Ricardo Formosinho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Manuel Nunes Formosinho | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1974–1979 | Vitória Setúbal | 80 | (9) |
| 1979–1981 | Varzim | 46 | (3) |
| 1981–1982 | Amora | 24 | (1) |
| 1982–1987 | Vitória Setúbal | 95 | (6) |
| 1987–1990 | Farense | 41 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 | Olhanense | 12 | (1) |
| Total | 298 | (22) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1992 | Olhanense (player-coach) | ||
| 1992–1994 | Louletano | ||
| 1994 | Amora | ||
| 1995–1997 | Camacha | ||
| 1997–1998 | União Montemor | ||
| 1998–1999 | Imortal | ||
| 2000–2001 | Penafiel | ||
| 2001 | Imortal | ||
| 2002 | Espinho | ||
| 2002–2003 | Seixal | ||
| 2003–2004 | Farense | ||
| 2005 | Santa Clara | ||
| 2005–2006 | Setúbal B | ||
| 2006 | Chaves | ||
| 2007 | Al-Khaleej | ||
| 2007–2008 | Santa Clara | ||
| 2009 | Chaves | ||
| 2010 | Long An | ||
| 2011 | Becamex Binh Duong | ||
| 2013 | Caála | ||
| 2014–2015 | Kuala Lumpur | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ricardo Manuel Nunes Formosinho (born 9 September 1956) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach.
Playing career
Born in Setúbal, Formosinho spent most of his career with local Vitória Futebol Clube, making his Primeira Liga debuts during 1974–75 and finishing the season with only two league appearances. In the following years he became a regular for the Sado River club, scoring a career-best six goals in 26 games in 1976–77 as it finished in sixth position.
After three years in the top level, two with Varzim S.C. and one with Amora FC, Formosinho returned to Vitória for a further five campaigns, the last being spent in the second level. In the 1987 summer, the 31-year-old returned to the main category and joined S.C. Farense, appearing in 27 games in his first year (one goal) and being relegated in his second.
Formosinho retired from football in June 1991 after one season with another Algarve side, S.C. Olhanense, in division three. He appeared in 286 top level games over the course of 14 seasons, netting 20 times.
Manager career
Formosinho started his coaching career with his last team, acting as player-coach in the 1990–91 season and leading it to promotion to the second tier. For the remainder of the decade he coached in the second and third divisions, attaining another promotion to the former competition in 1999 with Imortal DC.
In the 2000s, Formosinho continued working in the same divisions, his biggest achievement being leading F.C. Penafiel to the fifth position in level two 2000–01. In 2003–04 he was also part of José Mourinho's coaching staff at FC Porto, with the campaign ending in national championship and UEFA Champions League conquest.[1]
In the 2004–05 season Formosinho worked with C.D. Santa Clara in the second division, being appointed for the last seven rounds and helping the financially troubled Azores club finally avoid relegation, winning three games, drawing one and losing three. In the following campaign, he returned to his main side Vitória and worked as both technical director and reserve team coach.
Late into the decade, Formosinho also plied his trade in Saudi Arabia and Vietnam.[1][2] He also worked with Mourinho at Real Madrid in the scouting department. In July 2013, he was sacked as Angola's C.R. Caála manager.[3]
Formosinho was appointed as head coach of Malaysian club Kuala Lumpur FA for the 2015 season,[4] being relieved of his duties after less than three months in charge due to poor results.[5]
References
- 1 2 Há 55 treinadores e 340 futebolistas portugueses espalhados pelo mundo (There are 55 managers and 340 Portuguese footballers scattered across the world); Portuguese Times (Portuguese)
- ↑ Vietnam: Dong Tam appoint Ricardo Formosinho as coach; Goal.com, 26 March 2010
- ↑ Recreativo da Caála to get new coach; ANGOP, 30 July 2013
- ↑ KLFA eyes top two spots in Premier League to gain promotion; MSN, 21 January 2015
- ↑ Liga Perdana: Kedah tamat kemarau kemenangan tunduk KL 1–0; Bharian, 3 April 2015 (Malagasy)
External links
- Ricardo Formosinho at footballzz.co.uk
- Ricardo Formosinho profile at ForaDeJogo
- Ricardo Formosinho manager stats at ForaDeJogo
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