Agostinho Vieira de Oliveira (born 5 February 1947) is a

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retired

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who played as a defender, and a coach. He had a brief manager stint with

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in 2002, and also worked a few years as an assistant with the national team, under

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Football career

Oliveira was born in

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. During his nine-year professional career, he appeared almost exclusively for local

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. His first managerial job was in 1983, as he acted as assistant coach of his main club for two seasons. Oliveira replaced António Oliveira as the Portugal national team manager, in a temporary role before

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took over in 2002. He was in charge for four games, winning two (against

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(3–2) and

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(2–0)) and drawing two (

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and

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, both 1–1). Among others, Oliveira started

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and

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's international careers. He was also coach of the under-21 and Olympic sides, leading the latter to the

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tournament which ended in group stage exit. In 2008, as

returned to the national team, Oliveira was named assistant manager. In September 2010, after the head coach received a six-month suspension from the National Doping Agency following a run-in at the

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, he sat on the bench for the start of the

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qualifying campaign; after Queiroz was fired following the 0–1 loss in

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, he was also relieved of his duties. In December 2010, Oliveira returned to Braga as chief coordinator of the club's youth system.Bracarenses inauguram academia na África do Sul (''Bracarenses'' open academy in South Africa)
;

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, 30 May 2011 (in Portuguese)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oliveira, Agostinho 1947 births Living people People from Póvoa de Lanhoso Portuguese footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.C. Braga players Académica de Coimbra (football) players Portuguese football managers Portugal national football team managers Sportspeople from Braga District