Abílio António Gomes Novais (born 24 August 1967), known simply as Abílio as a player, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently manager of C.F. Oliveira do Douro.

Over the course of 13 seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 342 matches and 46 goals, mainly at Salgueiros.[1]

Club career

Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Abílio competed in the Primeira Liga from 1988 to 2001, starting by playing all 38 games for Leixões S.C. as the season ended in relegation. He nonetheless signed for FC Porto, being rarely used during his tenure as he was acquired to be a right-back and was barred in that position by legendary João Pinto, and subsequently joined S.C. Salgueiros.[2]

Abílio totalled 26 league goals for Salgueiros in his last four years, then moved to S.C. Campomaiorense and C.D. Aves, retiring in 2003 at the age of 36 with his first club Leixões, in the third division. He subsequently started working as a manager.[3][4]

Personal life

Novais' son, João, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too played for Leixões.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Salgueiros na II Liga: uma aventura em Cannes" [Salgueiros in II League: an adventure in Cannes] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ Silva, Eduardo (4 April 2018). "«No FC Porto parávamos na Mealhada e traziam-nos champanhe e leitão»" ["At FC Porto we stopped by Mealhada and they would bring us champagne and piglet"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Treinador Abílio Novais tem outras hipóteses em carteira" [Coach Abílio Novais has another ace up his sleeve]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 June 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Abílio Novais assume comando técnico" [Abílio Novais takes over squad]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 June 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. ^ Marques Simões, Rui (23 November 2016). "Em nome do pai, os filhos escrevem a sua própria história" [In the name of the father, the sons write their own story]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 January 2018.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab%C3%ADlio_Novais
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