Miguel Leal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | António Miguel Nunes Ferraz Leal de Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Marco de Canaveses, Portugal | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Boavista (coach) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1999–2000 | Régua | ||
| 2000–2001 | Penafiel (youth) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Leixões (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Marco | ||
| 2004 | Penafiel | ||
| 2004–2005 | Padroense (youth) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Paredes (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Beira-Mar (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Aliados Lordelo (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Penafiel (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Penafiel (youth) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Penafiel | ||
| 2014–2016 | Moreirense | ||
| 2016– | Boavista | ||
António Miguel Nunes Ferraz Leal de Araújo (born 22 April 1965), known as Leal, is a Portuguese football manager, currently in charge of Boavista FC.
Football career
Born in Marco de Canaveses, Porto District, Leal only played amateur football, retiring in 1998 after a three-year spell with Sport Clube Salvadorense. His first head coaching spell arrived midway through the 2002–03 season, and he was able to help F.C. Marco narrowly avoid relegation from the Segunda Liga.
From 2004 to 2009, Leal worked mainly as an assistant manager, representing in that capacity U.S.C. Paredes, S.C. Beira-Mar, Aliados Lordelo F.C. and F.C. Penafiel. In the 2009–10 campaign, he acted as fitness coach at Turkish club Gaziantepspor.
On 28 May 2012, after another youth spell with Penafiel, Leal was appointed as coach of the first team.[1] He led them to the ninth position in his first year, achieving promotion to the Primeira Liga in the following after a third-place finish as the runners-up FC Porto B were not eligible;[2] following this success, he was voted coach of the season.[3]
On 16 May 2014, Leal signed with Moreirense F.C. also in the top division.[4] He left on 19 May 2016 following the expiration of his contract, after consecutively managing to lead the team into safety.[5]
Personal life
Leal obtained an academic and Master's degree in physical education, as well as completing a doctorate in psychology.[6]
References
- ↑ "Miguel Leal é o novo treinador do Futebol Clube de Penafiel" [Miguel Leal is the new manager of Futebol Clube de Penafiel] (in Portuguese). Riquezas e Tradições de Penafiel. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ↑ "Oito anos depois, o Penafiel volta à I Liga" [Eight years later, Penafiel returns to I Liga] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ↑ "Enzo Perez eleito melhor jogador da época passada" [Enzo Perez voted best player of last season] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ↑ "OFICIAL: Miguel Leal no Moreirense" [OFFICIAL: Miguel Leal in Moreirense] (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ↑ "Miguel Leal deixa o Moreirense" [Miguel Leal leaves Moreirense] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ "DESPORTO: Miguel Leal ainda não decidiu o futuro e admite prosseguir carreira no estrangeiro" [SPORT: Miguel Leal has not decided future yet and admits continuing career abroad] (in Portuguese). Marcoense FM. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
External links
- Miguel Leal manager stats at thefinalball.com
- Miguel Leal profile at ForaDeJogo
- Miguel Leal manager stats at ForaDeJogo