António Filipe de Sousa Gouveia (born 12 May 1973) is a Portuguese

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Hazem. He amassed

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totals of 174 matches and 17 goals over eight seasons, representing

Farense Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional association football, football club based in Faro, Portugal, Faro in the Faro District, district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club wi ...

Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Reste ...

, Boavista,

Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...

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and Gil Vicente. He added 159 appearances and 21 goals in the Segunda Liga, in a 19-year senior career. Gouveia started working as a manager in 2011.

Playing career

Born in the

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outskirts of

Massarelos Massarelos () is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos. The population in 2011 was 6,789, in an area of 1.94 km².Varzim S.C. Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since it was founded. The club pl ...

in the 1991–92 season, and continued competing in the

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the following years. From 1995 to 1998, Gouveia represented

C.F. União Clube de Futebol União, commonly known as União or União da Madeira, was a Portuguese association football, football club based in Funchal, Madeira, notable for its six appearances in the Portuguese top-flight Primeira Liga, between the 1989� ...

and

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, with both clubs in the Segunda Liga. Subsequently, he signed with

S.C. Farense Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Faro in the district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club will play the 2021–22 season in the Liga Portugal ...

, playing his first match in the

on 12 September 1998 against

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(90 minutes played, 2–0 away loss). On the last day of the 2000 January

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, Gouveia was loaned by

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Rest ...

to Montpellier HSC in the French

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, alongside teammate Rui Pataca. At the end of the campaign he returned to Portugal, joining

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; he contributed eight substitute appearances in his

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, as the ''Chequereds'' won their first and only national championship. Gouveia moved to

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in summer 2002, proceeding to enjoy his most steady period and leaving after three top-flight seasons and competitive totals of 92 games and 12 goals. He signed with

Gil Vicente F.C. Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...

on a free transfer on 7 June 2005 and, after appearing in just five matches in the first half of 2006–07, with the team again in the second tier, he joined

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of the same league. On 23 June 2007, Gouveia signed a one-year deal with

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, recently relegated from the top flight. After a spell with amateurs AC Vila Meã, he retired in 2010 at the age of 37.

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring, Gouveia returned to Boavista to manage the junior side. Two months later, he replaced

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at the main squad. Gouveia worked with Académica de Coimbra from 2011 to 2013, under

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. He was part of the squad that

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their first Taça de Portugal final since 1939, defeating Sporting CP on 19 May 2012. On 20 June 2013, Gouveia was named new head coach of

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. He was fired just three months later, following a string of poor results. Gouveia was appointed at

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on 2 December 2014, following the sacking of Cláudio Braga. His first game in charge took place the following week, and his team defeated

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2–0 at home. After

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's resignation, Académica announced the return of Gouveia in September 2015, this time as the new head coach. His first league match at the helm was at

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on the 28th (1–0 loss), and he only managed to collect six wins until the end of the season, in an eventual return to the second tier after a 14-year stay. On 3 June 2016, Gouveia was appointed manager of second-division club

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on 3 June 2016. He led the side to the eighth position in his debut campaign, being relieved of his duties on 14 September 2017 due to poor results. In June 2018, Gouveia was hired at Leixões after Francisco Chaló left for Algeria. He was dismissed that 23 December after a 1–2 home defeat to

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, with the team in 13th place and in the quarter-finals of the domestic cup. Gouveia signed with Saudi First Division League's Al-Jabalain FC on 11 July 2019. He returned to Portugal two years later, with second-tier

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. On 5 July 2022, Gouveia returned to Saudi Arabia and its division two by agreeing to a contract at Al-Hazem FC.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Boavista *

: 2000–01

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gouveia, Filipe 1973 births Living people Portuguese footballers Footballers from Porto Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Varzim S.C. players Amarante F.C. players C.F. União players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players S.C. Farense players C.F. Os Belenenses players Boavista F.C. players C.D. Nacional players Gil Vicente F.C. players F.C. Vizela players C.D. Aves players AC Vila Meã players Ligue 1 players Montpellier HSC players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers Boavista F.C. managers C.D. Santa Clara managers Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. managers S.C. Covilhã managers Leixões S.C. managers Saudi First Division League managers Al-Hazm FC managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia