Luís Freire
Portuguese footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Luís Freire (Brazilian footballer).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Batalha and the second or paternal family name is Freire.
Luís Carlos Batalha Freire (born 3 November 1985) is a Portuguese professional football manager, currently manager of Rio Ave.
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Full name | Luís Carlos Batalha Freire | ||
Date of birth | (1985-11-03) 3 November 1985 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Ericeira, Portugal | ||
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Current team | Rio Ave (manager) | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2012–2015 | Ericeirense | ||
2015–2017 | Pêro Pinheiro | ||
2017–2018 | Mafra | ||
2018–2019 | Estoril Praia | ||
2019–2021 | Nacional | ||
2021– | Rio Ave |
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Beginning as a manager in amateur football in his 20s, he won six promotions in his first eight seasons, including as champions of the Campeonato de Portugal with Mafra in 2018. In 2020, he reached the Primeira Liga with Nacional, and did the same with Rio Ave two years later as champions of Liga Portugal 2.