Jorge Miguel Costa Duarte, known in some African countries as Miguel da Costa, is a Portuguese

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manager who is last known to have managed

Al-Ittihad (Tripoli) Al-Ittihad Sport, Cultural & Social Club ( ar, نادي الاتحاد الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي) famously known as Al-Ittihad Tripoli, or simply Al-Ittihad, is a Libyan football club based in Bab Ben Gashier, Tripoli, Lib ...

Early life

Duarte started playing football at a young age. As a youth player, Duarte joined the youth academy of Portuguese side

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. After suffering an injury, he started his managerial career.

Managerial career

In Africa, Duarte is known as Miguel da Costa. In 2017, Duarte was appointed manager of Ugandan side

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. He helped them win the league. However, the club's style of play under him was regarded as unattractive. In 2018, he departed the club. After that, he was appointed manager of Botswanan side

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. He was tasked by the club to win the league. He helped the club win their first league title. After that, he was appointed manager of Libyan side

. He holds a UEFA B coaching license.

References

Expatriate football managers in Botswana Expatriate football managers in Libya Expatriate football managers in Uganda Living people Portuguese expatriate football managers Portuguese football managers Portuguese men's footballers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Portugal-footy-bio-stub