Diogo Luís
Personal information
Full name Diogo Miguel Alves Luís
Date of birth (1980-08-10) August 10, 1980
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1995–1999 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Benfica B 41 (3)
2000–2001 Benfica 26 (0)
2001–2002 → Alverca (loan) 11 (0)
2002–2004 Beira-Mar 25 (0)
2004–2005 Naval 13 (0)
2004–2007 Estoril Praia 41 (0)
2007–2008 Beira-Mar 25 (8)
2008 Leixões 1 (0)
2008–2009 Apollon Limassol 9 (0)
Total 192 (11)
International career
2000–2001 Portugal U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diogo Miguel Alves Luís (born 10 August 1980) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back.

Football career

Born in Lisbon, Luís was a prospect of S.L. Benfica youth system, where he arrived at age 15. On 29 August 1999, he made his debut for the B team in the third tier, in a match against Portimonense.[1]

After forty appearances in the reserve side, he was called up to the first team by José Mourinho, due to the lack of available left-backs.[2][3] He debuted on 2 October 2000 in a home tie against Braga,[4] and a further twenty-two league caps in his first season, as Benfica had their worst league finish ever.

In the following season, Marco Caneira earned the left-back position, so Luís playing time was greatly reduced, being loaned to Alverca on 15 January 2002.[5] On 18 July 2002, he moved to Beira-Mar in a deal involving Cristiano going the other direction.[6]

After two years in Aveiro, he moved to four more clubs in the next five years, which included a stint in Cyprus, retiring at 28 in 2009.[7] He now works as financial advisor in a bank.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Portimonense 0-3 Benfica B Stats". Foradejogo. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mourinho aposta em Diogo Luís" [Mourinho bets on Diogo Luis]. Record.pt. 1 October 2000.
  3. ↑ "Diogo Luís não volta à equipa "B"" [Diogo Luis will not return to the "B" team]. Record.pt. 6 October 2000.
  4. ↑ "Benfica 2-2 Braga Stats". Foradejogo. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Diogo Luís emprestado ao Alverca até final da temporada" [Diogo Luis loaned till the end of the season]. Record.pt. 15 January 2002.
  6. ↑ "Opção sobre jogadores do Beira-Mar" [Option about Beira-Mar players]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 July 2002. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Diogo Luís: 25 jogos pelo Benfica e o adeus aos 28" [Diogo Luis: 25 games for Benfica and a goodbye at 28]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 29 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Diogo Luís: primeira aposta de Mourinho foi parar ao banco" [Diogo Luis: first bet from Mourinho works in a bank]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 29 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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