Vítor_Pontes
Vítor Pontes
Portuguese football manager and former player
Vítor Manuel Pereira Pontes (born 16 August 1958) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is a manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor Manuel Pereira Pontes | ||
| Date of birth | (1958-08-16) 16 August 1958 (age 65) | ||
| Place of birth | Leiria, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1976 | União Leiria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1985 | União Leiria | ||
| 1977–1978 | → Vieirense (loan) | ||
| 1985–1987 | Vitória Guimarães | 0 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | O Elvas | 5 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Louletano | ||
| 1989–1992 | Nacional | 3 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Tirsense | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Guarda | 14 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | União Leiria | ||
| 2003–2005 | União Leiria | ||
| 2005–2006 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 2007–2009 | Portimonense | ||
| 2011 | União Leiria | ||
| 2012–2013 | Chibuto | ||
| 2014 | Ferroviário Maputo | ||
| 2016 | Sichuan Longfor | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Leiria, Pontes started his professional career with local União Desportiva. However, during his 18 years as a senior, he played almost exclusively as a backup, only appearing in seven Primeira Liga matches during his career – five for O Elvas C.A.D. in the 1987–88 season, and two for C.D. Nacional in two years combined.
After retiring in 1994 at age 36 with lowly A.D. Guarda (third division), Pontes began immediately working as a goalkeeper coach with his first club, also going to serve there as an assistant manager.[1] He then coached Leiria's first team for two full seasons after a brief interim spell in 2002, subsequently signing with Vitória S.C. for the 2005–06 campaign and being one of two managers in a season which ended in top level relegation – the other was Jaime Pacheco.
In 2007, Pontes signed with division two side Portimonense SC, and remained there two seasons. On 8 September 2011, after two years out of the managerial scene, he returned to active and União de Leiria, replacing fired Pedro Caixinha.[2] His first game in charge was a 1–0 away win against S.C. Beira-Mar,[3] but he left his post after only one more match, however.[4]
In September 2012, Pontes took over at FC Chibuto in Mozambique.[5] He moved to the China League Two in May 2016, signing with Sichuan Longfor FC.[6]
After leaving Portimonense, Pontes worked as a football pundit for Sport TV, in the channel's domestic and UEFA Champions League coverage.
- "Morreu Fernando Ferreira, treinador dos guarda-redes da União de Leiria" [Fernando Ferreira, União de Leiria goalkeeper coach, has died]. Público. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Vítor Pontes é o novo treinador" [Vítor Pontes is the new manager]. A Bola. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- "Shaffer garante primeira vitória leiriense" [Shaffer ensures first leiriense victory]. A Bola. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- Uniao de Leiria swap coaches... again; PortuGOAL, 26 September 2011
- "Vítor Pontes assume comando do Chibuto" [Vítor Pontes takes over at Chibuto]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- "Vítor Pontes assume comando de equipa chinesa" [Vítor Pontes takes over at Chinese team]. Mais Futebol. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- Vítor Pontes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Vítor Pontes manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
