Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal 1995–1999 Benfica Height 1.85 m | Playing position Years Team | |
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Full name Diogo Miguel Alves Luís Date of birth (1980-08-10) August 10, 1980 (age 36) | ||
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.
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. He debuted on 2 October 2000 in a home tie against Braga, 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. On 18 July 2002, he moved to Beira-Mar in a deal involving Cristiano going the other direction.
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. He now works as financial advisor in a bank.