José Luís Lopes Costa e Silva (born 17 May 1958), known as José Luís, is a Portuguese former

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who played as an

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Club career

Born in

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, José Luís was promoted to hometown's S.L. Benfica's first team at only 18, finishing his first season with 25 matches, 20 starts and two goals as the club won the

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championship. Until the end of his tenure he was irregularly used, his best years being 1983 to 1985 as he appeared in 57 games combined – six goals – and won the 1984 league and the following year's Portuguese Cup; he also played the full 90 minutes in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup final's first hand, a 0–1 away loss against R.S.C. Anderlecht ( 1–2 on aggregate). José Luís left Benfica in summer 1987 and signed for C.S. Marítimo, competing in a further four top division campaigns and eventually amassing totals in the competition of 283 matches and 28 goals. He retired in June 1993 at the age of 35, after two years with A.D. Ovarense in the second level. Subsequently, José Luís worked as a manager in

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and

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, also coaching teams in his country's third division (including his former club Marítimo's reserves).

International career

José Luís played four times for

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during two years, his debut being on 21 September 1983 against

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for the

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qualifiers, scoring the fourth goal in a 5–0 home win. He was not, however, picked for the final stages in France, with the nation finishing third. José Luís was appointed at newly created East Timor national team in late 2004, coaching the country in its first-ever international competition, the 2004 Tiger Cup.

Managerial career

In March 2013, ahead of the

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kickoff, he joined Kenkre as head coach. The club then brought three of their first foreigners, Portuguese Rodilson Felisberto Fernandes Dias, Domingo De Jesus Gomes, Bruno Daniel Alciaes, and Australian Daniel Atkins.

Personal life

José Luís' younger, brother, Jorge, was also a footballer. A striker, they shared teams in all the clubs the former represented.

Honours

Benfica *

: 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87 *

Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; ) is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade since the 2024–25 seaso ...

: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 *

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese association football, football match played since 1979 between the winners of the top-tier league (Primeira L ...

: 1980, 1985 *

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: Runner-up 1982–83

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jose Luis 1958 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.L. Benfica footballers C.S. Marítimo players A.D. Ovarense players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portugal men's international footballers Portuguese football managers Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) managers A.D. Lousada managers South China AA managers Long An FC managers Timor-Leste national football team managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Malaysia Expatriate football managers in Hong Kong Expatriate football managers in Vietnam Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in China Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen