Eduardo Almeida, Portuguese football manager
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Full name | Eduardo Filipe Arroja Almeida | ||
Date of birth | 22 March 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Angrense (manager) | ||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
2001–2003 | Benfica U-16 (Assistant manager) | ||
2003–2004 | Benfica U-16 | ||
2004–2005 | União Almeirim U-19 | ||
2005–2007 | Atlético do Cacém (Assistant manager) | ||
2007–2008 | South China (Assistant manager) | ||
2008–2009 | Atlético do Cacém | ||
2009–2010 | African Lyon | ||
2010–2011 | Real (Assistant manager) | ||
2011–2012 | Naval (Assistant manager) | ||
2012–2013 | A.S.C. | ||
2013–2014 | T-Team | ||
2014 | Kozármisleny | ||
2014 | African Lyon | ||
2014–2015 | Lanexang United | ||
2015–2016 | Pinhalnovense | ||
2016– | Angrense |
Eduardo Filipe Arroja Almeida commonly known as Eduardo Almeida (born 22 March 1978) is a Portuguese football manager who currently coaches Angrense.
Eduardo holds the UEFA Pro Licence, the highest football coaching qualification. He received the UEFA Pro Licence in 2011 from the Portuguese Football Federation. He also holds a degree in Sports and Physical Education from the Universidade Lusófona.
He began his managerial career in 2001 as the assistant manager of the U-16 team of Portuguese giants, S.L. Benfica. He worked as an assistant to former Portuguese international, José Luís. Later in 2003 he was appointed as the head coach of the U-17 team of Benfica. In a four-year long spell, he worked at the grassroots level of the club and helped in the development of young footballers.
In 2004, he was appointed as the head coach of the U-19 team of Almeirim-based side, União Futebol Clube de Almeirim on a one-year contract.
He then moved to Agualva-Cacém in 2005 where he signed a two-year contract to be appointed as the assistant manager of Portuguese Third Division side, Atlético Clube do Cacém where he worked as an assistant to Portuguese football manager Pedro Valido.
He first moved out of Portugal in 2007 to Hong Kong where he was appointed as the manager of Hong Kong First Division League side, South China AA. In his short spell in Hong Kong, he helped his side win the 2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League and the 2007–08 Hong Kong League Cup.