António José Cardoso de Oliveira (born 9 October 1982), sometimes known as Toni, is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current head coach of Brazilian club Cuiabá.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | António José Cardoso de Oliveira | ||
Date of birth | (1982-10-09) 9 October 1982 (age 40) | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cuiabá (head coach) | ||
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) |
Teams managed | |||
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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Lisbon, Toni was a S.L. Benfica youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2001–02 season, in Segunda Divisão B.
In July 2004, after a one-year spell at S.C. Braga B, Toni signed for Segunda Liga side C.D. Santa Clara. He made his professional debut on 18 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kali in a 1–3 away loss against Varzim S.C.
After being rarely used, Toni subsequently represented Casa Pia A.C., Clube Oriental de Lisboa and G.D. Fabril, retiring with the latter in 2011 at the age of just 29.
In late January 2014, after being a coach of A.D. Oeiras' under-19 squad, Oliveira moved to Iran to join his father's staff at Tractor Sazi F.C.[1] In January 2017, he was named Vanja Radinović's assistant at NK Rudar Velenje.[2][3]
In 2017, Oliveira rejoined his father's staff, now at Kazma SC.[4] Both left the club in 2019, and in December of that year, he became Jesualdo Ferreira's assistant at Santos FC of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[5]
On 22 October 2020, Oliveira was appointed assistant coach of Paulo Autuori at Athletico Paranaense.[6] The following 6 February, he was named coach of the under-23 squad for the 2021 Campeonato Paranaense.[7]
On 13 March 2021, Oliveira was named coach of Athletico's first team, with Bruno Lazaroni taking his previous role.[8] He resigned on 9 September,[9] after six winless matches.
On 5 January 2022, Oliveira was appointed manager of Benfica 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 of Cuiabá in the top tier.[12]
Oliveira's father, also named António, was also a footballer.[1][13] A midfielder, he had his career mainly associated to Benfica.
Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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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 | [14] |
Athletico Paranaense | ![]() |
13 March 2021 | 9 September 2021 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 051.28 | [15] |
Benfica B | ![]() |
5 January 2022 | 13 May 2022 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 038.89 | |
Cuiabá | ![]() |
6 June 2022 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |
Career total | 60 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 82 | 63 | +19 | 046.67 | — |
Cuiabá Esporte Clube – current squad | |
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