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Professional Qualifications

Level 4 Coaches' Course

Portuguese Footbal Federation

PRO/UEFA Certification

Academic Qualifications

Sports High Performance Degree, Football specialization

High Institute of Physical Education Porto

Instructor on several PFF Coaches' Courses, Levels 3/4

Football Player Experience

1983/85 Sp. Braga
1985/86 D. Chaves
1986/88 Sp. Braga
1988/89 FC Porto
1989/90 Beira-Mar
1990/92 Sp. Braga
1992/93 Tirsense
1993/95 D. Chaves
1995/98 Sp. Espinho
National Team
Sub 14 - 1x
Sub 16 - 14x
Sub 18 - 12x (including Euro'84 URSS)
Sub 21 - 7x

Other references

Merit Award Student by the High Institute of Physical Education

Called "Miracle man" by UEFA official website on April 2002, for being the first coach ever to bring a Portuguese third division team to the Cup finals and consequent UEFA competition.

Revelation of the Year 1985, awarded by Rádio Braga



Published a book on the subject of recovery, on high performance training environment.