Lázaro Fonseca Costa Oliveira

Lázaro Fonseca Costa Oliveira simply known with the name Lázaro was born on the 27^th August 1967. He is a retired footballer and manager from Angola. He played the role of a midfielder for the national team of the country and currently he is a manager.

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Football Career

Lázaro spent his entire playing career in Portugal. He started his professional football with the club G.D Estoril Praia in the 2^nd division. Lázaro scored 11 goals for the club in the first two seasons he had with the club and then finished in the promotion to the top level football of the country.

In the year 1994, Lázaro signed a deal with Louletano, where he played the total of 31 games for the club with the total of 9 goals for the club in a season with them.

From the year 1995 to the year 1997, Lázaro played the total of 64 games for the club, Panafiel and scored 10 goals for the club. He left the club in the summer of the year 1997 to Estrela Amadora where he played till the year 2004. Lázaro played the 166 games for the club with the total of 8 goals to his name.

Lázaro was member of the Angolan national team from the year 1996 to the year 1999.

Managerial Career

Immediately after he retired from playing football actively, Lázaro took up the coaching career. He spent 4 years as an assistant coach at Estrela, always in the major category. Early in the 2008/09 season, he substituted LitoVidigal as the head coach of the club and led the club to safety, but was relegated because of financial problems.

In the summer of the year 2009, Lázaro signed a deal to manage another club, Penafiel in the level two. He lost his job as the manager of the club midway through his second year at the club. He joined Portimonense SC on the 18^th January 2012.