Ulisses Indalécio Silva Antunes,[1] nicknamed Lúcio Antunes, is Cape Verdean football manager.

"Lúcio" Antunes
Personal information
Full name Ulisses Indalécio Silva Antunes
Date of birth (1966-10-09) 9 October 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Team information
Current team
Cape Verde (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2010–2013 Cape Verde
2013–2014 Progresso do Sambizanga
2016–2018 Cape Verde

He was appointed the manager of the Cape Verde national team in July 2010.[2] He led the Cape Verde national side to the 2013 African Cup of Nations for the first time in their history,[3] but had to take a leave from his day job as an air-traffic controller.[4]

In late November 2013, he left Cape Verde to take charge of Angolan side Progresso do Sambizanga.[5]

In September 2016, he was reappointed as the manager of Cape Verde's national team. [6]

Achievements edit

As manager

References edit

  1. ^ "Ulisses Indalécio Silva Antunes :: Oásis Atlântico :: Estatísticas :: Títulos :: Palmarés :: Histórico :: Jogos :: Notícias :: Videos :: Fotos :: Zerozero.pt".
  2. ^ "Lúcio Antunes tapped as new national soccer team coach". asemana.publ.cv. 25 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Cape Verde are minnows no more on eve of Africa Cup of Nations debut". The Guardian. 12 January 2013.
  4. ^ The African Cup of Nations: Boys to men The Economist. 2 February 2013.
  5. ^ Cabo Verdean Lúcio Antunes joins Progresso do Sambizanga ANGOP. 27 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Soccer-Tuneful Antunes returns as Cape Verde coach". Reuters. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.