João de Deus (footballer)

João Carlos Pires de Deus (born 6 November 1976) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back, and the current assistant manager of Benfica.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Pires and the second or paternal family name is de Deus.
João de Deus
Personal information
Full name João Carlos Pires de Deus
Date of birth (1976-11-06) 6 November 1976
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Benfica (assistant)
Youth career
1991–1992 Pelezinhos
1992–1995 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Vitória Setúbal 0 (0)
1996–1997 Desportivo Beja 9 (0)
1997–1998 Seixal 16 (0)
1998–1999 Estoril 6 (0)
1999–2001 Lusitano Évora 34 (0)
2001–2003 Barreirense 64 (2)
2003–2004 Vitória Setúbal 8 (0)
Total 137 (2)
Teams managed
2008–2010 Cape Verde
2010 Ceuta
2010–2011 Farense
2011–2012 Atlético
2012–2013 Oliveirense
2013–2014 Gil Vicente
2014–2017 Sporting B
2017 Nacional
2017–2018 NorthEast United
2018 Ermis
2018–2019 Al-Hilal (assistant)
2019–2020 Flamengo (assistant)
2019 Flamengo (interim)
2020– Benfica (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Setúbal, de Deus spent several years associated to local Vitória Futebol Clube, joining its youth system at the age of 15 and making his senior debut in 1995.

During his nine-year senior career, he never competed in higher than the second tier, and represented C.D. Beja, Seixal FC, Lusitano G.C. and F.C. Barreirense, before retiring with his first club Vitória at the end of the 2003–04 season, at only 27.

Coaching career

De Deus started working as a coach immediately after retiring, working with Vitória de Setúbal in the fitness department and having a spell with G.D. Interclube in Angola, also as a fitness coach. His first job as a manager was with the Cape Verde national team, which he left after an unsuccessful qualification campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1]

In the summer of 2010, de Deus was appointed at Segunda División B club AD Ceuta.[2][3] He was sacked by the Spaniards before the end of the year, however, returning to Portugal and joining S.C. Farense, which he could not prevent from relegating from the third level in spite of an incredible comeback.[4]

From 2011 to 2013, de Deus worked in Portugal's second tier, with Atlético Clube de Portugal[5] and U.D. Oliveirense.[6] For the 2013–14 campaign he was appointed at Gil Vicente FC, thus making his debut in the Primeira Liga.[7]

After a poor start to 2014–15, which saw the team lose the first three league matches, de Deus was relieved of his duties.[8] On 6 October, he was hired by Sporting CP B on a one-year contract with the option of a second.[9] He was sacked on 15 February 2017, after a 2–1 home loss to Varzim S.C. put the reserves into second-last place.[10]

On 21 March 2017, de Deus returned to the top flight with C.D. Nacional, becoming the third manager of the season for the last-placed side.[11] He left on 24 May, after their relegation in the same position.[12]

De Deus was hired at Indian Super League franchise NorthEast United FC on 17 July 2017.[13] The team from Guwahati dismissed him the following 2 January, having won once and scored twice in seven games.[14]

In June 2019, de Deus was one of six compatriots that Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus named in his staff at Brazilian club Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, being appointed assistant along with Tiago Oliveira.[15] In November, as Jesus was suspended, he led the team in the 3–1 home win against Esporte Clube Bahia for the Série A as an interim,[16] being chosen the round's best coach.[17]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 1 December 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure[18]
Team Period Record
PWDLGFGAGDWin %
Cape Verde 2008–10 11 6 2 3 16 10 +6 054.55
Ceuta 2010 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 000.00
Farense 2010–11 17 7 5 5 19 22 −3 041.18
Atlético 2011–12 24 8 8 8 21 25 −4 033.33
Oliveirense 2012–13 49 19 13 17 61 56 +5 038.78
Gil Vicente 2013–14 41 10 11 20 36 55 −19 024.39
Sporting B 2014–17 110 43 27 40 149 153 −4 039.09
Nacional 2017 8 1 1 6 5 15 −10 012.50
NorthEast United 2017–18 8 2 1 5 4 13 −9 025.00
Ermis 2018 8 1 2 5 10 14 −4 012.50
Flamengo (interim) 2019 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Total 280 99 70 111 328 372 −44 035.36

References
  1. Edwards, Piers (8 October 2008). "Cape Verde coach looks ahead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  2. "Joao de Deus nuevo entrenador de Ceuta" [Joao de Deus new Ceuta manager]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 June 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  3. "Soccer federation unaware of national selection coach's alleged exit". A Semana. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  4. "Joao de Deus obra 'o milagro' con el Farense" [Joao de Deus makes 'o milagro' with Farense]. El Faro de Ceuta (in Spanish). 5 April 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. "Almeida Antunes confirma saída de João de Deus" [Almeida Antunes confirms João de Deus exit]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  6. Catelas, Ana (30 May 2012). "João de Deus assume comando técnico" [João de Deus takes over coaching position]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  7. R. Teixeira, Nuno (30 May 2013). "João de Deus no Gil Vicente: "Deus está acima de Jesus"" [João de Deus in Gil Vicente: "God (translation of his surname) is above Jesus"] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  8. "Comunicado" [Announcement] (in Portuguese). Gil Vicente F.C. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  9. "João de Deus é treinador do Sporting B" [João de Deus is manager of Sporting B] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  10. "João de Deus de saída do Sporting B" [João de Deus leaving Sporting B]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  11. "João de Deus novo treinador do Nacional da Madeira" [João de Deus new manager of Nacional da Madeira]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 21 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  12. "Treinador João de Deus deixa Nacional" [Manager João de Deus leaves Nacional]. Observador (in Portuguese). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  13. "NorthEast, Delhi hire new coaches for ISL4". ESPN FC. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  14. "ISL 2017: NorthEast United to sack Joao de Deus after poor start". Goal. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  15. Huber, Fred (22 June 2019). "Discípulos de Jesus: conheça os homens de confiança que o novo técnico levou ao Flamengo" [Jesus' disciples: get to know the right-hand men who the new manager brought to Flamengo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  16. Dantas, Matheus (9 November 2019). "João de Deus, técnico com experiência internacional, substituirá Jorge Jesus" [João de Deus, internationally experienced coach, will replace Jorge Jesus] (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  17. "Sem Jesus, João de Deus foi eleito treinador da jornada no Brasileirão" [Without Jesus, João de Deus was voted manager of the round at the Brasileirão]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  18. "João de Deus" (in Portuguese). Zerozero. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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