Ulisses Manuel Nogueira Morais (born 22 November 1959) is a Portuguese former

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who played as a

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, currently a

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Playing career

Born in the village of Almoster, Santarém, Morais played for 18 years as a senior but only eight at the professional level. He represented

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, U.D. Guarda,

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and

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in the

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, and O Elvas C.A.D. in the

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. With the latter club, Morais appeared in three games in the 1987–88 season as they finished in 15th position out of 20 teams but still suffered relegation. He retired in late 1995, at the age of 36.

Coaching career

Morais started working as a manager a year after retiring, his first eight years being spent in the third division or lower. From 2002 to 2004, he led

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to two consecutive promotions all the way to the top flight; after the latter conquest, he completed his

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coaching degree, level III. From there onwards, Morais coached solely in the top tier, with Gil Vicente FC,

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, Académica de Coimbra and

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. He was dismissed by the third club on 7 September 2009 due to poor results, and only suffered relegation with the first due to irregularities, as he led Gil to the 12th place in the 2005–06 campaign. On 5 September 2015, Morais dropped down to division two for the first time in over a decade, taking over

C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...

on a two-year deal after a poor start under

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left the team second-bottom. After an eighth-place finish, he was let go of with a year remaining. He signed for

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at the same level days later, and quit on 11 October 2016 with the side in 18th, taking nine points from ten games. Morais moved abroad for the first time in June 2017, succeeding Benjamin Mora at the helm of Malaysian champions

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. After winning the

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and Charity Shield, he left on 26 February 2018 due to a family health emergency.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morais, Ulisses 1959 births Living people People from Santarém, Portugal Portuguese footballers Association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players União Montemor players S.C. Covilhã players GD Bragança players U.F.C.I. Tomar players Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco players Ermesinde S.C. players O Elvas C.A.D. players Varzim S.C. players G.D. Peniche players U.R. Mirense players Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers Associação Naval 1º de Maio managers S.C. Dragões Sandinenses managers G.D. Estoril Praia managers Gil Vicente F.C. managers C.S. Marítimo managers F.C. Paços de Ferreira managers Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. managers S.C. Beira-Mar managers F.C. Famalicão managers Malaysia Super League managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Malaysia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Sportspeople from Santarém District