António Oliveira (footballer, born 1982)

António José Cardoso de Oliveira (born 9 October 1982), sometimes known as Toni, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the assistant manager of Athletico Paranaense.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.
António Oliveira
Personal information
Full name António José Cardoso de Oliveira
Date of birth (1982-10-09) 9 October 1982
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Athletico Paranaense (assistant)
Youth career
1993–2001 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Benfica B
2003–2004 Braga B 18 (0)
2004–2005 Santa Clara 6 (0)
2005–2006 Casa Pia 2 (0)
2006–2010 Oriental
2010–2011 Fabril 8 (1)
Teams managed
2013–2014 Oeiras (youth)
2014 Tractor Sazi (assistant)
2015 Tractor Sazi (assistant)
2017 Rudar Velenje (assistant)
2017–2019 Kazma (assistant)
2020 Santos (assistant)
2020– Athletico Paranaense (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Lisbon, Toni was a S.L. Benfica youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2001–02 season, in Segunda Divisão B.

In July 2004, after a one-year spell at S.C. Braga B, Toni signed for Segunda Liga side C.D. Santa Clara. He made his professional debut on 18 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kali in a 1–3 away loss against Varzim S.C..

After being rarely used, Toni subsequently represented Casa Pia A.C., Clube Oriental de Lisboa and G.D. Fabril, retiring with the latter in 2011 at the age of just 29.

Coaching career

In late January 2014, after being a coach of A.D. Oeiras' under-19 squad, Oliveira moved to Iran to join his father's staff at Tractor Sazi F.C..[1] In January 2017, he was named Vanja Radinović's assistant at NK Rudar Velenje.[2][3]

In 2017, Oliveira rejoined his father's staff, now at Kazma SC.[4] Both left the club in 2019, and in December of that year, he became Jesualdo Ferreira's assistant at Santos FC of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[5]

On 22 October 2020, Oliveira was appointed assistant manager of Paulo Autuori at Athletico Paranaense.[6]

Personal life

Oliveira's father, also named António, was also a footballer.[1][7] A midfielder, he had his career mainly associated to Benfica.

References
  1. "Filho de Toni recebe apoio da mulher" [Toni's son receives support from wife] (in Portuguese). Record. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. "Vanja Radinović: "Ekipo je potrebno graditi na domačih igralcih!"" [Vanja Radinović: "The team needs to be built on domestic players!"] (in Slovenian). NK Rudar Velenje. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. "Eslovénia: Emancipação de Toni passa pelo NK Rudar" [Slovenia: Toni's emancipation goes through NK Rudar] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. "Toni. Conversa entre pai e filho numa esquina do deserto" [Toni. Talk between father and son in a desert corner] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. "Rui Águas integra equipa técnica de Jesualdo Ferreira" [Rui Águas makes Jesualdo Ferreira's coaching staff]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  6. "Athletico demite Eduardo Barros, contrata António Oliveira e deixa Paulo Autuori como técnico" [Athletico sack Eduardo Barros, sign António Oliveira and leaves Paulo Autuori as manager] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. "Treinador António Oliveira, filho de Toni, ambiciona "alcançar o top europeu"" [Manager António Oliveira, Toni's son, aims to "reach the European top"] (in Portuguese). TSF. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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