Bernardo Tavares, Portuguese football manager
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fernando José Bernardo Tavares | ||
Date of birth | 2 May 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Proença-a-Nova, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Tourizense (Manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1996 | ADC Proença-a-Nova | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2003 | ADC Proença-a-Nova | ? | (?) |
Total | ? | (?) | |
Teams managed | |||
1997–1998 | ADC Proença-a-Nova U-18 | ||
1998–1999 | Pastelaria Rosa U-18 | ||
1999–2000 | Pastelaria Rosa | ||
2000–2001 | ESDRM | ||
2001–2002 | Benfica U-12 | ||
2002–2005 | G.C. Alcobaça (Assistant) | ||
2005–2008 | G.C. Alcobaça | ||
2008 | Porto (Scout) | ||
2008–2009 | Sporting CP Academy (Assistant) | ||
2009–2010 | Carregado (Assistant) | ||
2010–2011 | Belenenses (Assistant) | ||
2011–2012 | Belenenses | ||
2012–2013 | Gil Vicente (Scout) | ||
2013–2014 | Al-Hidd (Assistant) | ||
2014–2015 | Tirsense | ||
2015 | Al-Nahda | ||
2016– | Tourizense | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Fernando José Bernardo Tavares commonly known as Bernardo Tavares (born 2 May 1980) is a Portuguese football manager, a former footballer and a former technical director of Escolinha de Futebol do Bernardo who is the current manager of African Lyon F.C. of the Tanzanian Premier League.
Bernardo began his footballing career since he was 10 years old with the youth team of ADC Proença-a-Nova, based in his home town, Proença-a-Nova. In 1996, he began his professional footballing career with the senior team of ADC and player for the club till he became a 23-year-old youngster in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores. He also helped his parent club win the Castelo Branco Football Association Cup in 2000.
Bernardo holds the UEFA Pro Licence, the highest football coaching qualification. He received the UEFA Pro Licence in June 2013 from the Portuguese Football Federation. He also holds the Pro License on goalkeeping from the Portuguese Football Federation and has also participated in a Sports Massage course hosted by the Leiria Football Association. He was also awarded with the Best Coach award in the camp where he received the UEFA Pro License in 2013.
He began his managerial career with the U-18 team of his parent club in 1997.
In 1998, he moved to a Bakery Club named Pastelaria Rosa FC (doesn't exist now) where he was first appointed as the head coach of the U-18 team and then of the senior team of the club in 1999.
In 2000, he moved to Rio Maior where he was appointed as the head coach of a University National League football club, Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior.
In 2001, he moved to Lisbon where he was appointed as the assistant coach of the U-12 team of one of Portugal's topmost clubs, S.L. Benfica.