goals combined.
In 1978, Norton de Matos moved abroad and joined Standard Liège in Belgium, helping the team to the second position in the national championship in his second season, adding the 1981 Belgian Cup. Aged nearly 28, he returned home and signed with Portimonense SC, netting a career-best 12 goals in the 1981–82 campaign as the Algarve outfit finished in sixth position.
Norton de Matos retired in June 1987 at the age of 33 years and six months, after spells with Belenenses (two seasons) and C.F. Estrela da Amadora (second level). He gained five caps for Portugal, all in 1982.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 17 February 1982 | AWD-Arena, Hannover, West Germany | West Germany | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Norton de Matos started coaching in 1989, his first job being with former club Atlético, in the second division. He managed mainly in that and the third levels, his only top flight experience arriving in 2005–06 with Vitória de Setúbal: on 17 December 2005, in spite of the team's excellent overall performances (nine wins and only four losses in 15 games, and just four goals conceded, best in European football that season), he resigned due to the club's dreadful economic situation.
In 2008, Norton de Matos moved to Guinea-Bissau, being appointed manager at Étoile Lusitana, and also directing its football academy. Two years later, he was named coach of the national team.
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