Luís Filipe (footballer, born 1979)

Luís Filipe
	Luís Filipe (right) with Benfica in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Luís Filipe Ângelo Rodrigues Fernandes
Date of birth	14 June 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Cantanhede, Portugal
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
1987–1992	Marialvas
1992–1993	Porto
1993–1995	Académica
1995–1996	Marialvas
1996–1998	Académica
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–1999	Académica
1999	Atlético Madrid B
1999–2001	Braga
2000	Braga B
2001–2004	Sporting CP
2001–2003	Sporting CP B
2004	→ União Leiria (loan)
2004–2005	Marítimo
2005–2007	Braga
2007–2011	Benfica
2008–2009	→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)
2011–2014	Olhanense
Total
International career
1998–1999	Portugal U20
2000–2002	Portugal U21
2001–2005	Portugal B
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luís Filipe Ângelo Rodrigues Fernandes (born 14 June 1979), known as Luís Filipe, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a defender but also as a midfielder, always on the right side.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 269 games and 14 goals over 16 seasons, representing in the competition Académica, Braga (two spells), Sporting CP, União de Leiria, Marítimo, Benfica, Vitória de Guimarães and Olhanense.

Club career

Born in Cantanhede, Coimbra District, Luís Filipe started playing professionally as a right winger with Académica de Coimbra, and had a small abroad stint with Spain's Atlético Madrid, spent entirely with the reserves. Unsettled, he moved to S.C. Braga, where he blossomed as a Primeira Liga player.^[2]

Luís Filipe's development led to a 2001 transfer to Sporting CP. Opportunities were scarce, and he subsequently reconverted to right-back in the molds of Miguel, upon his loan with U.D. Leiria.^[2] On 6 August 2003, he scored the first-ever goal at the new Estádio José Alvalade in a 3–1 friendly win against Manchester United.^[3]

In the 2004–05 season, Luís Filipe represented C.S. Marítimo. Subsequently, he returned to Braga.^[2]

Luís Filipe signed a four-year deal with S.L. Benfica for a €500.000 fee in early August 2007,^[4] with also right-back João Pereira going the other way. After one unsuccessful year in Lisbon, he was deemed surplus to requirements by new coach Quique Sánchez Flores, moving alongside Nuno Assis to UEFA Champions League challenger Vitória S.C. in Guimarães, on loan (Assis permanently); the Minho club retained the option to buy the player at the end of the campaign,^[5] but it was not activated.

In 2009–10, as Benfica won the league, Luís Filipe's output consisted of 25 minutes in the 1–0 home victory over FC Porto.^[6] As the team reached the last eight in the UEFA Europa League, he added a further two appearances.^[7]^[8]

Luís Filipe played three league games in the 2010–11 season – one win, one draw and one loss^[9]^[10]^[11]– with manager Jorge Jesus resting several starters in rounds which brought a Europa League fixture the following week, as the side fared better in that competition and reached the semi-finals.^[12] In mid-May 2011, he left the club as his contract expired and was not renewed.^[13] Two months later, he signed for S.C. Olhanense in the same league.^[14]

Personal life

After retiring, Luís Filipe began working in agriculture, owning a farm in Vilamoura that specialised in the growing of raspberries.^[15]

Honours

Sporting CP

Benfica

Primeira Liga: 2009–10^[6]
Taça da Liga: 2010–11^[19]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Luis Filipe" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Simões de Abreu, Alexandra (5 September 2020). ""No Braga, o Cajuda punha-nos nas escadinhas do coreto, fingia ser maestro e tínhamos de imitar o som dos instrumentos que ele inventava"" ["At Braga, Cajuda put us on the steps of the bandstand, pretended to be a maestro and we had to mimick the sound of the instruments he made up"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ "Há 15 anos, Ronaldo convenceu Ferguson a assinar o "casamento perfeito"" [15 years ago, Ronaldo convinced Ferguson to sign the "perfect marriage"]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 August 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ "Benfica bring in Braga full-back". UEFA. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
^ "Benfica: Nuno Assis e Luís Filipe no V. Guimarães" [Benfica: Nuno Assis and Luís Filipe to V. Guimarães] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Benfica 1 – FC Porto 0" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ "Benfica perde mas passa à fase de grupos" [Benfica lose but reach group stage]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 August 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ Curado, Paulo (17 December 2009). "A magia de Angel Di María foi suficiente para bater o AEK" [Angel Di María's magic was enough to beat AEK]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ "Benfica 1–1 Portimonense" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ "Naval 2–1 Benfica" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ Araújo Pina, Pedro (17 April 2011). "Benfica 2–1 Beira-Mar" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ Araújo Pina, Pedro (14 April 2011). "PSV Eindhoven 2–2 Benfica" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ "Benfica: Luís Filipe terminou contrato e é um jogador livre" [Benfica: Luís Filipe ended contract and is a free player] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 17 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
^ Pedro, João José (23 July 2011). "Luís Filipe confirmado" [Luís Filipe confirmed]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
^ Pereira, David (17 September 2017). "Último campeão por Sporting e Benfica dedica-se às framboesas" [Last champion for Sporting and Benfica takes on raspberries]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 September 2017.
^ Soares, Ana (4 May 2002). "Sporting: Luís Filipe entre os convocados para a festa do título" [Sporting: Luís Filipe amongst selected for title party] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ "As 55 aventuras do Super Mário" [Super Mário's 55 adventures] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ "Vila Real-Sporting, 0–4 (Luís Filipe, 22 e 56, André Cruz, 36, Quaresma, 75)" [Vila Real-Sporting, 0–4 (Luís Filipe, 22 and 56, André Cruz, 36, Quaresma, 75)]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 January 2002. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ "Aves 0–4 Benfica" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2021.