Diogo Luís
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diogo Miguel Alves Luís | ||
| Date of birth | August 10, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Benfica B | 41 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Benfica | 26 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Alverca (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Beira-Mar | 25 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Naval | 13 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Estoril Praia | 41 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Beira-Mar | 25 | (8) |
| 2008 | Leixões | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Apollon Limassol | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 192 | (11) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2001 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Diogo Miguel Alves Luís (born 10 August 1980) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back.
Born in Lisbon, Luís was a prospect of S.L. Benfica youth system, where he arrived at age 15. On 29 August 1999, he made his debut for the B team in the third tier, in a match against Portimonense.
After forty appearances in the reserve side, he was called up to the first team by José Mourinho, due to the lack of available left-backs. He debuted on 2 October 2000 in a home tie against Braga, and a further twenty-two league caps in his first season, as Benfica had their worst league finish ever.
In the following season, Marco Caneira earned the left-back position, so Luís playing time was greatly reduced, being loaned to Alverca on 15 January 2002. On 18 July 2002, he moved to Beira-Mar in a deal involving Cristiano going the other direction.
After two years in Aveiro, he moved to four more clubs in the next five years, which included a stint in Cyprus, retiring at 28 in 2009. He now works as financial advisor in a bank.
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