David Nascimento

David de Sousa Nascimento (nacido el 16 de marzo de 1966), o simplemente Nascimento , es un entrenador de fútbol portugués de origen caboverdiano y exfutbolista que jugaba como defensa . Actualmente es el seleccionador de la selección sub-17 de Indonesia .

Nacido en São Vicente, Cabo Verde , es el primer caboverdiano en obtener la Licencia Pro de la UEFA . Tuvo una larga trayectoria como jugador profesional en Portugal y los Países Bajos, disputando más de 500 partidos. Posteriormente, ocupó diversos cargos directivos en los Países Bajos, México y Sudáfrica.

Nascimento started his career in Portugal. He turned professional at the age of 17 representing Vitória de Setúbal and Vitória de Guimarães a few years later. In the 1991–92 season, he decided to join Dutch Eredivisie club RKC. He stayed there one season, before moving on to Roda JC, during which period he was called up for the Portugal national team.^[2] In 1994, he moved to Utrecht, where he played four seasons and grew into a key player. In the 1998–99 season – after Nascimento lost his place in the Utrecht starting line-up under head coach Mark Wotte – manager Martin Jol facilitated his return to RKC, where he was made team captain.^[3] Three seasons later, he signed with RBC Roosendaal where he would stay for one season before joining Sparta Rotterdam.^[4] There, he decided to retire from professional football player at the age of 38 having played over 500 official matches.^[5]

Having ended his career as professional player, Nascimento started in season 2004–05 as coach of Sparta Rotterdam U15 team. With this team he won the Nike Tournament and therefore qualified to compete against other European Tournament winners such as Sporting CP, Manchester United and Juventus.^[6] At the end of this season, Nascimento and Adri van Tiggelen took over from Sparta first-team coach Mike Snoei and were asked to lead Sparta to promotion to the Eredivisie.^[7] Sparta won all their play-off matches resulting in a promotion to the highest level. The next season, Nascimento was an understudy to coach Louis van Gaal at AZ.^[8] In the 2006–07 season, Nascimento became coach of the FC Utrecht U18 team, which finished in second place in the national competition for under-18 teams.^[9] Also he was appointed first-team assistant by manager Foeke Booy, a position in which he stayed until the end of 2008.^[10] In 2009, Nascimento received the highest coaching diploma, the UEFA Pro License.^[11][12]

El 22 de octubre de 2010, Nascimento fue nombrado nuevo entrenador del Sparta Nijkerk , club de la cuarta división Topklasse , sucediendo al destituido Raymond Schuurman. ^{[ 12 ] [ 13 ]} En la temporada 2011-12, se convirtió en jefe de desarrollo juvenil del club sudafricano Mamelodi Sundowns . ^{[ 8 ]} De junio de 2012 a febrero de 2013, Nascimento fue asistente de John van 't Schip en el club mexicano Guadalajara . ^{[ 14 ] [ 8 ]} Entrenó brevemente a la selección nacional sub-19 de Malta durante la clasificación para el Campeonato Europeo Sub-19 de la UEFA de 2016. ^{[ 15 ]}

El 22 de enero de 2018, Nascimento fue nombrado entrenador del FC Eindhoven como sucesor de Wilfred van Leeuwen . ^{[ 15 ]} Firmó un contrato hasta el final de la temporada 2017-18 con opción a prórroga. ^{[ 16 ]} Fue sucedido por Ernie Brandts en julio de 2019. ^{[ 17 ]}

En octubre de 2021, Nascimento fue nombrada entrenadora principal de la selección nacional femenina de Jordania . ^{[ 18 ]}

El 30 de abril de 2024, Nascimento fue nombrado nuevo entrenador del FC Den Bosch , a partir del 1 de julio de 2024. ^{[ 19 ]}

El 7 de mayo de 2014, el APOEL chipriota nombró a Nascimento como nuevo director técnico del club. ^{[ 20 ]} El 27 de agosto de 2014, su contrato con el APOEL fue rescindido de mutuo acuerdo. ^{[ 21 ]}