Alain da Costa Soarès (1935 – 9 January 2023)[1] was a Gabonese professional football manager and coach.

Alain da Costa
Personal information
Full name Alain da Costa Soarès
Date of birth 1935 (1935)
Place of birth French Equatorial Africa
Date of death (aged 87)
Place of death Libreville, Gabon
Managerial career
Years Team
USM Libreville
Vantour Mangoungou
Gabon U17
1987–1989 Gabon
1994–1997 Gabon
199x–2000 Gabon (assistant)
2000–2002 Gabon

Career

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Da Costa coached the USM Libreville and Vantour Mangoungou. Also he worked as manager of the Gabon U17 national team. From 1987 to 1989 and from 1994 to 1997 he led the Gabon senior national team. In June 2000 he again was a coach of the Gabonese Panthères.[2][3]

From 2013 he worked as president of the Gabonese Football Federation.[4]

Honours

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USM Libreville

Gabon

Gabon U17

References

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  1. ^ Alain Dacosta Suarès est mort avec son record (in French)
  2. ^ International Matches 2000 - Africa
  3. ^ International Matches 2002 - Africa
  4. ^ "Des associations revendiquent leur participation au congrès de la FEGAFOOT". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
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