António Oliveira (footballer, born 1982)

António José Cardoso de Oliveira (born 9 October 1982), sometimes known as Toni, is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current head coach of Cuiabá.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.
António Oliveira
Personal information
Full name António José Cardoso de Oliveira
Date of birth (1982-10-09) 9 October 1982
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Cuiabá (head coach)
Youth career
1993–2001 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Benfica B
2003–2004 Braga B 18 (0)
2004–2005 Santa Clara 6 (0)
2005–2006 Casa Pia 2 (0)
2006–2010 Oriental
2010–2011 Fabril Barreiro 8 (1)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Oeiras (youth)
2014 Tractor Sazi (assistant)
2015 Tractor Sazi (assistant)
2017 Rudar Velenje (assistant)
2017–2019 Kazma
2020 Santos (assistant)
2020–2021 Athletico Paranaense (assistant)
2021 Athletico Paranaense U23
2021 Athletico Paranaense
2022 Benfica B
2022 Cuiabá
2023 Coritiba
2023– Cuiabá
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Lisbon, Toni was a S.L. Benfica youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2001–02 season, in Segunda Divisão B.

In July 2004, after a one-year spell at S.C. Braga B, Toni signed for Segunda Liga side C.D. Santa Clara. He made his professional debut on 18 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kali in a 1–3 away loss against Varzim S.C.

After being rarely used, Toni subsequently represented Casa Pia A.C., Clube Oriental de Lisboa and G.D. Fabril, retiring with the latter in 2011 at the age of just 29.

Coaching career

In late January 2014, after being a coach of A.D. Oeiras' under-19 squad, Oliveira moved to Iran to join his father's staff at Tractor Sazi F.C.[1] In January 2017, he was named Vanja Radinović's assistant at NK Rudar Velenje.[2][3]

Kazma

In 2017, Oliveira rejoined his father's staff, now at Kazma SC.[4] Both left the club in 2019.

Santos

On December 2019, Oliveira became Jesualdo Ferreira's assistant at Santos FC of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[5]

Athletico Paranaense

On 22 October 2020, Oliveira was appointed assistant coach of Paulo Autuori at Athletico Paranaense.[6] The following 6 February, he was named coach of the under-23 squad for the 2021 Campeonato Paranaense.[7]

On 13 March 2021, Oliveira was named coach of Athletico's first team, with Bruno Lazaroni taking his previous role.[8] He resigned on 9 September,[9] after six winless matches.

Benfica B

On 5 January 2022, Oliveira was appointed manager of Benfica B, until the end of the 2021–22 season.[10] He left the side in May, as his contract would not be renewed.[11]

Cuiabá

On 2 June 2022, Oliveira agreed to return to Brazil, and was named head coach of Cuiabá in the top tier.[12] He left the club at the end of the season, after not renewing his contract, and took over fellow league team Coritiba on 13 December.[13]

Coritiba

On 18 April 2023, Oliveira was dismissed by Coxa, after a poor campaign in the 2023 Campeonato Paranaense and a 3–0 loss to Flamengo in the league opener.[14]

Return to Cuiabá

On 13 May, he returned to his previous club Cuiabá, replacing compatriot Ivo Vieira.[15]

Oliveira has been awarded 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A head coach of the month in July.[16]

Personal life

Oliveira's father, also named António, was also a footballer.[1][17] A midfielder, he had his career mainly associated to Benfica. His son, also António, was also a midfielder, but only played youth football and notably represented Casa Pia.

Managerial statistics
As of 21 October 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Athletico Paranaense (interim) Brazil 20 February 2021 25 February 2021 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
Athletico Paranaense U23 Brazil 26 February 2021 13 March 2021 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 [18]
Athletico Paranaense Brazil 13 March 2021 9 September 2021 39 20 7 12 52 35 +17 051.28 [19]
Benfica B Portugal 5 January 2022 13 May 2022 18 7 3 8 28 26 +2 038.89
Cuiabá Brazil 6 June 2022 5 December 2022 28 7 9 12 23 30 −7 025.00
Coritiba Brazil 13 December 2022 18 April 2023 15 7 5 3 20 16 +4 046.67
Cuiabá Brazil 13 May 2023 present 22 9 6 7 25 19 +6 040.91
Career total 125 51 30 44 150 128 +22 040.80 —

References
  1. "Filho de Toni recebe apoio da mulher" [Toni's son receives support from wife] (in Portuguese). Record. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. "Vanja Radinović: "Ekipo je potrebno graditi na domačih igralcih!"" [Vanja Radinović: "The team needs to be built on domestic players!"] (in Slovenian). NK Rudar Velenje. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. "Eslovénia: Emancipação de Toni passa pelo NK Rudar" [Slovenia: Toni's emancipation goes through NK Rudar] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. "Toni. Conversa entre pai e filho numa esquina do deserto" [Toni. Talk between father and son in a desert corner] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. "Rui Águas integra equipa técnica de Jesualdo Ferreira" [Rui Águas makes Jesualdo Ferreira's coaching staff]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  6. "Athletico demite Eduardo Barros, contrata António Oliveira e deixa Paulo Autuori como técnico" [Athletico sack Eduardo Barros, sign António Oliveira and leaves Paulo Autuori as manager] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. "Athletico define António Oliveira como o técnico dos aspirantes para o Campeonato Paranaense" [Athletico set António Oliveira as manager of the under-23s for the Campeonato Paranaense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  8. "Planejamento do futebol do Athletico Paranaense para as temporadas 2021 e 2022" [Planning of Athletico Paranaense's football for the 2021 and 2022 seasons] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Club Athletico Paranaense. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. "A temporada 2021 do Athletico Paranaense e a saída de António Oliveira" [The 2021 season of Athletico Paranaense and the departure of António Oliveira] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Club Athletico Paranaense. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  10. "António Oliveira é o novo treinador da Equipa B" [António Oliveira is the new manager of the B-team] (in Portuguese). SL Benfica. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  11. "António Oliveira crítico na despedida: "Vendi um sonho aos jogadores mas percebi que o projeto do Benfica era outro"" [António Oliveira critical in farewell: "I sold a dream to the players but realized that Benfica's project was another one"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SAPO. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  12. "Cuiabá acerta com técnico António Oliveira, ex-Athletico e Benfica" [Cuiabá sign manager António Oliveira, formerly of Athletico and Benfica] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  13. "António Oliveira é o novo técnico do Coritiba" [António Oliveira is the new head coach of Coritiba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  14. "António Oliveira deixa o comando do Coritiba" [António Oliveira leaves Coritiba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  15. "Cuiabá acerta retorno de António Oliveira para o comando técnico" [Cuiabá agree the return of António Oliveira for the technical command] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  16. "Treinador de Julho". Brasileirão Instagram (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 August 2023.
  17. "Treinador António Oliveira, filho de Toni, ambiciona "alcançar o top europeu"" [Manager António Oliveira, Toni's son, aims to "reach the European top"] (in Portuguese). TSF. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  18. "Filho de técnico, fã de Mourinho: 10 curiosidades sobre António Oliveira, novo comandante do Athletico" [Son of manager, fan of Mourinho: 10 curiosities about António Oliveira, new manager of Athletico] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  19. "António Oliveira deixa o comando técnico do Athletico Paranaense" [António Oliveira leaves Athletico Paranaense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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