Humberto Coelho
Portuguese retired footballer and manager
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Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho (born 20 April 1950) is a Portuguese retired footballer and manager.
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Coelho in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1950 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cedofeita, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1966 | Ramaldense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1968 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1968–1975 | Benfica | 188 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
| 1975–1977 | Paris Saint-Germain | 42 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Las Vegas Quicksilvers | 22 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1977–1984 | Benfica | 167 | (32) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 419 | (66) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1968 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1968 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1968–1983 | Portugal | 64 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Salgueiros | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Morocco | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Al Shabab | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In a career mainly associated with Benfica, the central defender also competed professionally in France and the United States, during a 16-year career. He won more than 60 caps for Portugal, being the player with the most appearances for several years.
Coelho worked as a manager since 1985, also being in charge of several national teams, including his own.[1]
Playing career
Born in Cedofeita, Porto, Coelho was regarded as one of the best stoppers in Portuguese football, imposing himself in Lisbon-based Benfica's first team at the age of 18 – four years later, he had already played in 101 Primeira Liga matches for the club. On 27 October 1968 he made his debut for Portugal, in a 3–0 win over Romania for the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifying stages; during the next 15 years he would appear in a further 63 internationals, scoring six goals while acting as captain on 30 occasions.[2]
From 1975 during two seasons, Coelho played abroad with Paris Saint-Germain. He continued to display the traditional attacking penchant in spite of his position[2] as he netted six times in his first year, although the side could only finish in 14th position in Ligue 1.[3][4]
Subsequently, Coelho returned to Benfica, helping to the conquest of a further three leagues and four domestic cups. He last appeared for the national team at the age of 33, during the 0–5 defeat in the Soviet Union for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifiers – Portugal would qualify for the final stages in France, but he was severely injured during that period and retired shortly after, having appeared for his main club in 496 competitive matches (355 in the league alone) and scoring 76 goals.[5][6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition[7] |
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| 1 | 10 May 1970 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal |  Italy | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 29 March 1972 | Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal |  Cyprus | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1974 World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 14 June 1972 | Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil |  Iran | 0–3 | 0–3 | Brazilian Independence Cup |
| 4 | 18 June 1972 | Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil |  Chile | 0–1 | 1–4 | Brazilian Independence Cup |
| 5 | 17 December 1980 | Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal |  Israel | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1982 World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 17 December 1980 | Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal | Israel | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1982 World Cup qualification |
Coaching career
More than one decade after starting as a coach, with spells with Salgueiros and Braga, both in the top level,[2] Coelho led Portugal to the semi-finals of Euro 2000.[1] However, his contract was not renewed,[8] and late into that same year he was appointed manager of Morocco,[9] being released after the Atlas Lions failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup.[10]
After a spell with South Korea, which ended after roughly one year after a surprise loss to Vietnam,[11] Coelho joined another one in 2008, Tunisia, after a brief return to club action in Saudi Arabia.[12] On 18 November 2009, he was fired following a 0–1 loss in Mozambique for the 2010 World Cup qualification, which ended the country's streak of three consecutive presences in the tournament.[13]
Subsequently, Coelho acted as a director in the Portuguese Football Federation.[14][15][16]
Personal life
Coelho met his future wife, Laurence, shortly after moving to Paris in 1975. She worked as a freelance reporter for RTL, and the couple became parents to two daughters, born in 1980 and 1986.[2]
Honours
Player
Club
Benfica
International
Portugal
- Brazilian Independence Cup runner-up: 1972
Individual
Manager
South Korea
