Boa Morte playing for West Ham United in 2010
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luís Boa Morte Pereira | ||
Date of birth | 4 August 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Sintrense (Manager) | ||
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 | 156 | (27) |
2007–2011 | West Ham United | 91 | (2) |
2011–2012 | AEL | 7 | (0) |
2012 | Orlando Pirates | 3 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Chesterfield | 12 | (0) |
Total | 347 | (48) | |
National team | |||
2001–2009 | Portugal | 28 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2013–2014 | Fulham (youth) | ||
2014 | Sporting CP B (assistant) | ||
2014–2015 | Sporting CP U19 | ||
2015–2017 | Arsenal (scout) | ||
2017– | Sintrense | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Luís Boa Morte Pereira (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiʃ ˈboɐ ˈmɔɾt(ɨ)]; born 4 August 1977) is a Portuguese professional football coach and a former player who played as an attacking winger, forward and centre midfielder. He currently is the manager of Sintrense.
Having come through the youth ranks with Sporting Clube de Portugal, Boa Morte received his first big break by joining Premier League side Arsenal in 1997. He also went on to play in England's top flight for Southampton, Fulham and West Ham United. He was released by The Hammers in 2011 and joined Greek side Larissa before moving on to South African side Orlando Pirates. In October 2012 he returned to England and joined fourth-tier side Chesterfield.
A full international from 2001 to 2009, Boa Morte earned 28 caps for Portugal and was selected for the 2004 Olympics and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Born in Lisbon to parents from São Tomé and Príncipe, Boa Morte started his professional career with Sporting Clube de Portugal.