Carlos Lisboa
| S.L. Benfica | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
23 July 1958 Praia, Cape Verde |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Listed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1976–1996 |
| Position | Guard / Forward |
| Number | 7 |
| Coaching career | 1996–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1975–1982 | Sporting CP |
| 1982–1984 | CA Queluz |
| 1984–1996 | Benfica |
| As coach: | |
| 1996–1997 | Estoril Praia |
| 1997–1999 | Benfica |
| 2001–2004 | Aveiro Basket |
| 2011–present | Benfica |
Carlos Humberto Lehman de Almeida Benholiel Lisboa Santos (born 23 July 1958), known as Carlos Lisboa, is a former Portuguese basketball player, and current head coach of S.L. Benfica.[1] He is usually considered the best Portuguese basketball player of all-time.[2] Lisboa played as a guard and as a forward.
Early life and career
Born in Praia, Cape Verde, from a Jewish origin metropolitan Portuguese father and a German origin mother (Fernanda Lisboa Santos), Lisboa spent his youth in Mozambique, coming to Portugal in 1974. He started his basketball career in the then Portuguese colony, at the youth levels of Sporting Lourenço Marques. After his coming to Portugal, he played at the youth categories of Sporting CP, entering the first team, still at the youth level. He would be a leading name for Sporting, from 1975 to 1982, where he won three National Championships and two Cups of Portugal. He played at C.A. Queluz for the two following seasons, winning a Championship and a Cup of Portugal.[2]
Lisboa however would achieve the greatest success of his long career as a Benfica player, playing there from 1984 to 1996, ending it aged 38 years old. During this period, he went to win ten National Championship titles and five Cups of Portugal, 4 League Cups and 3 Portuguese Super Cup.[2]
He played 46 times for Portugal, from 1977 to 1992, but unfortunately never had the chance to show his talent at a major competition. The highest point of his career at this level was his presence at the Pre-Olympic Tournament in 1992, where Portugal finished 5th of six national teams.
After ending his player career, he became a coach, having coached Estoril Praia, Benfica and Aveiro Basket.
Honours
Player
- Sporting CP
- Portuguese League: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82
- Portuguese Cup: 1977–78, 1979–80
- CA Queluz
- Portuguese League: 1983–84
- Portuguese Cup: 1982–83
- Benfica
- Portuguese League (10): 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
- Portuguese Cup (5): 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
- Portuguese Super Cup (6): 1985, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996
- Portuguese League Cup (5): 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
Coach
- Benfica
- Portuguese League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Portuguese Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Portuguese Super Cup (5): 1998, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Hugo dos Santos Cup: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- António Pratas Trophy: 2012, 2014, 2015
References
- ↑ "Carlos Lisboa: "São jogos bastante diferentes"" ["They are quite different games"]. SL Benfica (in Portuguese). 12 November 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Carlos Lisboa estreou-se há 30 anos nos Seniores SL Benfica" [Carlos Lisboa debuted 30 years ago for SL Benfica] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
External links
- FIBA Europe profile
- Carlos Lisboa interview (Portuguese)