David Nascimento
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David Nascimento is a Portuguese
professional football coach with a UEFA
Pro License, the highest coaching diploma he obtained by joining the Royal Dutch Football Academy. He was born in São Vicente, Cape Verde
and is the first coach from Cabo Verde that has a UEFA Pro License. He has had a long career as a professional soccer player both in Portugal and Holland having played over 500 matches.
. He turned professional at the age of 17 representing Vitória Setúbal and Vitória Guimarães a few years later. In season '91-'92 he deciced to join the team of RKC Waalwijk
, a Premier League football club in Holland. He stayed there one season, the following two seasons he was signed by Roda JC. It was in this period of time he was elected for the national team of Portugal. In 1994 he was transferred to FC Utrecht. Here David Nascimento played 4 seasons and was of substantial worth to his team. In season '98-'99 coach Martin Jol
invited him to represent RKC Waalwijk and made him team captain. Three seasons later he went to RBC Roosendaal, a year later Sparta Rotterdam
welcomed the defender. At Sparta Rotterdam he ended his career as a professional football player at the age of 38 having played over 500 official matches.
, the Dutch Premier League. Sparta Rotterdam won all play off matches resulting in a promotion and was thus allowed to come out on the highest level again. The next season David Nascimento was a trainee of coach Louis van Gaal
at AZ Alkmaar. In season '06-'07 Nascimento became coach of FC Utrecht under 18 with which he ended in second place in the national competition for under 18 teams. Also he was appointed to coach assistant in the first team by manager Foeke Booy
where he stayed until the end of '08. In 2009 David Nascimento received the highest coaching diploma Coach Betaald Voetbal (Uefa Pro).
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
professional football coach with a UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
Pro License, the highest coaching diploma he obtained by joining the Royal Dutch Football Academy. He was born in São Vicente, Cape Verde
São Vicente, Cape Verde
São Vicente , also Son Visent or Son Sent in Cape Verdean Creole, is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão.- Geography :The island is roughly rectangular in shape...
and is the first coach from Cabo Verde that has a UEFA Pro License. He has had a long career as a professional soccer player both in Portugal and Holland having played over 500 matches.
The player
David Nascimento started his career in PortugalPortugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. He turned professional at the age of 17 representing Vitória Setúbal and Vitória Guimarães a few years later. In season '91-'92 he deciced to join the team of RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:...
, a Premier League football club in Holland. He stayed there one season, the following two seasons he was signed by Roda JC. It was in this period of time he was elected for the national team of Portugal. In 1994 he was transferred to FC Utrecht. Here David Nascimento played 4 seasons and was of substantial worth to his team. In season '98-'99 coach Martin Jol
Martin Jol
Maarten Cornelis "Martin" Jol is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder who currently manages Fulham in the Premier League. Jol played over 400 games during his career which included spells in the Netherlands, Germany, and England, as well as earning three caps with the Dutch national team...
invited him to represent RKC Waalwijk and made him team captain. Three seasons later he went to RBC Roosendaal, a year later Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
welcomed the defender. At Sparta Rotterdam he ended his career as a professional football player at the age of 38 having played over 500 official matches.
The coach
Having ended his career as professional soccer player David Nascimento started in season '04-'05 as coach of the C Juveniles of Sparta Rotterdam. With this team he won the Nike Tournament and therefore qualified to compete other European Tournament winners such as Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United en Juventus. At the end of this season coaches David Nascimento en Adri van Tiggelen took over from Sparta coach Mike Snoei and were asked to lead Sparta Rotterdam to promotion to the so called EredivisieEredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
, the Dutch Premier League. Sparta Rotterdam won all play off matches resulting in a promotion and was thus allowed to come out on the highest level again. The next season David Nascimento was a trainee of coach Louis van Gaal
Louis van Gaal
Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal OON is a Dutch football manager formerly in charge of Ajax, Netherlands, Barcelona, AZ and Bayern Munich...
at AZ Alkmaar. In season '06-'07 Nascimento became coach of FC Utrecht under 18 with which he ended in second place in the national competition for under 18 teams. Also he was appointed to coach assistant in the first team by manager Foeke Booy
Foeke Booy
Foeke Booy is a Dutch former football player and current football manager, who was born in the Frisian town of Leeuwarden. On Tuesday 18 December 2007 Booy was named as the Sparta Rotterdam coach after having guided Al Nasr in Saudi Arabia for only eight league matches during the summer of 2007...
where he stayed until the end of '08. In 2009 David Nascimento received the highest coaching diploma Coach Betaald Voetbal (Uefa Pro).