Horácio Gonçalves

Horácio Gonçalves
Personal information
Full name Horácio José Paredes Mota Gonçalves[1]
Date of birth (1962-12-25) 25 December 1962 (age 62)[1]
Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1980–1981 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982 Valdevez 22 (2)
1982–1984 Fafe 22 (7)
1984–1985 Famalicão 28 (8)
1985–1986 Vitória Guimarães 10 (1)
1986–1988 Fafe 62 (22)
1988–1989 Olhanense 14 (9)
1989–1991 Varzim 58 (15)
1991–1992 Louletano 28 (6)
1992–1993 Oliveirense 21 (13)
1993–1994 Varzim 19 (2)
Total 284 (85)
Managerial career
1994–1998 Varzim
1998 Chaves
1999–2000 Maia
2001 Olhanense
2001–2002 Rio Ave
2002–2003 União Madeira
2004–2007 Varzim
2011 Asteras Tripolis
2012 Leixões
2012 AEP
2013–2014 Santa Clara
2014–2015 Leixões
2015–2016 Farense
2017–2018 Felgueiras 1932
2018–2021 Costa do Sol
2021 Mozambique
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Horácio José Paredes Mota Gonçalves (born 25 December 1962) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a forward, currently a manager.

Playing career

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Gonçalves was born in Guimarães. He was a youth player at hometown club Vitória S.C. and played his only Primeira Liga season with them in 1985–86, scoring once in ten appearances. He spent the bulk of his career in the Segunda Liga, achieving figures of 234 games and 69 goals for six teams, including two spells at AD Fafe.[2]

Coaching career

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Having retired with third-division club Varzim S.C. in 1994 he became their manager, overseeing consecutive promotions to reach the top flight in 1997. He also managed G.D. Chaves in that league immediately after, but spent the rest of his career at lower levels. In December 2004 he returned to second-from-bottom Varzim on an 18-month deal,[3] losing his job in late February 2007 after a run of ten matches without a win.[4]

After four years with Asteras Tripolis F.C. of Super League Greece – mostly in additional roles with just four games as manager – Gonçalves returned to Portugal's second tier with Leixões S.C. in February 2012.[5] He left the tenth-placed side in November to return to the Eastern Mediterranean, with AEP Paphos FC in the Cypriot First Division;[6] his spell there was only for three weeks.[7]

Gonçalves came back to Portugal's division two with C.D. Santa Clara,[8] a second stint at Leixões,[9] and S.C. Farense.[10] In February 2017 he took over at F.C. Felgueiras 1932, his first job at the third tier in over 15 years.[11]

In mid-2018, Gonçalves moved abroad again to CD Costa do Sol in Mozambique, succeeding the Argentne Leonardo Costas. In 2019, they won the Moçambola, Taça de Moçambique, Supertaça de Mozambique and the Maputo Top 8 Tournament.[2]

Gonçalves was appointed manager of Mozambique in April 2021, on a 21⁄2-year contract.[12] His team came fourth at the 2021 COSAFA Cup in South Africa.[13] On 19 October, however, after losses against Cameroon in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, his two-year contract was terminated.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Horácio Gonçalves at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Aresta, Luís (26 December 2019). "Horácio Gonçalves: "Pleno em Moçambique, com um campeonato fantástico"" [Horácio Gonçalves: "Full sweep in Mozambique, with a fantastic championship"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Técnico Horácio Gonçalves regressa ao Varzim" [Manager Horácio Gonçalves returns to Varzim]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 December 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ Ferreira, Almiro (9 February 2007). "Diamantino apela à "união dos varzinistas"" [Diamantino calls for the "union of the Varzim family"]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Horácio Gonçalves treinador do Leixões até final da época" [Horácio Gonçalves manager of Leixões until the end of the season] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. ^ Pereira, Pedro (6 November 2012). "Horácio Gonçalves deixa Leixões" [Horácio Gonçalves leaves Leixões]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Horácio Gonçalves deixa Paphos" [Horácio Gonçalves leaves Paphos]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 November 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Horácio Gonçalves apresentado no Santa Clara" [Horácio Gonçalves presented at Santa Clara]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  9. ^ Guarda, Pedro (29 May 2014). "Leixões contrata treinador Horácio Gonçalves" [Leixões sign manager Horácio Gonçalves]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Farense: Horácio Gonçalves é o novo treinador" [Farense: Horácio Gonçalves is the new manager] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Horácio Gonçalves é o novo treinador do Felgueiras" [Horácio Gonçalves is the new manager of Felgueiras]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 3 February 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Horácio Gonçalves é o novo seleccionador nacional de Moçambique" [Horácio Gonçalves is Mozambique's new national team manager] (in Portuguese). Rádio Moçambique. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Moçambique termina na quarta posição na vigésima edição do torneio COSAFA" [Mozambique finish in fourth place in the twentieth edition of the COSAFA tournament] (in Portuguese). Preto & Branco. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Mozambique sack coach Goncalves after just six months". BBC Sport. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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