Luís Lourenço

Luís Lourenço
Personal information
Full name Luís Carlos Lourenço da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1983-06-05) 5 June 1983 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Luanda, Angola[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1992–2000 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Sporting CP B 52 (22)
2001 → Bristol City (loan) 3 (1)
2002 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 7 (1)
2003–2006 Sporting CP 17 (4)
2004–2005 → Belenenses (loan) 26 (4)
2005–2006 → União Leiria (loan) 24 (6)
2006–2007 Vitória Setúbal 8 (0)
2007 → Panionios (loan) 14 (5)
2007–2009 Panionios 11 (2)
2009–2010 Kerkyra 28 (5)
2010 Moreirense 1 (0)
2011 Alzira 3 (0)
2012–2013 Farense 7 (1)
2013 Corona Brașov 1 (0)
2016 Pinhalnovense 9 (0)
2017 Atlético 12 (5)
Total 223 (56)
International career
1997–1999 Portugal U16 17 (6)
1998–1999 Portugal U17 7 (3)
1999–2001 Portugal U18 10 (0)
2001 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2001–2003 Portugal U20 17 (9)
2003–2006 Portugal U21 21 (5)
2004 Portugal U23 3 (1)
2004–2005 Portugal B 2 (1)
2011 Angola 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Third place 2004 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Carlos Lourenço da Silva (born 5 June 1983), known as Lourenço, is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Sporting CP

Lourenço was born in Luanda, Angola. A Sporting CP youth graduate, he made his professional debut in England, serving two brief loan spells first at Bristol City[2] then Oldham Athletic,[3] both in the Football League One. Additionally, he played and scored regularly for Sporting's reserves.

Lourenço made three appearances and scored once for Sporting in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup,[4] making his Primeira Liga debut on 16 August 2003 in a 2–1 away win against Académica de Coimbra and scoring in the game (he found the net in the season's first three official matches).[5][6] However, he gradually lost his importance in the squad, and spent the next years on loan to several clubs in the country.[7]

Later years

Lourenço was released by Sporting in the summer of 2006, signing for Vitória de Setúbal. In the following January transfer window he moved countries again, joining Greek side Panionios FC, initially on loan. After signing permanently for two years he hardly received any playing time, being released on 1 July 2009.[8]

After a short and unassuming spell back in Portugal, Lourenço moved abroad again, signing in January 2011 with UD Alzira in the Spanish Segunda División B. He reunited at the club with former Sporting teammate Beto,[9] and both were released in June after the team's relegation, having appeared in a combined total of three games.

International career

Lourenço was picked for the Portuguese under-21 squads at two UEFA European Championships, 2004 and 2006. Additionally, he represented the nation at the 2004 Summer Olympics[10][11] and the 2005 Vale do Tejo International Tournament (B team).[12]

Lourenço eventually switched allegiance to Angola, earning his only cap on 10 August 2011 by coming on as an 85th-minute substitute for Manucho in a 0–0 friendly in Liberia.[13]

Honours

Sporting CP

References

  1. ^ a b c d Luís Lourenço at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Bury 0–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 7 April 2001. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Oldham sign Lisbon striker". BBC Sport. 24 July 2002. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Sporting vence Malmö por 2–0" [Sporting beat Malmö by 2–0]. Público (in Portuguese). 24 September 2003. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Goleador de serviço anda numa roda-viva" [On-duty scorer has his head spinning around]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 August 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Lourenço: "Boa exibição da equipa"" [Lourenço: "Good team display"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Lourenço assinou até final da época" [Lourenço signed until end of the season]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 July 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  8. ^ Αποδεσμεύσεις – Λύσεις Συμβολαίων [Cancellations – Contract terminations] (in Greek). Panionios F.C. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  9. ^ Cucarella, Vicent (28 January 2011). "Ettien, Escudero, Beto, Lourenço y Tuiquinho [sic] ya están en la UD Alzira" [Ettien, Escudero, Beto, Lourenço and Tiquinho are already in UD Alzira]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Fernando Meira, Boa Morte e Ronaldo convocados para os Jogos Olímpicos" [Fernando Meira, Boa Morte and Ronaldo selected for the Olympic Games]. Público (in Portuguese). 21 July 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  11. ^ Matias, Jorge Miguel (19 August 2004). "Eliminados e humilhados" [Eliminated and humiliated]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  12. ^ Garin, Erik; Nunes, João. "Torneio "Vale do Tejo" (Portugal)". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Angola empata com Libéria na preparação do jogo de Setembro" [Angola draw with Liberia in preparation for September match] (in Portuguese). Ango Notícias. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Vila Real-Sporting, 0–4: Tudo fácil pelo profissionalismo" [Vila Real-Sporting, 0–4: Everything made easier through professionalism]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 January 2002. Retrieved 14 May 2017.