Diogo Luís

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Luís.
Diogo Luís
Personal information
Full name Diogo Miguel Alves Luís
Date of birth (1980-08-10) August 10, 1980 (age 44)
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.