Jorge Miguel Costa Duarte, known in some African countries as Miguel da Costa, is a Portuguese football manager who is last known to have managed Al-Ittihad (Tripoli).[1]

Early life

Duarte started playing football at a young age.[2] As a youth player, Duarte joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Porto.[3] After suffering an injury, he started his managerial career.[4]

Managerial career

In Africa, Duarte is known as Miguel da Costa.[5] In 2017, Duarte was appointed manager of Ugandan side Vipers.[6] He helped them win the league.[7] However, the club's style of play under him was regarded as unattractive.[8] In 2018, he departed the club.[9]

After that, he was appointed manager of Botswanan side Jwaneng Galaxy.[10] He was tasked by the club to win the league.[11] He helped the club win their first league title.[3] After that, he was appointed manager of Libyan side Al-Ittihad (Tripoli).[12] He holds a UEFA B coaching license.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "A África de Jorge Duarte". abola.pt.
  2. ↑ "Jorge Duarte (treinador de futebol): "Quero continuar a fazer coisas em equipas que não estejam à espera que os títulos aconteçam"". sapo.pt.
  3. 1 2 "Tem dois nomes, foi campeão no Uganda e é líder no Botswana". iol.pt (Archived). Archived from the original on 2020-09-22.
  4. ↑ "À CONVERSA COM… JORGE DUARTE". espinho.tv.
  5. ↑ "Where did it all go wrong for title winning Da Costa?". monitor.co.ug.
  6. ↑ "Miguel Da Costa remains right man for Vipers SC". observer.ug.
  7. ↑ "Vipers' title win was no fluke - Miguel da Costa". espn.com.
  8. ↑ "What Does Success Look Like for a Foreign Manager at Vipers?". thesportspearl.com.
  9. ↑ "Why coach Da Costa was axed by Vipers SC". pmldaily.com.
  10. ↑ "Da Costa Pleads for more foreigners in teams". mmegi.bw.
  11. ↑ "Two 'bulls' in one kraal, a recipe for disaster?". thegazette.news.
  12. ↑ "Jorge Duarte, "OS TREINOS SÃO ASSISTIDOS POR CINCO MIL PESOAS"" – via pressreader.com.
  13. ↑ "I am not here on a vacation, says new Vipers Coach". kawowo.com.


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