Vítor Pontes

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Vítor Pontes
Personal information
Full name Vítor Manuel Pereira Pontes
Date of birth (1958-08-16) 16 August 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Leiria, Portugal
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Sichuan Longfor
Youth career
1972–1976 União Leiria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1985 União Leiria
1977–1978 → Vieirense (loan)
1985–1987 Vitória Guimarães 0 (0)
1987–1988 O Elvas 5 (0)
1988–1989 Louletano
1989–1992 Nacional 3 (0)
1992–1993 Tirsense 0 (0)
1993–1994 Guarda 14 (0)
Managerial career
2002 União Leiria
2003–2005 União Leiria
2005–2006 Vitória Guimarães
2007–2009 Portimonense
2011 União Leiria
2012–2013 Chibuto
2014 Ferroviário Maputo
2016– Sichuan Longfor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vítor Manuel Pereira Pontes (born 16 August 1958) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a current manager.

Football career

Born in Leiria, Pontes started his professional career with local União Desportiva. However, during his 18 years as a senior, he played almost exclusively as a backup, only appearing in seven first division games during his career: five for O Elvas C.A.D. in the 1987–88 season, and two for C.D. Nacional in two years combined.

After retiring in 1994 at age 36 with lowly A.D. Guarda (third level), Pontes began immediately working as a goalkeeper coach with his first club, also going to serve there as an assistant manager.

He then coached Leiria's first team for two full seasons after a brief interim spell in 2002, subsequently signing with Vitória de Guimarães for the 2005–06 campaign and being one of two managers in a season which ended in top division relegation – the other was Jaime Pacheco.

In 2007 Pontes signed with second level side Portimonense SC, and remained there two seasons. On 8 September 2011, after two years out of the managerial scene, he returned to active and União de Leiria, replacing fired Pedro Caixinha.[1] His first game in charge was a 1–0 away win against S.C. Beira-Mar,[2] but he left his post after only one more match, however.[3]

In September 2012, Pontes took over at FC Chibuto in Mozambique.[4]

Other ventures

After leaving Portimonense, Pontes worked as a football pundit for Sport TV, in the channel's domestic and UEFA Champions League coverage.

References

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