João Luís Martins

João Luís Martins
Personal information
Full name	João Luís Gouveia Martins
Date of birth	24 April 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Funchal, Portugal
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Marítimo (president)
Youth career
1981–1986	Marítimo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1996	Marítimo
1996–1998	Machico
Total
Managerial career
2003–2004	GR Cruzado Canicense [pt]
2004–2007	Marítimo B
2007	Pontassolense
2008	Machico
2009–2010	Recreativo do Libolo (assistant)
2010–2011	Al Ahli (assistant)
2011–2014	Al-Qadsiah (assistant)
2015	Marítimo B
2016–2019	Stumbras (assistant)
2019	Stumbras
2019	Žalgiris (interim)
2020–2021	Panevėžys
2024–	AD Camacha
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João Luís Gouveia Martins (born 24 April 1967) is a Portuguese football coach and former player. A defender during his playing days, he is currently the manager of Campeonato de Portugal Serie B club AD Camacha.^[2]

Playing career

Martins spent his whole playing career as a defender, playing mostly with Portuguese club Marítimo.^[3] He made his European debut in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup, in Marítimo's 2-0 defeat against Royal Antwerp.

Managerial career

Martins started his managerial career with GR Cruzado Canicense before spending three seasons as the manager of Marítimo B. He then spent four years as an assistant manager, including spells in Qatar with Al Ahli and in Saudi Arabia with Al-Qadsiah, before returning to manage Marítimo B in 2015.^[4] Martins was an assistant manager for Lithuanian club FC Stumbras for three years before spending a few months as their manager. In 2020, he became the manager of Lithuanian team FK Panevėžys.^[5]

Honours

Player

Marítimo

Taça de Portugal: 1994-95 (runner-up)

Manager

Panevėžys

Lithuanian Football Cup: 2020

References

^ João Luís Martins manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ "João Luís e Luís Olim vão treinar a Camacha" [João Luís and Luís Olim will train Camacha]. RTP Madeira (in Portuguese). 22 May 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
^ João Luís Martins at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ "Marítimo B: João Luís Martins deixa comando" [Marítimo B: João Luís Martins leaves command]. Record (in Portuguese). Cofina. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ João Luís Martins at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

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[1] João Luís Martins manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 8 October 2020.

[2] "João Luís e Luís Olim vão treinar a Camacha" [João Luís and Luís Olim will train Camacha]. RTP Madeira (in Portuguese). 22 May 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.

[3] João Luís Martins at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 8 October 2020.

[4] "Marítimo B: João Luís Martins deixa comando" [Marítimo B: João Luís Martins leaves command]. Record (in Portuguese). Cofina. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

[5] João Luís Martins at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

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