Dimas
Dimas in 2011
Personal information
Full name Dimas Manuel Marques Teixeira
Date of birth (1969-02-16) 16 February 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
1985–1987 Académica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Académica 86 (9)
1990–1992 Estrela Amadora 60 (7)
1992–1994 Vitória Guimarães 60 (1)
1994–1996 Benfica 68 (4)
1996–1998 Juventus 39 (0)
1998–1999 Fenerbahçe 24 (4)
2000 Standard Liège 13 (0)
2000–2002 Sporting CP 10 (2)
2002 → Marseille (loan) 6 (0)
Total 366 (27)
International career
1989 Portugal U21 2 (0)
1988 Portugal U23 3 (0)
1995–2002 Portugal 44 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Barnsley (assistant)
2018 Karpaty Lviv (assistant)
2019 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Belgium-Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dimas Manuel Marques Teixeira (born 16 February 1969), known simply as Dimas, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left-back.

In a 15-year senior career he represented both Benfica and Sporting CP in his country, also having stints in four other nations, most notably with Juventus in Italy.

Having played nearly 45 times for Portugal, Dimas represented the nation in two European Championships.

Playing career

The son of Portuguese immigrants in South Africa, Dimas was born in Johannesburg, returning to Europe at an early age. He made his professional debut in 1987 with Associação Académica de Coimbra,[1] and stayed with the Students for a further two seasons in spite of their relegation to the Segunda Liga.

Dimas then joined C.F. Estrela da Amadora, which had just won the Taça de Portugal. Thus, he made his European competition debut, helping the Lisbon club to reach the second round of the 1990–91 edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and subsequently signing for Vitória de Guimarães.

After that, solid defensive performances earned him a move to S.L. Benfica for 1994–95, where Dimas continue to develop as a player, which led to a November 1996 transfer to Serie A side Juventus FC.[1] He made 18 appearances in all competitions for the latter in the second half of the season, totalling 21 in the league during his first full campaign while being crowned champion in both years; however, he struggled to break into the first team permanently, and after only one match in 1998–99[2][3] he moved to Turkey on 1 October 1998 with Fenerbahçe SK.[4]

In another winter transfer window, Dimas left Fenerbahçe in 2000 and played six months at Standard Liège.[3] After a good run at UEFA Euro 2000 with Portugal (he made his first international appearance in 1995 while at Benfica, and was the nation's first choice at that and the previous continental competition, playing four games in each),[5][6] he proved he could still be of value for a title contending team, and returned home after signing for Sporting CP.[1]

After quickly losing the battle for first-choice with fellow international Rui Jorge, mainly due to a right knee injury,[1][7] Dimas was deemed surplus to requirements, moving on loan to Olympique de Marseille[8] although he still helped Sporting in two matches in his second season, as the capital club conquered the double. He retired at the age of 33, with 44 international caps and 202 Primeira Liga games to his credit.[9]

Coaching career

On 16 February 2018, Dimas was appointed assistant coach at EFL Championship club Barnsley under his countryman José Morais.[10] At the end of the season, which ended in relegation, the pair left Oakwell.[11]

On 18 August 2018, Dimas and Morais joined Ukrainian Premier League side FC Karpaty Lviv.[12] At the start of the following year, the pair took positions at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC in South Korea, though he resigned in April 2019.[13]

Style of play

Although he was neither the most skilful nor influential player, Dimas was known for his stamina, work-rate, and ability to chase down opponents as a full-back, as well as his commitment and ability to make attacking runs down the left flank.[2][3]

Career statistics

[14][15]

Club Season League Cup Europe Other[a] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Académica 1987–88 32 1 1 0 — — 33 1
1988–89 30 1 4 0 — — 34 1
1989–90 24 7 1 0 — — 25 7
Total 86 9 6 0 — — 92 9
Estrela Amadora 1990–91 32 3 3 0 2 0 37 3
1991–92 28 4 — — 28 4
Total 60 7 3 0 2 0 65 3
Vitória Guimarães 1992–93 27 0 4 0 — 31 0
1993–94 33 1 2 0 — — 35 1
Total 60 1 2 0 4 0 — 66 1
Benfica 1994–95 30 2 4 0 8 0 3 0 45 2
1995–96 30 2 6 0 5 1 — 41 3
1996–97 8 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 13 0
Total 68 4 10 0 16 1 5 0 99 5
Juventus 1996–97 17 0 1 0 — — 18 0
1997–98 21 0 6 0 8 0 0 0 35 0
1998–99 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Total 39 0 9 0 8 0 1 0 57 0
Fenerbahçe 1998–99 23 4 4 0 — — 27 4
1999–00 1 0 — 0 0 1 0
Total 24 4 4 0 — 0 0 28 4
Standard Liège 1999–00 13 0 4 0 — — 17 0
Sporting CP 2000–01 8 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 13 2
2001–02 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 10 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 16 2
Marseille 2001–02 6 0 — 1 0 7 0
Career total 366 27 36 0 35 1 10 0 447 28
  1. ^ Includes the Coupe de la Ligue, Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and Supercoppa Italiana

Honours

Benfica

Juventus

Standard Liège

Sporting CP

References

  1. ^ a b c d Tavares Teles, Alexandra (28 May 2010). ""Gostava de ter jogado neste Benfica"" ["I wish I had played in this Benfica"]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Bedeschi, Stefano (7 March 2014). "Gli eroi in bianconero: DIMAS" [The heroes in black and white: DIMAS] (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Teixeira Manuel Dimas". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  4. ^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (23 November 2015). "23 Novembro 1996. Uma máquina de café chamada Dimas" [23 November 1996. A coffee machine named Dimas]. i (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. ^ Hodgson, Guy (1 June 1996). "The rising force in Europe counting on their foreign legion; CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN: No 9 Portugal". The Independent. London. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Portugal progress as Group D winners". UEFA. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Dimas pára quatro semanas" [Dimas stops four weeks]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 December 2000. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Dimas assinou pelo Marselha" [Dimas signed for Marseille]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 January 2002. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Confederações: Dimas, Simão Sabrosa e Boa Morte acreditam em vitória de Portugal" [Confederations: Dimas, Simão Sabrosa and Boa Morte believe in Portugal win]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Dimas appointed assistant head coach!". Barnsley F.C. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Jose Morais: Barnsley head coach leaves following Championship relegation". BBC Sport. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  12. ^ Дімаш Тейшейра приєднався до тренерського штабу "Карпат" [Dimas Teixeira added to Karpaty coaching staff] (in Ukrainian). Karpaty Lviv. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  13. ^ Dias, Filipe Alexandre (8 April 2019). "Dimas deixa clube na Coreia do Sul" [Dimas leaves club in South Korea]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  14. ^ Dimas at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ "Dimas Teixeira" (in Italian). My Juve. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Scudetto 1996–97" (in Spanish). Juventus F.C. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Scudetto 1997–98" (in Spanish). Juventus F.C. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Sporting-Vilanovense, 3–1 (Jardel 44 PG, 83 e 90; Nuno Rocha 33 GP)" [Sporting-Vilanovense, 3–1 (Jardel 44 PK, 83 and 90; Nuno Rocha 33 PK)]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 November 2001. Retrieved 21 September 2017.

External links

Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 1996
Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2000 semi-finalists
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