Eduardo Filipe Arroja Almeida (born 22 March 1978), commonly known as Eduardo Almeida, is a Portuguese

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manager.

Managerial career

Eduardo holds the

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, the highest football coaching qualification. He received the UEFA Pro Licence in 2011 from the

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. He also holds a degree in Sports and Physical Education from the

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Portugal

He began his managerial career in 2001 as the assistant manager of the U-16 team of Portuguese club

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional association football, football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese footba ...

. 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 Almeirim () is a city and a municipality in Santarém District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 23,376, in an area of 222.12 km². The city proper had a population of 10,520 in 2001. History There are vestiges of mid-Paleolithic to Meso ...

-based side, União Futebol Clube de Almeirim on a one-year contract. He then moved to

Agualva-Cacém Agualva-Cacém () is a Portuguese city located in the municipality of Sintra. It comprises the civil parishes of Agualva, Cacém, Mira-Sintra, and São Marcos, equivalent to 81,845 inhabitants of the municipalities population. History The name ...

in 2005 where he signed a two-year contract to be appointed as the assistant manager of

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side, Atlético Clube do Cacém where he worked as an assistant to Portuguese football manager

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Hong Kong

He first moved out of

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in 2007 to

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where he was appointed as the Assistant Manager of

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side,

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. In his short spell in Hong Kong, he helped his side win the

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and the

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Back to Portugal

He moved back to Portugal in 2008 and was appointed as the manager of his former club, Atlético Cacém.

Tanzania

He again moved out of Portugal in 2009 to

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where he was appointed as the manager of

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side, African Lyon F.C. He helped the

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-based side secure the 5th position in the 2009–10 season of the Tanzanian Premier League.

Back to Portugal

After a short spell in Tanzania, he moved back to Portugal in 2010 where he was appointed as the assistant manager of

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side, Real S.C. where he worked as an assistant to Portuguese football manager Jorge Amaral Rodrigues. He then moved to

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in 2011 where he was appointed as the assistant manager of

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on a one-year contract. He worked as an assistant to former

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ian international,

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. In 2012, he moved to

Reguengos de Monsaraz Reguengos de Monsaraz () is a municipality in Évora District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,828, in an area of 464.00 km2. The City of Reguengos de Monsaraz proper has a population of 7,308. The present Mayor is José Calixto, el ...

where he was appointed as the manager of

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on a one-year contract.

Malaysia

After a three year long spell in Portugal, he moved out to

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where he signed a one-year contract to be appointed as the manager of

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side, T–Team F.C. He was appointed as a replacement for former

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player,

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and was given the responsibility of avoiding relegation to the

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Hungary

In December 2014, he moved out to

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where on 17 December, he was appointed as the manager of

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-based

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side,

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on a short-term contract. He helped his side secure 13 points in 14 matches in a short-spell at the club, emerging victorious against

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Várda SE Várda is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the e ...

and Hungarian club

Békéscsaba 1912 Előre Békéscsaba 1912 Előre is a Hungarian football club from Békéscsaba. The club was founded in 1912 as ''Előre Munkás Testedző Egyesület''. The colours of the club are lilac and white. The club achieved its greatest success in 1988 when ...

Back to Tanzania

He moved back to Tanzania and to his former club African Lyon in 2014.

Laos

In December 2014, he made a far away move to

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

where he was appointed as the manager of

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side,

Lanexang United F.C. Lanexang United Football Club (Lao alphabet, Laos ສະໂມສອນລ້ານຊ້າງຢູໄນເຕັດ) was a Laotian professional football (soccer), football club based in Vientiane, Laos. They were the champions of the 2016 Lao ...

In his short spell at the

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-based side, he helped them secure the 2nd position in the

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Back to Portugal

He moved back to Portugal in December 2015 and was appointed as the manager of Campeonato de Portugal side,

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on a one-year contract. He helped his side avoid relegation to

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securing major wins against SR Almancilense and F.C. Barreirense. He parted company with the

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-based side without any loss and 2 wins in the

2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal The 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal (also known as Campeonato de Portugal Prio, for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of Portuguese football's renovated third-tier league, since the merging of the Segunda Divisão and Terceira Divisão i ...

. He moved to

Angra do Heroísmo Angra do Heroísmo (), or simply Angra, is a city and municipality on Terceira Island, Portugal, and one of the three capital cities of the Azores. Founded in 1478, Angra was historically the most important city in the Azores, as seat of the Roma ...

in October 2016 where on 31 October he was appointed as the manager of another Campeonato de Portugal side,

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Back To Malaysia

June 2017 marks his return to Malaysia when he was appointed as the new head coach of

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. Safe the team from relegation and renew contract, However, in May 2018 finish part away with club with mutual agreement.

Go to Thailand

In December 2018 sign a 2 years contract with Ubon United but left the team in May 2019 because team have financial problems.

Go to Indonesia

On september 2019 sign with

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in Liga 1. 2021 sign with Arema also in Liga 1. When managing Arema, he recorded 23 consecutive unbeaten matches in 2021–22 season.in 2022 Win President Cup. On 5 September 2022, he and Arema separate. (Indonesia), the league.

Honours

Club

Arema *

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Individual

* Liga 1 Coach of the Month:

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Almeida, Eduardo 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Lisbon Semen Padang F.C. Arema FC managers Portuguese football managers Portuguese expatriate football managers South China AA managers Associação Naval 1º de Maio managers Expatriate football managers in Hong Kong Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate football managers in Tanzania Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania Expatriate football managers in Malaysia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate football managers in Hungary Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate football managers in Laos Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Laos C.D. Pinhalnovense managers