Agostinho Oliveira

Agostinho Vieira de Oliveira ( born February 5, 1947 in Póvoa de Varzim ), known as Agostinho Oliveira, is a former Portuguese football player and coach.

Career

Agostinho Oliveira played his entire 17 year career as a professional football player only as a defender for SC Braga.

After the end of his active career Oliveira held in 1983 at the club from Braga for two years the post of assistant coach. As a coach António Oliveira as a result of the disappointing cutting the Portuguese team withdrew at the 2002 World Cup, Oliveira looked after temporarily by the national team before Luiz Felipe Scolari has been committed. During his tenure, Portugal achieved two wins and two draws in four games. Then took over Oliveira, the U- 21 team and qualified for the Olympics with this 2004. When Carlos Queiroz 2008 National coach was in, he appointed Oliveira to his assistant. Since Queiroz has been blocked after the 2010 World Cup due to abuse of official during doping controls before the tournament by the anti -doping agency for six months, Oliveira oversaw the national team to the start of qualifying for the European Championship in 2012. Having Queiroz finally released in September 2010 by the FPF was also Oliveira had to leave his post. In December 2010, he returned as chief coordinator of the youth departments of SC Braga.