Francisco Vital
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco António Lucas Vital | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Braga, Portugal | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1970 | Caldas | ||
| 1970–1972 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1973 | Famalicão | ||
| 1973–1974 | Marinhense | ||
| 1974–1977 | Riopele | ||
| 1977–1980 | Porto | 42 | (11) |
| 1980 | Betis | 13 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Benfica | 15 | (1) |
| 1981–1982 | Boavista | 21 | (2) |
| 1982–1983 | Farense | ||
| 1983–1984 | Belenenses | ||
| 1984–1985 | Tirsense | ||
| 1985–1987 | Vizela | ||
| Total | 91 | (14) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977 | Portugal | 1 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1987–1990 | Vizela | ||
| 1990–1992 | Joane | ||
| 1992 | Marco | ||
| 1992–1994 | Caldas | ||
| 1994–1996 | Famalicão | ||
| 1997 | Sporting CP (assistant) | ||
| 1997 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1998–1999 | Penafiel | ||
| 1999 | Naval | ||
| 2000 | Chaves | ||
| 2000–2001 | Fafe | ||
| 2001–2002 | Famalicão | ||
| 2002–2003 | Ribeirão | ||
| 2004 | Dong A Bank | ||
| 2004–2005 | Estarreja | ||
| 2008–2009 | Binh Duong | ||
| 2012–2013 | Dong Tam Long An | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Francisco António Lucas Vital (born 27 June 1954) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a forward, and a current coach.
Born in Braga, Vital played all of his early career in the second division, mainly with G.D. Riopele. In 1977, he joined F.C. Porto, going on to be irregularly played by the top flight club during his two 1/2-season spell and winning two national championships, contributing with a career-best 21 games and five goals in the 1978–79 edition.
In January 1980 Vital moved to La Liga with Real Betis – his only abroad experience – returning to his country in the summer to join S.L. Benfica, with whom he won another league, as well as one Portuguese Cup and one domestic Supercup. After spending the 1981–82 campaign with Boavista F.C. he moved back to the second level, where he remained until his retirement at the age of 33, mostly with F.C. Vizela.
As a Porto player, Vital appeared once for Portugal, playing 45 minutes in a 4–0 home win against Cyprus for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and scoring the third.
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