José Júlio de Carvalho Peyroteo Martins Couceiro (born 4 October 1962) is a Portuguese

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, currently the national technical director of the

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Managerial career

As a manager, Couceiro's career is marked with the relegation of Alverca in the 2003–04 season. He bounced back with a good run with Vitória de Setúbal, and won the best Portuguese coach prize. He then signed for

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on 1 February 2005, going on to

Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses (), commonly known as Os Belenenses or simply 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 19,856 ...

during the 2005–06 season. In August 2006, he was appointed manager of the Portugal under-21 national team, reaching positive results in the UEFA Championships. In July 2008, Couceiro was then appointed the head coach of

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, the Lithuanian

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club controlled by

Vladimir Romanov Vladimir Nikolayevich Romanov ( rus, Владимир Николаевич Романов, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ rɐˈmanəf; ; born 15 June 1947)

. On 5 August 2008, Kaunas, playing in a

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play-off match, defeated

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finalists

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2–1 on aggregate to qualify for the third round for the first time in club history. He was then named head coach of the Lithuania national team on 14 August 2008. In his first competitive match as manager, Lithuania defeated

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3–0 in

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for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier. After that, they defeated

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2–0 at home, and the

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1–0. However, they did not qualify for the World Cup tournament proper, held in South Africa. In April 2009, Couceiro signed as a manager with Turkish side

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. On 26 February 2011, following the dismissal of Paulo Sérgio, Couceiro was named caretaker manager of

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. He then moved to

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in July 2011, however left the club in May 2012 after his contract was not renewed. After being appointed as manager of Vitória de Setubal in 2013, he was sacked on 15 May 2014. He then managed

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, leaving in March 2015. In May 2016, Couceiro was appointed manager of Vitória de Setubal for a third time. He left the role in May 2018. In July 2018, he was appointed national technical director of the

Personal life

Fernando Peyroteo Fernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos (10 March 1918 – 28 November 1978) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent his entire professional career with Sporting CP, scoring 544 goals in all compe ...

(1918-1978), a former star player of Sporting CP, was his great-uncle.

References

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