Emílio Peixe
Portuguese football manager and former player (born 1973)
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Emílio Manuel Delgado Peixe (born 16 January 1973) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder. He is currently manager of the Kuwait national under-23 team.
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| Full name | Emílio Manuel Delgado Peixe[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1973[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nazaré, Portugal[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Kuwait (under-23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1986 | Nazarenos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1991 | Sporting CP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1995 | Sporting CP | 104 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Sevilla | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Sporting CP | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Porto | 37 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | → Alverca (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Benfica | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | → União Leiria (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 177 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Portugal U16 | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Portugal U17 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Portugal U18 | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Portugal U20 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1994 | Portugal U21 | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Portugal U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Portugal | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2022 | Portugal (youth) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Kuwait U23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A member of the dubbed Golden Generation who hailed from the Portugal youth teams,[2] he was one of the few to have represented all three major clubs in the country, Sporting CP, Porto and Benfica.[3]
Over the course of 14 seasons, Peixe amassed Primeira Liga totals of 172 games and four goals. In 2008, he started working as a manager.
Playing career
Born in Nazaré, Peixe emerged from Sporting CP's prolific youth ranks, making his first-team debut shortly after another club great, Luís Figo. In the summer of 1991, already firmly established in the starting XI, he was essential in helping the Portuguese under-20s to win the FIFA World Cup in Lisbon, where he also received the Golden Ball.[4]
After helping Sporting, with Figo, to conquer the 1995 Taça de Portugal,[5] Peixe moved abroad to Sevilla, accompanying coach Toni. However, grossly unsettled, he left in the immediate winter transfer window, returning to the Lions, but he never regained his previous form.[6]
Peixe then played five seasons at Porto,[7][8] with a six-month loan spell with Alverca in between. He retired in June 2004, after unassuming one-season stints with Benfica and União Leiria.[9]
Also internationally, Peixe earned 12 caps with the full side, all between 18 and 20 years old.[10] He also helped Portugal to a fourth-place finish at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[11]
Coaching career
Peixe returned to the national team in 2008, being charged with coaching the under-16s. In the following years, he worked with several of its youth sides, as both head coach and assistant manager.[12][13]
Both Peixe and Rui Bento left the Portuguese Football Federation set-up in August 2022 to take the helm at Kuwait's Olympic and senior teams, respectively.[14]
Honours
Sporting CP
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 1997–98, 1998–99[3]
- Taça de Portugal: 1999–00, 2000–01
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1999
Portugal
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1991[2]
- UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1989
- FIFA U-16 World Cup third place: 1989
- UEFA Under-18 Championship runner-up: 1990
Individual
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball: 1991[4]
