Luís Manuel Lamas Martins or simply Luís Martins (born 29 November 1963), is a Portuguese

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Club career

Martins began his career in coaching at

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as a youth coach. He won national titles for their Under-17 and Under-19 sides, working with players such as

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, Nani and

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. He was appointed Assistant Manager during the 2004-2005 season during which Sporting reached the final of the

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. During the 2006-2007 season, he managed

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In 2008, Luís was appointed head of youth development by

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. In 2010, he coached Saudi Arabia's national and Olympic teams. During the 2011-2012 season Martins coached Al Ahli's Under-23 side to the national championship in Saudi Arabia. On 9 July 2012, Luís Martins was appointed first-team coach at

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. He left the club following the dismissal of

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on 16 December 2013. On 20 March 2014, Luis Martins, sign for FC Zenit from Saint Petersburg, elite Champions Club in Russia. On 17 February 2017 he was appointed the manager of

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References

http://www.zerozero.pt/pessoa_historico.php?id=550545&grp_hist=0&view=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20140504082423/http://en.fc-zenit.ru/main/team/coaches/

Links

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