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David Nascimento

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In thisPortuguese name,the first or maternalfamily nameisde Sousaand the second or paternal family name isNascimento.
David Nascimento
Nascimento withUtrechtin 2007
Personal information
Full name David de Sousa Nascimento[1]
Date of birth (1966-03-16)16 March 1966(age 58)
Place of birth São Vicente,Cape Verde
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 FC Den Bosch(manager)
Youth career
Amora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Amora
1985–1987 Vitória Setúbal
1987–1989 Barreirense
1989–1990 Vitória de Guimarães
1990–1991 Benfica e Castelo Branco
1991–1992 RKC 16 (1)
1992–1994 Roda JC 55 (0)
1994–1998 Utrecht 123 (5)
1998–2002 RKC Waalwijk 106 (4)
2002–2003 RBC Roosendaal 25 (1)
2003–2005 Sparta Rotterdam 37 (2)
Managerial career
2005 Sparta Rotterdam(caretaker)
2006–2009 Jong Utrecht
2010–2011 Sparta Nijkerk
2016 Malta U19
2018–2020 Eindhoven
2021–2024 Jordan women
2024– FC Den Bosch
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David de Sousa Nascimento(born 16 March 1966), or simplyNascimento,is a Portuguesefootball managerof Cape Verdean origin and former player who played as adefender.He is currently the manager ofFC Den Bosch.

Born inSão Vicente, Cape Verde,he is the first Cape Verdean that has aUEFAPro License. He has had a long career as a professional player in both Portugal and the Netherlands, having played over 500 matches. Afterwards, he also worked in various managerial positions in the Netherlands, Mexico and South Africa.

Playing career

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Nascimento started his career in Portugal. He turned professional at the age of 17 representingVitória de SetúbalandVitória de Guimarãesa few years later. In the 1991–92 season, he decided to join DutchEredivisieclubRKC.He stayed there one season, before moving on toRoda JC,during which period he was called up for thePortugal national team.[2]In 1994, he moved toUtrecht,where he played four seasons and grew into a key player. In the 1998–99 season – after Nascimento lost his place in the Utrecht starting line-up under head coachMark Wotte– managerMartin Jolfacilitated his return to RKC, where he was madeteam captain.[3]Three seasons later, he signed withRBC Roosendaalwhere he would stay for one season before joiningSparta Rotterdam.[4]There, he decided to retire from professional football player at the age of 38 having played over 500 official matches.[5]

Managerial career

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Having ended his career as professional player, Nascimento started in season 2004–05 as coach of Sparta Rotterdam U15 team. With this team he won the Nike Tournament and therefore qualified to compete against other European Tournament winners such asSporting CP,Manchester UnitedandJuventus.[6]At the end of this season, Nascimento andAdri van Tiggelentook over from Sparta first-team coachMike Snoeiand were asked to lead Sparta to promotion to theEredivisie.[7]Sparta won all their play-off matches resulting in a promotion to the highest level. The next season, Nascimento was an understudy to coachLouis van GaalatAZ.[8]In the 2006–07 season, Nascimento became coach of theFC UtrechtU18 team, which finished in second place in the national competition for under-18 teams.[9]Also he was appointed first-team assistant by managerFoeke Booy,a position in which he stayed until the end of 2008.[10]In 2009, Nascimento received the highest coaching diploma, theUEFAPro License.[11][12]

On 22 October 2010, Nascimento was appointed new head coach of fourth-tierTopklasseclubSparta Nijkerk,succeeding the dismissed Raymond Schuurman.[12][13]In the 2011–12 season, he became head of youth development for South African clubMamelodi Sundowns.[8]From June 2012 to February 2013, Nascimento was assistant toJohn van 't Schipat Mexican clubGuadalajara.[14][8]He shortly coached theMalta national under-19 teamduring the2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[15]

On 22 January 2018, Nascimento was appointed head coach ofFC Eindhovenas successor toWilfred van Leeuwen.[15]He signed a contract until the end of the 2017–18 season with an option to extend.[16]He was succeeded byErnie Brandtsin July 2019.[17]

In October 2021, Nascimento was appointed head coach of theJordan women's national team.[18]

On 30 April 2024, Nascimento was appointed as new head coach ofFC Den Bosch,starting on 1 July 2024.[19]

Executive career

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On 7 May 2014, Cypriot sideAPOELappointed Nascimento as the club's new technical director.[20]On 27 August 2014, his contract with APOEL was terminated by mutual consent.[21]

References

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  1. ^abDavid Nascimentoat WorldFootball.net
  2. ^"David Sousa Nascimento (1966)".KENTUDEZENOG(in Dutch). 11 November 2011.
  3. ^"Nascimento naar RKC Waalwijk".Voetbal International(in Dutch). 20 November 1998.
  4. ^"RBC trekt Nascimento aan".Voetbal International(in Dutch). 31 May 2002.Retrieved25 February2021.
  5. ^"Nascimento stopt en gaat verder als trainer".soccernews.nl(in Dutch). 4 May 2005.
  6. ^"Sparta heeft nieuwe trainer".Nijkerk Nieuws(in Dutch). 22 October 2010.Retrieved25 February2021.
  7. ^"Van Tiggelen leidt Sparta vijf duels".NRC Handelsblad(in Dutch). 27 May 2005.
  8. ^abcJager, Nick de (27 January 2018)."De verloren jaren van nieuwbakken FC Eindhoven-coach David Nascimento".Elfvoetbal.nl(in Dutch).
  9. ^"Nascimento nieuwe trainer Jong FC Utrecht".FCUpdate.nl(in Dutch). 21 March 2006.
  10. ^"Nascimento twee jaar langer bij FC Utrecht".Voetbal International(in Dutch). 16 January 2007.
  11. ^"Cursisten Coach Betaald Voetbal".De VoetbalTrainer(in Dutch). 6 May 2008.Retrieved25 February2021.
  12. ^ab"David Nascimento nieuwe trainer Sparta Nijkerk".Rijnmond(in Dutch). 26 October 2010.
  13. ^"Nascimento maakt naam met Sparta Nijkerk".Het Parool(in Dutch). 10 November 2010.
  14. ^"Ook Nascimento naar Chivas".NU(in Dutch). 9 May 2012.
  15. ^abDal, Thomas (22 January 2018)."David Nascimento nieuwe hoofdtrainer FC Eindhoven".Eindhovens Dagblad(in Dutch).
  16. ^"FC Eindhoven stelt oud-verdediger Nascimento aan als trainer".NU(in Dutch). 22 January 2018.
  17. ^Beek, Yvonne van (20 July 2019)."Trainerswissel bij Eindhoven: Ernie Brandts vervangt David Nascimento".Algemeen Dagblad(in Dutch).
  18. ^"Jordan women's national team appoint Nascimento on Road to India 2022".the-AFC.Retrieved29 August2022.
  19. ^Bosch, FC Den (30 April 2024)."FC Den Bosch presenteert David Nascimento als nieuwe hoofdtrainer; Ulrich Landvreugd assistent-trainer".FC Den Bosch(in Dutch).Retrieved30 April2024.
  20. ^"Συμφωνία με Nascimento"[Agreement with Nascimento] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 7 May 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 8 May 2014.Retrieved7 May2014.
  21. ^"Λύση συνεργασίας με David Nascimento"(in Greek). APOEL FC. 27 August 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 30 August 2014.Retrieved27 August2014.
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