Carlos Lisboa
Carlos Humberto Lehman de Almeida Benholiel Lisboa Santos (born 23 July 1958 in Praia, Cape Verde), better known as Carlos Lisboa, is a former Portuguese basketball player who is the current coach of S.L. Benfica.[1] He is usually considered the best Portuguese basketball player of all-time.[2] He played as a guard and as a forward.
Born from a Jewish origin metropolitan Portuguese father and a German origin mother, he spent his youth in Mozambique, coming to Portugal, in 1974. He started his basketball career in the then Portuguese colony, at the youth levels of Sporting Lourenço Marques. After his coming to Portugal, he played at the youth categories of Sporting CP, entering the first team, still at the youth level. He would be a leading name for Sporting, from 1975 to 1982, where he won three National Championships and two Cups of Portugal. He played at C.A. Queluz for the two following seasons, winning a Championship and a Cup of Portugal.[2]
Carlos Lisboa however would achieve the greatest success of his long career as a Benfica player, playing there from 1984 to 1996, ending it aged 38 years old. During this period, he went to win ten National Championship titles and five Cups of Portugal, 4 League Cups and 3 Portuguese SuperCup.[2]
He played 46 times for Portugal, from 1977 to 1992, but unfortunately never had the chance to show his talent at a major competition. The highest point of his career at this level was his presence at the Pre-Olympic Tournament in 1992, where Portugal finished 5th of six national teams.
After ending his player career, he became a coach, having coached Benfica, Aveiro Basket and Estoril Praia.
Honours
Player
- Sporting CP
- Portuguese League (3)
- Portuguese Cup (2)
- C.A. Queluz
- Portuguese League: 1983–84
- Portuguese Cup: 1982–83
- Benfica
- Portuguese League (10): 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
- Portuguese Cup (5): 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
- Portuguese SuperCup (3)
- Portuguese League Cup (5): 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
Coach
- Benfica
- Portuguese League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- Portuguese Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Portuguese SuperCup: 2012, 2013, 2014
- Portuguese League Cup / Hugo dos Santos Cup: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- António Pratas Trophy: 2012, 2014
References
- ↑ "Carlos Lisboa: "São jogos bastante diferentes"" ["They are quite different games"]. SL Benfica (in Portuguese). 12 November 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Carlos Lisboa estreou-se há 30 anos nos Seniores SL Benfica" [Carlos Lisboa debuted 30 years ago for SL Benfica] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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