João Luís Gouveia Martins (born 24 April 1967) is a Portuguese

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coach and former player. A defender during his playing days, he is currently the manager of Campeonato de Portugal Serie B club

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Playing career

Martins spent his whole playing career as a defender, playing mostly with Portuguese club Marítimo. He made his European debut in the

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, in Marítimo's 2-0 defeat against

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Managerial career

Martins started his managerial career with GR Cruzado Canicense before spending three seasons as the manager of Marítimo B. He then spent four years as an assistant manager, including spells in Qatar with Al Ahli and in Saudi Arabia with Al-Qadsiah, before returning to manage Marítimo B in 2015. Martins was an assistant manager for Lithuanian club

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for three years before spending a few months as their manager. In 2020, he became the manager of Lithuanian team

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Honours

Player

Marítimo

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: 1994-95 (runner-up)

Manager

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References

1967 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Portuguese football managers Footballers from Funchal Men's association football defenders C.S. Marítimo players Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players FC Stumbras managers FK Žalgiris managers FK Panevėžys managers A Lyga managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Angola Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Angola Expatriate football managers in Qatar Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Lithuania Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen {{Portugal-footy-defender-stub