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Luís Boa Morte Pereira (; born 4 August 1977) is a Portuguese football coach and a former professional
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player who played as an attacking winger,
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and
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. He is currently head coach of
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. Having come through the youth ranks with
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,
, Boa Morte joined
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side
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in 1997. He went on to play in England's top flight for
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,
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and
West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English f ...
. He was released in 2011 and joined Greek side
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before moving on to South African club
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. In October 2012, he returned to England and joined fourth-tier side Chesterfield. Part of the Portugal national team from 2001 to 2009, Boa Morte earned 28 caps for
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. He was selected for the
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and the
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.


Club career


Sporting CP

Born in
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to parents from
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, Boa Morte started his professional career with
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,
.


Arsenal

Boa Morte made his debut in English football for
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when he became one of
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's first signings for the club, joining for a fee of £1.75 million. He made his debut on 23 August 1997 as a substitute against
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. During Arsenal's double winning 1997–98 season, he made 15 league appearances, mostly as substitute and four in the
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, although he did not appear in the
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itself. He scored two goals this season, with both coming in a League Cup tie against
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. The following season, he was a fairly regular squad member, usually as substitute in the early part of the season, with a few
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appearances, including against
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on 9 December 1998, when he scored Arsenal's third goal. His fourth and final Arsenal goal came against
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in the FA Cup. He came on as a substitute as Arsenal won the
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. His final appearance for Arsenal was as a second-half substitute away to
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on 14 August 1999.


Southampton

In his season at The Dell, he made a total of 17 appearances, mostly as substitute, with one goal – a thundering left foot drive at
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in a 2–3 defeat on 28 December 1999.


Fulham

In his first season at Fulham, he helped
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's side win the 2000–01 Division 1 title, making 39 league appearances and scoring 18 goals as Fulham ran away with the Championship with a total of 101 points. His contributions to the championship-winning season resulted in him being signed permanently in June 2001 (on a fee of £1.7 million paid to Arsenal), despite Southampton's attempts to bring him back after the expiry of the loan arrangement. In Fulham's first two seasons in the Premiership, he was not able to replicate his form of the Championship-winning season, scoring only three goals, although his form returned to some extent in 2003–04, since when he averaged eight goals per season. He gave away all of his kit to the fans on the last game of the season, including his shorts. He was also voted Player of the Season for 2004–05 and got the nickname ''Dead Snake'' as joking mistranslation of his surname. Boa Morte accused Everton forward
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of racial abuse after an FA Cup fourth round match in January 2004. The accusation was dismissed by the Football Association, who found insufficient evidence. In August 2005, Boa Morte was made team captain. On 19 March 2006, he scored the only goal in the 1–0 win over league leaders and reigning champions Chelsea in the
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at
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; it was Fulham's first win over their neighbours since 1979. He became a favourite amongst Fulham's supporters whilst he played for them, for his impassioned, never-say-die and sometimes aggressive style of play – although this led to problems with referees. Even though his form dipped towards the end of his Fulham career, he was considered something of a cult hero there due to his ability to take players on, his ability to "cause panic like an unpinned grenade in the opposition ranks", and his "emotional character, a trait that strengthened the bond between him and the fans".


West Ham United

Boa Morte signed for
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in January 2007 on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee, which was believed to be around £5 million. He played his first game for the Hammers in an FA Cup tie against
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, setting up two goals and on 13 January 2007 in the Premier League against former team
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. On 28 April 2007, he scored his first goal for the club in an important 3–0 win against
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at the
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. On 29 July 2009, Boa Morte picked up a serious injury in the pre-season friendly against
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. West Ham were playing in the
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in
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when Boa Morte got his studs stuck in the ground, twisted his knee and suffered an
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injury. Boa Morte made his comeback from injury on 13 April 2010, playing 45 minutes in a reserve team 4–1 defeat by
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reserves. Making an appearance in the first team for the first time since the end of 2008–09 season he opened the scoring for West Ham against
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in a 1–1 draw on 9 May 2010. It was his first goal for West Ham for over three years. In June 2010, West Ham Chairman David Sullivan announced that Boa Morte had been offered a new deal as his contract was due to finish at the end of the 2009–10 season. On 17 June 2010, Boa Morte signed a new two-year contract saying that he was looking forward to working with new West Ham manager,
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for the next two seasons. In August 2011 Boa Morte's contract with West Ham was cancelled by mutual consent.


