| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | António Miguel Nunes Ferraz Leal de Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-04-22)22 April 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Marco de Canaveses, Portugal | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Tadamon (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1999–2000 | Régua | ||
| 2000–2001 | Penafiel (youth) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Leixões (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Marco | ||
| 2004 | Penafiel | ||
| 2004–2005 | Padroense (youth) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Paredes (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Beira-Mar (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Aliados Lordelo (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Penafiel (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Penafiel (youth) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Penafiel | ||
| 2014–2016 | Moreirense | ||
| 2016–2017 | Boavista | ||
| 2017–2018 | Arouca | ||
| 2019 | Cova Piedade | ||
| 2019–2020 | Penafiel | ||
| 2020 | Varzim | ||
| 2021 | Cova Piedade | ||
| 2023– | Al-Tadamon | ||
António Miguel Nunes Ferraz Leal de Araújo (born 22 April 1965), known asLeal, is a Portuguesefootballmanager, currently in charge ofKuwaiti Division One clubAl-Tadamon.
He had several spells in charge ofPenafiel, and four othersecond-tier clubs. In thePrimeira Liga, he ledMoreirense andBoavista.
Born inMarco de Canaveses,Porto District, Leal only played amateur football, retiring in 1998 after a three-year spell with Sport Clube Salvadorense. His first head coaching spell arrived midway through the2002–03 season, and he was able to helpMarco narrowly avoid relegation from theSegunda Liga.
From 2004 to 2009, Leal worked mainly as an assistant manager, representing in that capacityParedes,Beira-Mar,Aliados Lordelo andPenafiel. In the2009–10 campaign, he acted as fitness coach at Turkish clubGaziantepspor.[1]
On 28 May 2012, after another youth spell with Penafiel, Leal was appointed as coach of the first team.[2] He led them to the ninth position in hisfirst year, achieving promotion to thePrimeira Liga inthe following season after a third-place finish, as the runners-upPorto B were not eligible;[3] following this success, he was votedcoach of the season.[4]
On 16 May 2014, Leal signed withMoreirense, also in the top division.[5] He left on 19 May 2016 following the expiration of his contract, after consecutively managing to lead the team into safety.[6]
On 11 October 2016, Leal was announced as the newBoavista manager after the club parted ways withErwin Sánchez.[7] He was relieved of his duties early intothe following season,[8] but found accommodation two days after being fired by joining second tier sideArouca.[9]
Leal left Arouca on 26 September 2018, after four consecutive losses put the team in last place at the start ofthe season.[10] The following 17 January, he came back to the league atCova da Piedade on a deal until the end of the campaign.[11] When it finished, he returned to Penafiel on 4 June 2019, succeedingArmando Evangelista.[12] His contract ended abruptly due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, and his teamfinished 15th in the aborted season.[13]
On 19 October 2020, Leal returned to work atVarzim, succeedingPaulo Alves at the 17th-placed club.[14] He left on New Year's Day, having won once in nine games and never in the league.[15] On 22 March 2021, he returned to Cova da Piedade.[16]
In July 2023, having been unemployed for two years, Leal was appointed head coach ofAl-Tadamon in theKuwaiti Division One.[17] On 2 February 2024, his side reached the semi-finals of theEmir Cup after ousting holdersKuwait SC onpenalties.[18]
Leal obtained anacademic andMaster's degree inphysical education, as well as completing adoctorate inpsychology.[19]
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