Ricardo Formosinho

Ricardo Manuel Nunes Formosinho (born 9 September 1956) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a manager.

Ricardo Formosinho
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Manuel Nunes Formosinho
Date of birth (1956-09-09) 9 September 1956
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1972–1974 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1979 Vitória Setúbal 80 (9)
1979–1981 Varzim 46 (3)
1981–1982 Amora 24 (1)
1982–1987 Vitória Setúbal 111 (6)
1987–1990 Farense 51 (1)
1990–1991 Olhanense 12 (1)
Total 324 (21)
National team
1973–1974 Portugal U18 12 (1)
1977 Portugal U21 1 (0)
Teams managed
1990–1992 Olhanense (player-coach)
1992–1994 Louletano
1994 Amora
1995–1997 Camacha
1997–1998 União Montemor
1998–1999 Imortal
2000–2001 Penafiel
2001 Imortal
2002 Espinho
2002–2003 Seixal
2003–2004 Farense
2005 Santa Clara
2005–2006 Setúbal B
2006 Chaves
2007 Al-Khaleej
2007–2008 Santa Clara
2009 Chaves
2010 Long An
2011 Becamex Binh Duong
2013 Caála
2014–2015 Kuala Lumpur
2016–2018 Manchester United (assistant)
2019–2020 Tottenham Hotspur (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Setúbal, Formosinho spent most of his career with local Vitória Futebol Clube, making his Primeira Liga debut during 1974–75 and finishing the season with only two league appearances.[1] In the following years he became a regular for the Sado River club, scoring a career-best six goals in 26 matches in 1976–77 as it finished in sixth position.[2]

After three years in the top level, two with Varzim S.C. and one with Amora FC, Formosinho returned to Vitória for a further five campaigns, the last being spent in the second level. In the 1987 off-season, the 31-year-old returned to the latter tier and joined S.C. Farense, appearing in 27 games in his first year (one goal)[3] and being relegated in his second.[4]

Formosinho retired from football in June 1991 after one season with another Algarve side, S.C. Olhanense, in division three. He appeared in 286 top level matches over 14 seasons, netting 20 times.

Coaching career

Formosinho started working as a manager with his last team, acting as player-coach in the 1990–91 season and leading them to promotion to the second tier. For the remainder of the decade he coached in the second and third divisions, attaining another promotion to the former competition in 1999 with Imortal DC.

In the 2000s, Formosinho continued working in the same divisions, his biggest achievement being leading F.C. Penafiel to the fifth position in level two 2000–01. In 2003–04 he was also part of José Mourinho's coaching staff at FC Porto, with the campaign ending in national championship and UEFA Champions League conquest.[5]

In the 2004–05 season, Formosinho was in charge of C.D. Santa Clara in the second division, being appointed for the last seven rounds and helping the financially troubled Azores club finally avoid relegation, winning three games, drawing one and losing three. In the following campaign, he returned to his main side Vitória and worked as both technical director and reserve team coach.

Late into the decade, Formosinho also plied his trade in Saudi Arabia and Vietnam.[5][6] He also worked with Mourinho at Real Madrid in the scouting department. In July 2013, he was sacked as Angola's C.R. Caála manager.[7]

Formosinho was appointed as head coach of Malaysian club Kuala Lumpur FA for the 2015 season,[8] being relieved of his duties after less than three months in charge due to poor results.[9] In the summer of 2016 he again paired with Mourinho, acting as his assistant at Manchester United;[10] in November 2019, they re-joined at fellow English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur.[11] On 6 August 2020 Tottenham announced Formosinho's departure.[12]

References
  1. "Época 1974/75: Primeira Divisão" [1974/75 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. "Época 1976/77: Primeira Divisão" [1976/77 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. "Época 1987/88: Primeira Divisão" [1987/88 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. "Época 1988/89: Primeira Divisão" [1988/89 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 22 July 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. Há 55 treinadores e 340 futebolistas portugueses espalhados pelo mundo (There are 55 managers and 340 Portuguese footballers scattered across the world); Portuguese Times (in Portuguese)
  6. Vietnam: Dong Tam appoint Ricardo Formosinho as coach; Goal, 26 March 2010
  7. Recreativo da Caála to get new coach; Angola Press News Agency, 30 July 2013
  8. KLFA eyes top two spots in Premier League to gain promotion; MSN, 21 January 2015
  9. Liga Perdana: Kedah tamat kemarau kemenangan tunduk KL 1–0; Bharian, 3 April 2015 (in Malagasy)
  10. Mourinho's coaching team confirmed; Manchester United FC, 7 July 2016
  11. JOAO YOU LIKE ME NOW Jose Mourinho backroom staff: Meet Joao Sacramento, Nuno Santos and the new men at Tottenham; Talksport, 21 November 2019
  12. https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/august/ledley-joins-first-team-staff/
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