

He left the Algarve side on 9 August, following disputes with the board. Ĭonceição began his managerial career on 1 January 2012, replacing Daúto Faquirá at the helm of S.C. On, a few weeks after Santos' resignation as manager, he left the Thessaloniki club and rejoined another former team, as part of Standard Liège's coaching staff led by Dominique D'Onofrio.
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On 13 October 2009, Conceição announced his decision to retire as a professional footballer, and to continue working at PAOK as technical director, accepting Vryzas' proposal for the seat left vacant when he assumed presidency early on. He was not recalled after 2003.Ĭoaching career Beginnings

In qualifying for the 2002 World Cup, Conceição scored four goals as Portugal finished atop a group that also featured the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands (netting against both). In his last international game he was on the losing end of a 0–3 friendly defeat at the hands of Spain, on 6 September 2003.Įarly in his international career, Conceição was not known for his scoring prowess but, at UEFA Euro 2000, Portugal reached the semi-finals with a major contribution from him: in the third and final match of the group stage, against defending champions Germany in Rotterdam, he netted a hat-trick for all of the game's goals the national side had guaranteed first place in the first two rounds, so it played mostly with substitutes, but he cemented his place in the starting XI for the rest of the tournament and subsequent call-ups. Along with compatriot Vieirinha, he was a regular on the team's wings and gradually became a fan favourite for his leadership and his devotion to the club at the beginning of the following campaign, however, he was regularly troubled by knee injuries for the most part of October, managing only a few appearances.Ĭonceição played 56 times with the Portugal national team and scored 12 goals, his debut being on 9 November 1996 in a 1–0 home win against Ukraine for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In 2008–09, Conceição was promoted to team captain. 7 shirt, once worn by legendary former player (and also chairman) Theodoros Zagorakis. His unlikely signing was largely attributed to club director of football Zisis Vryzas, and the presence of Portuguese manager Fernando Santos on the bench though he initially struggled even to return to proper fitness levels, he was instantly given the number No. In January 2008, after failed deals in Portugal, Conceição agreed to join PAOK FC in Greece, signing an 18-month contract. He decided to move to Kuwait and Qadsia SC on an annual salary of €1.1 million but, quickly unsettled, left. Īfter the 2006–07 season, Conceição failed to win any silverware with Standard, finishing runner-up in 2005–06's league and losing the 2007 final of the Belgian Cup. However, in March 2006, he was banned for three years – the first 4.5 months of the ban taking effect immediately and the rest suspended – depending on good behaviour, for spitting on an opposing player and assaulting a referee. He won the Belgian Golden Shoe for best player of the year in his first season. In summer 2004, Conceição signed for Belgium's Standard Liège on a one-year deal. After two seasons and a good number of starts, he would eventually leave Inter by mutual agreement and re-joined Lazio, leaving for former club Porto towards the end of 2003–04, again by mutual agreement, and adding his third Portuguese national championship. The following campaign, he was used in the same fashion in the transfer of Sébastien Frey, which saw him go to Inter Milan while Frey went in the other direction. as a makeweight in Hernán Crespo's transfer, along with Matías Almeyda.

In July 2000, Conceição transferred to Parma A.C. He also helped the team to a Scudetto, a Coppa Italia (in a 1999–2000 conquest of the double) and the 1999 UEFA Super Cup. Lazio and played a significant part in their 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup success, while also scoring five goals in 33 games in his first season in Serie A. Felgueiras, before moving to FC Porto in 1996 two highly successful years with the latter saw his runs down the right flank, combined with a good goalscoring record, help it to back-to-back Primeira Liga championships and a Taça de Portugal triumph.Ĭonceição joined S.S. He started professionally in the second division, consecutively for F.C. _WidgetManager.Born in Coimbra, Conceição began his career playing for the youth teams of hometown's Associação Académica. Window = 'AOuZoY7L7mpw_EhqUXGAhEsxeXRS6j-oKw:1637609560535' _WidgetManager._Init('//_WidgetManager._SetDataContext([, 'displayModeFull'))
