João Luís Gouveia Martins (born 24 April 1967) is a Portuguese football coach and former player. A defender during his playing days, he is currently without a club.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Luís Gouveia Martins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Funchal, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marítimo (president) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1986 | Marítimo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1996 | Marítimo | 131 | (4) |
| 1996–1998 | Machico | 29+ | (1+) |
| Total | 160+ | (5+) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | GR Cruzado Canicense | ||
| 2004–2007 | Marítimo B | ||
| 2007 | Pontassolense | ||
| 2008 | Machico | ||
| 2009–2010 | Recreativo do Libolo (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Al Ahli (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2014 | Al-Qadsiah (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Marítimo B | ||
| 2016–2019 | Stumbras (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Stumbras | ||
| 2019 | Žalgiris (interim) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Panevėžys | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editMartins spent his whole playing career as a defender, playing mostly with Portuguese club Marítimo.[3] He made his European debut in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup, in Marítimo's 2-0 defeat against Royal Antwerp.
Managerial career
editMartins started his managerial career with GR Cruzado Canicense before spending three seasons as the manager of Marítimo B. He then spent four years as an assistant manager, including spells in Qatar with Al Ahli and in Saudi Arabia with Al-Qadsiah, before returning to manage Marítimo B in 2015.[4] Martins was an assistant manager for Lithuanian club FC Stumbras for three years before spending a few months as their manager. In 2020, he became the manager of Lithuanian team FK Panevėžys.[5]
Honours
editPlayer
edit- Taça de Portugal: 1994-95 (runner-up)
Manager
editReferences
edit- ^ João Luís Martins manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "J. Martinsas paskirtas naujuoju "Panevėžio" treneriu" [J. Martins has been appointed as the new coach of Panevėžys]. Lithuanian Football Federation (in Lithuanian). 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ João Luís Martins at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Marítimo B: João Luís Martins deixa comando" [Marítimo B: João Luís Martins leaves command]. Record (in Portuguese). Cofina. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ João Luís Martins at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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