Ulisses Morais

Ulisses Manuel Nogueira Morais (born 22 November 1959) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward, currently a manager.

Ulisses Morais
Personal information
Full name Ulisses Manuel Nogueira Morais
Date of birth (1959-11-22) 22 November 1959
Place of birth Almoster, Portugal
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1976–1977 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1978 União Montemor
1978–1979 Covilhã
1979–1980 Bragança 17 (2)
1980–1981 Mogadourense
1981–1982 Guarda 22 (2)
1982–1983 União Tomar
1983–1986 Benfica Castelo Branco
1986–1987 Ermesinde
1987–1988 O Elvas 3 (0)
1988–1989 Varzim 7 (0)
1989–1990 Peniche 33 (1)
1990–1992 Mirense 69 (0)
1992–1993 Leiria Marrazes
1993–1995 Covilhã 29 (0)
Managerial career
1996–1997 Naval
1997–2000 Dragões Sandinenses
2000–2001 Machico
2001–2004 Estoril
2004–2006 Gil Vicente
2006–2007 Marítimo
2007–2009 Naval
2009–2010 Paços Ferreira
2011 Académica
2012–2013 Beira-Mar
2015–2016 Aves
2016 Famalicão
2017–2018 Johor Darul Ta'zim
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in the village of Almoster, Santarém, Morais played for 18 years as a senior but only eight at the professional level. He represented S.C. Covilhã, GD Bragança, U.D. Guarda, Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, Varzim S.C. and G.D. Peniche in the second division, and O Elvas C.A.D. in the Primeira Liga.

With the latter club, Morais appeared in three games in the 1987–88 season as they finished in 15th position out of 20 teams but still suffered relegation.[1] He retired in late 1995, at the age of 36.

Coaching career

Morais started working as a manager a year after retiring, his first eight years being spent in the third division or lower. From 2002 to 2004, he led G.D. Estoril Praia to two consecutive promotions all the way to the top flight;[2][3] after the latter conquest, he completed his UEFA coaching degree, level III.[4]

From there onwards, Morais coached solely in the top tier, with Gil Vicente FC, C.S. Marítimo, Associação Naval 1º de Maio, F.C. Paços de Ferreira, Académica de Coimbra and S.C. Beira-Mar.[5] He was dismissed by the third club on 7 September 2009 due to poor results,[6] and only suffered relegation with the first due to irregularities, as he led Gil to the 12th place in the 2005–06 campaign.[7]

On 5 September 2015, Morais dropped down to division two for the first time in over a decade, taking over C.D. Aves on a two-year deal after a poor start under Abel Xavier left the team second-bottom.[8] After an eighth-place finish, he was let go of with a year remaining.[9] He signed for F.C. Famalicão at the same level days later,[10] and quit on 11 October 2016 with the side in 18th, taking nine points from ten games.[11]

Morais moved abroad for the first time in June 2017, succeeding Benjamin Mora at the helm of Malaysian champions Johor Darul Ta'zim FC.[12] After winning the Super League, Cup and Charity Shield, he left on 26 February 2018 due to a family health emergency.[13]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 24 February 2018[14][15]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Naval Portugal 15 January 1996 2 June 1997 53 29 14 10 054.72
Dragões Sandinenses Portugal 2 June 1997 20 June 2000 119 63 31 25 052.94
Machico Portugal 20 June 2000 5 November 2001 51 21 14 16 041.18
Estoril Portugal 27 November 2001 11 May 2004 107 64 20 23 059.81
Gil Vicente Portugal 28 October 2004 7 March 2006 54 18 10 26 033.33
Marítimo Portugal 16 March 2006 7 April 2007 33 11 10 12 033.33
Naval Portugal 4 October 2007 7 September 2009 68 23 15 30 033.82
Paços Ferreira Portugal 19 October 2009 20 May 2010 27 9 8 10 033.33
Académica Portugal 23 February 2011 17 May 2011 11 2 5 4 018.18
Beira-Mar Portugal 27 February 2012 16 February 2013 37 9 10 18 024.32
Aves Portugal 5 September 2015 17 May 2016 45 21 10 14 046.67
Famalicão Portugal 27 May 2016 11 October 2016 12 3 3 6 025.00
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 19 June 2017 26 February 2018 26 17 4 5 065.38
Career totals 643 290 154 199 045.10

References
  1. "Época 1987/88: Primeira Divisão" [1987/88 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. "Ulisses Morais: "Têm atitude diferente"" [Ulisses Morais: "They have a different attitude"]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 July 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. "Estoril-Salgueiros, 2–1: Título foi doce após o frango" [Estoril-Salgueiros, 2–1: Title was sweet after blunder]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 May 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. "Ulisses elogia curso da UEFA" [Ulisses compliments UEFA course]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 July 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. Frederico, Francisco (1 April 2012). "Ulisses Morais: «Mexendo na atitude, encontrámos a sorte»" [Ulisses Morais: "By adjusting the attitude, we found luck"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. "Ulisses Morais sacked by Naval". PortuGOAL. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
  7. "Dia D em Barcelos com Alves à espera" [D Day in Barcelos with Alves waiting]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 28 September 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  8. "Ulisses Morais apresentado no Aves" [Ulisses Morais presented at Aves]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  9. "Desportivo das Aves rescinde com Ulisses Morais" [Desportivo das Aves rescind with Ulisses Morais]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 May 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  10. "Ulisses Morais no Famalicão" [Ulisses Morais to Famalicão]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  11. "Ulisses Morais anuncia saída do Famalicão" [Ulisses Morais announces Famalicão departure]. Público (in Portuguese). 11 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  12. Anil, Nicolas (19 June 2017). "JDT name Ulisses Morais new coach in place of Ben Mora in MSL". ESPN. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  13. "Ulisses Morais resigns as Johor Darul Ta'zim coach, Raul Longhi takes over". Fox Sports. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  14. Ulisses Morais coach profile at Soccerway
  15. Ulisses Morais manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
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