| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | António José Cardoso de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2001 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Benfica B | ||
| 2003–2004 | Braga B | 18 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Santa Clara | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Casa Pia | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Oriental | ||
| 2010–2011 | Fabril Barreiro | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Oeiras (youth) | ||
| 2014 | Tractor Sazi (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Tractor Sazi (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Rudar Velenje (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Kazma | ||
| 2020 | Santos (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Athletico Paranaense (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Athletico Paranaense U23 | ||
| 2021 | Athletico Paranaense | ||
| 2022 | Benfica B | ||
| 2022 | Cuiabá | ||
| 2023 | Coritiba | ||
| 2023–2024 | Cuiabá | ||
| 2024 | Corinthians | ||
| 2025 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2025 | Remo | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
António José Cardoso de Oliveira (born 9 October 1982), sometimes known asToni, is a Portuguesefootballmanager and former player who played as acentral defender.
Born inLisbon, Toni was aBenfica youth graduate. He made his senior debut withthe reserves in the2001–02 season, inSegunda Divisão B.
In July 2004, after a one-year spell atBraga B, Toni signed forSegunda Liga sideSanta Clara. He made his professional debut on 18 September, coming on as a second-halfsubstitute forKali in a 1–3 away loss againstVarzim
After being rarely used, Toni subsequently representedCasa Pia,Oriental andFabril Barreiro, retiring with the latter in 2011 at the age of just 29.
In late January 2014, after being a coach ofOeiras' under-19 squad, Oliveira moved to Iran to join his father's staff atTractor Sazi[1] In January 2017, he was namedVanja Radinović's assistant atRudar Velenje.[2][3]
In 2017, Oliveira rejoined his father's staff, now atKazma.[4] Both left the club in 2019.
In December 2019, Oliveira becameJesualdo Ferreira's assistant atSantos of theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A.[5] He was offered to stay at the club after being acting as head coach of the under-23 squad, but left with Jesualdo nonetheless.
On 22 October 2020, Oliveira was appointed assistant coach ofPaulo Autuori atAthletico Paranaense.[6] The following 6 February, he was named coach of the under-23 squad for the 2021Campeonato Paranaense.[7]
On 13 March 2021, Oliveira was named coach of Athletico's first team, withBruno Lazaroni taking his previous role.[8] He resigned on 9 September,[9] after six winless matches.
On 5 January 2022, Oliveira was appointed manager ofBenfica B, until the end of the 2021–22 season.[10] He left the side in May, as his contract would not be renewed.[11]
On 2 June 2022, Oliveira agreed to return to Brazil, and was named head coach ofCuiabá in the top tier.[12] He left the club at the end ofthe season, after not renewing his contract.
On 13 December 2022, Oliveira took over fellow top tier sideCoritiba.[13] He was dismissed byCoxa on 18 April 2023, after a poor campaign in the2023 Campeonato Paranaense and a 3–0 loss toFlamengo in the league opener.[14]
On 13 May 2023, Oliveira returned to his previous club Cuiabá, replacing compatriotIvo Vieira.[15] He was awarded the2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A head coach of the month in July.[16]
On 9 February 2024, Cuiabá announced that Oliveira had left the club to joinCorinthians, as his new side paid aR$ 1.04 million release clause.[17] He was sacked on 2 July, after a 2–0 loss to rivalsPalmeiras.[18]
On 9 May 2025, after nearly one year without a club, Oliveira returned to Brazil and its first division, after being appointed head coach ofSport Recife.[19] On 4 June, after four winless matches, he was sacked.[20]
On 19 June 2025, Oliveira agreed to become the head coach ofRemo.[21] He was dismissed on 22 September, after just 14 matches.[22]
Oliveira's father,also named António, was also a footballer.[1][23] Amidfielder, he had his career mainly associated to Benfica. His son,also António, was also a midfielder, but only played youth football and notably represented Casa Pia.
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Athletico Paranaense (interim) |  | 20 February 2021 | 25 February 2021 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 050.00 | |
| Athletico Paranaense U23 | | 26 February 2021 | 13 March 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | [24] |
| Athletico Paranaense | | 13 March 2021 | 9 September 2021 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 051.28 | [25] |
| Benfica B |  | 5 January 2022 | 13 May 2022 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 038.89 | |
| Cuiabá | | 6 June 2022 | 5 December 2022 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 025.00 | |
| Coritiba | | 13 December 2022 | 18 April 2023 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 046.67 | |
| Cuiabá | | 13 May 2023 | 9 February 2024 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 041.67 | |
| Corinthians | | 9 February 2024 | 2 July 2024 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 041.38 | |
| Sport Recife | | 9 May 2025 | 4 June 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 000.00 | |
| Remo | | 16 June 2025 | 22 September 2025 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | +0 | 028.57 | |
| Career total | 186 | 73 | 50 | 63 | 227 | 186 | +41 | 039.25 | — | |||
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