Luís Filipe Vieira Carvalha (born 6 January 1967), known as Litos, is a Portuguese former

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who played as a midfielder, currently a

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Playing career

Litos was born in São João da Madeira,

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. As Sporting CP was coached by John Toshack, he made his first-team debut at the age of 17. His best individual season would be precisely his first – 28 matches, six goals, even reaching the Portugal national team– and he remained an important member of the main squad the following years. Litos left the ''Lions'' in 1992, and represented, without much success at least in his country's

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Boavista FC Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista (), is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903 by British entrepreneurs and Portuguese textile workers (thus the "FC" being appended – the British way as oppos ...

, S.C. Braga,

G.D. Estoril Praia Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home games at the Estádio António Coimb ...

, US Lusitanos Saint-Maur (

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, in France) and

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. He retired from the game in 1999, aged 32.

Coaching career

Litos began working as a manager in 2004, starting with former club Estoril and not being able to prevent relegation from the top flight. In the 2009–10 campaign, he led

Portimonense S.C. Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese sports club based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, it is most notable for its professional association football, football team, which currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...

back to the same league after a two-decade absence. Litos was fired by Portimonense in late December 2010, as the Algarve side ranked second-bottom. Shortly after, he signed for

Leixões S.C. Leixões Sport Club, commonly known as Leixões (), is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as football, boxing, karate, volleyball, swimming and billiards. It is most well kno ...

of the second tier, leaving the club on 14 February 2012. Starting in 2012, Litos went on to spend several seasons in the

Moçambola Moçambola (or Campeonato Moçambicano de Futebol, Portuguese for Mozambican Football Championship) is the top division of Mozambican football. It is organized by the Liga Moçambicana de Futebol. History In 1976, shortly after the country's ...

with

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. In February 2016, he returned his country and its second division, leaving

Clube Oriental de Lisboa Clube Oriental de Lisboa is a Portuguese football club based in Lisbon. Founded in 1946, it currently competes in the Campeonato de Portugal, holding home games at ''Campo Engenheiro Carlos Salema'', with an 8,500 capacity. History Clube Orienta ...

's bench after less than one month alleging personal reasons.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Litos 1967 births Living people People from São João da Madeira Sportspeople from Aveiro District Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players A.D. Sanjoanense players Sporting CP footballers Boavista F.C. players S.C. Braga players G.D. Estoril Praia players Atlético Clube de Portugal players Championnat National players US Lusitanos Saint-Maur players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Portugal international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers G.D. Estoril Praia managers Portimonense S.C. managers Leixões S.C. managers C.D. Maxaquene managers Liga Desportiva de Maputo managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Mozambique Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Mozambique