Luís Cavaco

Luís Miguel Pássaro Cavaco (born 1 March 1972) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a right winger.

Luís Cavaco
Personal information
Full name Luís Miguel Pássaro Cavaco
Date of birth (1972-03-01) 1 March 1972
Place of birth Almada, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1982–1990 Almada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Almada
1992–1993 Silves
1993 Estrela Amadora 0 (0)
1993–1995 Casa Pia 33 (11)
1995–1996 Estoril 30 (12)
1996–1998 Stockport County 30 (5)
1998–1999 Boavista 1 (0)
1999–2002 Farense 55 (2)
2002–2003 Felgueiras 32 (10)
2003–2006 Portimonense 74 (7)
Total 255 (47)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Born in Almada, Setúbal District, Cavaco spent his first five years as a senior in the lower leagues of his country. He belonged to C.F. Estrela da Amadora for a brief period of time, never appearing officially for the club and representing three other teams in this timeframe.

In the 1995–96 season, Cavaco excelled with G.D. Estoril Praia in the second division alongside Pauleta, with the pair combining for 30 league goals even though the Lisbon side could only rank in 12th position.[1] Subsequently, he moved abroad with Stockport County in England, appearing sparingly as the team promoted from League One.

Released by the Hatters in summer 1998, with competitive totals of 40 matches and seven goals, Cavaco returned to his country and joined Boavista F.C. in the Primeira Liga. In his only season with the Porto club his output consisted of 31 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against C.S. Marítimo – the league's last matchday – and he moved to fellow league team S.C. Farense for three further campaigns of relative playing time, suffering relegation in his last.

Cavaco retired from football in 2006 at the age of 34, after four years in division two with F.C. Felgueiras (one season) and Portimonense SC (three). After a short spell as assistant manager at C.D. Olivais e Moscavide, he went on to work as a security at a shopping mall.[1]

References
  1. "Cavaco: dos golos com Pauleta à segurança num centro comercial" [Cavaco: from goals with Pauleta to security in a shopping center] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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