Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal Name Luis de Manages C.F. Uniao 1970–1971 Estoril Position Forward | Height 1.80 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Luis Maria Cabral Norton de Matos Date of birth (1953-12-14) 14 December 1953 (age 62) | ||
Current team Uniao Madeira (coach) | ||
Lu s norton de matos
Luís Maria Cabral Norton de Matos (born 14 December 1953) is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a forward, and a current coach.
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- Lu s norton de matos
- Uni o da madeira rio ave fc antevis o com lu s norton de matos
- Playing career
- Coaching career
- References
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 210 games and 36 goals over the course of nine seasons, representing in the competition Académica, Estoril, Atlético, Belenenses and Portimonense. In 1989 he became a manager, going on to work with several clubs.
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Playing career
Born in Lisbon, Norton de Matos began playing professionally with local S.L. Benfica, but only appeared for the reserves in official games, also being loaned to Académica de Coimbra where he made his Primeira Liga debuts. Released by Benfica in the 1974 summer, he spent three of the following four years also in the top flight, with G.D. Estoril Praia, Atlético Clube de Portugal and C.F. Os Belenenses, scoring a total of ten league goals combined.
In 1978, Norton de Matos moved abroad and joined Standard Liège in Belgium, helping the team to the second position in the Belgian Pro League in his second season and adding the 1981 Belgian Cup. Aged nearly 28, he returned home and signed with Portimonense SC, scoring a career-best 12 goals in the 1981–82 campaign as the Algarve club finished in sixth position.
Norton de Matos retired in June 1987 at the age of 33 years and six months, after spells with Belenenses (two seasons) and C.F. Estrela da Amadora (second level). He gained five caps for Portugal, all in 1982.
Coaching career
Norton de Matos started coaching in 1989, his first job being with former club Atlético in the second division. He managed mainly in that and the third levels, his only top flight experience arriving in 2005–06 with Vitória de Setúbal: on 17 December 2005, in spite of the team's excellent overall performances (nine wins and only four losses in 15 games, and just four goals conceded, best in European football that season), he resigned due to the club's dreadful economic situation; in the late 90s, he also worked as Sporting Clube de Portugal's director of football.
In 2008, Norton de Matos moved to Guinea-Bissau, being appointed manager at Étoile Lusitana and also directing its football academy. Two years later, he was named coach of the national team of that country.
In the following years, Norton de Matos led S.L. Benfica B to the seventh place in the second tier in the 2012–13 season, being relegated from the top division with C.F. União in 2016. On 1 March 2017, he was appointed by the All India Football Federation to its under-17 side.