Luís Boa Morte
Portuguese football coach and former player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luís Boa Morte Pereira (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiʒ ˈβoɐ ˈmɔɾtɨ]; born 4 August 1977) is a Portuguese football coach and a former professional football player who played as an attacking winger, forward and centre midfielder he is currently first-team coach of Premier League club Fulham.[3] He is a first-team coach at Premier League club Fulham.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luís Boa Morte Pereira[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1977-08-04) 4 August 1977 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fulham (first-team coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1996 | Sporting CP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
1996–1997 | → Lourinhanense (loan) | ||
1997–1999 | Arsenal | 25 | (0) |
1999–2001 | Southampton | 14 | (1) |
2000–2001 | → Fulham (loan) | 39 | (18) |
2001–2007 | Fulham | 166 | (26) |
2007–2011 | West Ham United | 91 | (2) |
2011–2012 | AEL | 7 | (0) |
2012 | Orlando Pirates | 3 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Chesterfield | 12 | (0) |
Total | 357 | (47) | |
International career | |||
2004 | Portugal Olympic (O.P.) | 1 | (0) |
2001–2009 | Portugal | 28 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2017–2018 | Sintrense | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Having come through the youth ranks with Sporting CP, Boa Morte joined Premier League side Arsenal in 1997. He went on to play in England's top flight for Southampton, Fulham and West Ham United. He was released in 2011 and joined Greek side Larissa before moving on to South African club Orlando Pirates. In October 2012, he returned to England and joined fourth-tier side Chesterfield.
Part of the Portugal national team from 2001 to 2009, Boa Morte earned 28 caps for Portugal. He was selected for the 2004 Olympics and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.