Lito Vidigal

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Lito Vidigal
Personal information
Full nameJosé Carlos Fernandes Vidigal
Date of birth (1969-07-11) 11 July 1969
Place of birthLuanda, Angola
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubAEL Limassol (coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1990O Elvas
1990–1995Campomaiorense62(3)
1995–2002Belenenses144(3)
2002–2003Santa Clara6(0)
National team
1996–2001Angola16(0)
Teams managed
2004–2007Pontassolense
2007–2008Ribeirão
2008Estrela Amadora
2009Portimonense
2009–2010União Leiria
2011–2012Angola
2013–AEL Limassol
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Carlos Fernandes Vidigal (born 11 July 1969), aka Lito, is an Angolan retired footballer who played as a defender, and the current coach of AEL Limassol.

Playing career

Born in Luanda, Vidigal played his entire career in Portugal, representing O Elvas CAD, S.C. Campomaiorense, C.F. Os Belenenses and C.D. Santa Clara, retiring in 2003 at the age of 34 with 212 matches in the first and second divisions combined.

Internationally, Vidigal appeared for Angola at the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, gaining a total of 16 caps.

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring in 2004, Vidigal took up coaching, starting with lowly A.D. Pontassolense and G.D. Ribeirão. In 2008 he moved to C.F. Estrela da Amadora – coaching his younger brother Luís after he returned from a lengthy spell in Italy – and joined second level's Portimonense SC.

In late October 2009, as Manuel Fernandes bought out his contract at União de Leiria to return to his favorite club Vitória de Setúbal, Vidigal was named his successor.[1] On 8 January 2011, he was appointed coach of the Angolan national team.[2]

Personal

Vidigal has eleven brothers and sisters, four of his male siblings being footballers: Beto, Luís (who played for Sporting Clube de Portugal and in the Serie A, represented Portugal and was coached in the 2008–09 season by Lito), Toni and Jorge.[3][4]

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