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Portuguese football manager and former player

Ulisses Morais
Personal information
Full name	Ulisses Manuel Nogueira Morais
Date of birth	(1959-11-22) 22 November 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Almoster, Portugal
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1976–1977	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1978	União Montemor
1978–1979	Covilhã
1979–1980	Bragança	17	(2)
1980–1981	Mogadourense
1981–1982	Guarda	22	(2)
1982–1983	União Tomar
1983–1986	Benfica Castelo Branco
1986–1987	Ermesinde
1987–1988	O Elvas	3	(0)
1988–1989	Varzim	7	(0)
1989–1990	Peniche	33	(1)
1990–1992	Mirense	69	(0)
1992–1993	Leiria Marrazes
1993–1995	Covilhã	29	(0)
Managerial career
1996–1997	Naval
1997–2000	Dragões Sandinenses
2000–2001	Machico
2001–2004	Estoril
2004–2006	Gil Vicente
2006–2007	Marítimo
2007–2009	Naval
2009–2010	Paços Ferreira
2011	Académica
2012–2013	Beira-Mar
2015–2016	Aves
2016	Famalicão
2017–2018	Johor Darul Ta'zim
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ulisses Manuel Nogueira Morais (born 22 November 1959) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward, currently a manager.

Playing career

Born in the village of Almoster, Santarém, Morais played for 18 years as a senior but only eight at the professional level. He represented S.C. Covilhã, GD Bragança, U.D. Guarda, Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, Varzim S.C. and G.D. Peniche in the second division, and O Elvas C.A.D. in the Primeira Liga.

With the latter club, Morais appeared in three games in the 1987–88 season as they finished in 15th position out of 20 teams but still suffered relegation. He retired in late 1995, at the age of 36.

Coaching career

Morais started working as a manager a year after retiring, his first eight years being spent in the third division or lower. From 2002 to 2004, he led G.D. Estoril Praia to two consecutive promotions all the way to the top flight; after the latter conquest, he completed his UEFA coaching degree, level III.

From there onwards, Morais coached solely in the top tier, with Gil Vicente FC, C.S. Marítimo, Associação Naval 1º de Maio, F.C. Paços de Ferreira, Académica de Coimbra and S.C. Beira-Mar. He was dismissed by the third club on 7 September 2009 due to poor results, and only suffered relegation with the first due to irregularities, as he led Gil to the 12th place in the 2005–06 campaign.

On 5 September 2015, Morais dropped down to division two for the first time in over a decade, taking over C.D. Aves on a two-year deal after a poor start under Abel Xavier left the team second-bottom. After an eighth-place finish, he was let go of with a year remaining. He signed for F.C. Famalicão at the same level days later, and quit on 11 October 2016 with the side in 18th, taking nine points from ten games.

Morais moved abroad for the first time in June 2017, succeeding Benjamin Mora at the helm of Malaysian champions Johor Darul Ta'zim FC. After winning the Super League, Cup and Charity Shield, he left on 26 February 2018 due to a family health emergency.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 24 February 2018

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Naval		15 January 1996	2 June 1997	53	29	14	10	054.72
Dragões Sandinenses		2 June 1997	20 June 2000	119	63	31	25	052.94
Machico		20 June 2000	5 November 2001	51	21	14	16	041.18
Estoril		27 November 2001	11 May 2004	107	64	20	23	059.81
Gil Vicente		28 October 2004	7 March 2006	54	18	10	26	033.33
Marítimo		16 March 2006	7 April 2007	33	11	10	12	033.33
Naval		4 October 2007	7 September 2009	68	23	15	30	033.82
Paços Ferreira		19 October 2009	20 May 2010	27	9	8	10	033.33
Académica		23 February 2011	17 May 2011	11	2	5	4	018.18
Beira-Mar		27 February 2012	16 February 2013	37	9	10	18	024.32
Aves		5 September 2015	17 May 2016	45	21	10	14	046.67
Famalicão		27 May 2016	11 October 2016	12	3	3	6	025.00
Johor Darul Ta'zim		19 June 2017	26 February 2018	26	17	4	5	065.38
Career totals				643	290	154	199	045.10

References

"Época 1987/88: Primeira Divisão" [1987/88 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
"Ulisses Morais: "Têm atitude diferente"" [Ulisses Morais: "They have a different attitude"]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 July 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
"Estoril-Salgueiros, 2–1: Título foi doce após o frango" [Estoril-Salgueiros, 2–1: Title was sweet after blunder]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 May 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
"Ulisses elogia curso da UEFA" [Ulisses compliments UEFA course]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 July 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
Frederico, Francisco (1 April 2012). "Ulisses Morais: "Mexendo na atitude, encontrámos a sorte"" [Ulisses Morais: "By adjusting the attitude, we found luck"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
"Ulisses Morais sacked by Naval". PortuGOAL. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
"Dia D em Barcelos com Alves à espera" [D Day in Barcelos with Alves waiting]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 28 September 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
"Ulisses Morais apresentado no Aves" [Ulisses Morais presented at Aves]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
"Desportivo das Aves rescinde com Ulisses Morais" [Desportivo das Aves rescind with Ulisses Morais]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 May 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
"Ulisses Morais no Famalicão" [Ulisses Morais to Famalicão]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
"Ulisses Morais anuncia saída do Famalicão" [Ulisses Morais announces Famalicão departure]. Público (in Portuguese). 11 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
Anil, Nicolas (19 June 2017). "JDT name Ulisses Morais new coach in place of Ben Mora in MSL". ESPN. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
"Ulisses Morais resigns as Johor Darul Ta'zim coach, Raul Longhi takes over". Fox Sports. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
Ulisses Morais coach profile at Soccerway
Ulisses Morais manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)