AEL

In August 2011 Boa Morte signed a two-year contract with AEL. He thus rejoined former coach Chris Coleman whom he worked with over four years at
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. Luis Boa Morte signaled his intent to help Larissa back to top flight football in Greece. He provided his first assist in an impressive 3–0 away win over
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on 20 November 2011. However, he left in January 2012, just six months into his stay, due to financial problems at the club. He was immediately linked with moves to South African Premier League sides
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and
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.


Orlando Pirates

On 24 January 2012, it was confirmed by
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boss
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that Boa Morte had signed an 18-month deal. He made only two starts for Pirates and left the club on 14 May. Boa Morte joined
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team
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on trial on 27 September 2012, along with
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.


Chesterfield

On 10 October 2012, Boa Morte signed for League Two side Chesterfield. He commented "The most important thing for me now is to play football," and confirming the initial length of his contract added "I'll be here until the end of January but that doesn't mean I won't stay until the end of the season." The move followed a chance meeting with former Fulham teammate
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who was a coach with the club. His contract was not renewed in January 2013 and he left the club. In August 2013, Boa Morte joined Four Marks, ranked bottom in the
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in the 11th tier of the
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. He knew their manager, who used to run security at Fulham.


International career

Boa Morte made his debut for the
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on 25 April 2001 in a friendly 4–0 defeat away to World and European champions
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, as an 87th-minute substitute for
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. His only goal came in a 5–1 home win against
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on 14 November that year, a game which had to be abandoned when the African team were reduced to six players on the pitch. Boa Morte was not selected by manager
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for
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. His former Fulham teammate
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publicly called the omission "revolting and scandalous", and advised Boa Morte never to play for Portugal again. Later that year, he was included in the under-23 team for the Olympic tournament in Greece in which they came bottom of their group. He was sent off early in the second half of a 4–2 loss to
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for a kick at
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, in a match that received widespread media coverage due to the ongoing war in the opponents' nation. Boa Morte was part of Scolari's team that came fourth at the
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in Germany, playing ten minutes in place of captain
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at the end of a 2–1 win over
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in the final group game. After an absence of three years, he was recalled by
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on 29 May 2009. He earned his first cap since 2006 on 6 June in a 2–1 win in
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against
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in a 2010 World Cup qualifier. He made 27 appearances, scoring once, for Portugal from 2001 to 2009.


Coaching career

After retiring, Boa Morte immediately spent time assisting the coaches at the
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. In the summer 2014, Boa Morte was appointed assistant manager of
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, the reserve team of
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. After three months, he was appointed manager of the club's U19s. He was in charge until the end of the season, where he moved to
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and worked as a scout. He left Arsenal in February 2017, to become manager of Sintrense. In June 2018, he was appointed manager of
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's U23 squad. He left the position to become assistant manager of
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on 15 January 2019. In June 2019, Boa Morte was appointed as assistant manager to compatriot
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at Everton. He was sacked, along with Silva, in December. Following Silva's appointment as manager at
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in July 2021, Boa Morte joined him as first team coach. On 19 March 2024, it was announced that Boa Morte would be leaving Fulham at the end of the
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to take up the role as manager of
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. His first game in charge, on 6 June 2024 resulted in a goalless draw against
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.


Personal life

Boa Morte made a guest appearance as himself in a February 1999 episode of the
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children's drama series ''
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'', giving out prizes at a school sports day. He appeared on the
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reality series ''Cribs'', showing viewers a relatively modest detached house in
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and his
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; he said that he had never been in his own garden. Boa Morte's nephew Aylton (born 1993) is also a professional footballer, playing as a winger.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boa Morte goal.''


Managerial record


Honours

Arsenal *
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: 1997–98 *
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:
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,
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Fulham *
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: 2000–01 *
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:
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Orlando Pirates *
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: 2011–12 Individual * Fulham Player of the Year: 2004–05


Orders

* Medal of Merit,
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(
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)


References


External links

*
Luis Boa Morte PortuGOAL profileArsenal Photos and stats
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boa Morte, Luis 1977 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent Portuguese men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Portugal men's international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Men's association football wingers Sporting CP footballers Arsenal F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Fulham F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Orlando Pirates F.C. players Premier League players Olympic footballers for Portugal Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2006 FIFA World Cup players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Chesterfield F.C. players English Football League players Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England S.U. Sintrense managers Portuguese football managers Everton F.C. non-playing staff Black Portuguese sportspeople Portuguese football coaches Fulham F.C. non-playing staff Guinea-Bissau national football team managers