Étoile Lusitana
Encyclopedia
Étoile Lusitana is a Senegal
ese youth football academy based in Dakar
.
, who holds 80% on the rights of the club, the other 20% holds an Senegalese company.
The team's academy made international headlines when it won the premier section of the Northern Ireland Milk Cup
competition in 2010. The club's name is taken from the ancient name of the Roman Province
in Portugal
.
In the 2009 season, the team finished in sixth position in the Senegalese Second Division and te 2010 season on place six.
Goalkeeper coach: Serigne Mactar Dia
Fitness coach: Souleymane Diallo Elder Fontes
Technical director: Moussa Gueye
Financial director: Mountakha Ndao
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Portugal
Senegal
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
ese youth football academy based in Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
.
History
Lusitania was founded on 20 April 2008 by José MourinhoJosé Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....
, who holds 80% on the rights of the club, the other 20% holds an Senegalese company.
The team's academy made international headlines when it won the premier section of the Northern Ireland Milk Cup
Milk Cup
The Milk Cup is an international youth football tournament held annually in Northern Ireland. The cup matches are mainly played in the North Coast area of Northern Ireland, with matches taking place in the towns of Portrush, Portstewart, Castlerock, Limavady, Coleraine, Ballymoney, Ballymena and...
competition in 2010. The club's name is taken from the ancient name of the Roman Province
Lusitania
Lusitania or Hispania Lusitania was an ancient Roman province including approximately all of modern Portugal south of the Douro river and part of modern Spain . It was named after the Lusitani or Lusitanian people...
in Portugal
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...
.
In the 2009 season, the team finished in sixth position in the Senegalese Second Division and te 2010 season on place six.
Current squad
Sports
Head coach: Oumar DiattaGoalkeeper coach: Serigne Mactar Dia
Fitness coach: Souleymane Diallo Elder Fontes
Management
Business manager: Samba SowTechnical director: Moussa Gueye
Financial director: Mountakha Ndao
Notable players
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- Casimiro (Sport Bissau e BenficaSport Bissau e BenficaSport Bissau e Benfica, usually known as Benfica de Bissau, is a football club from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.-Achievements:*Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau: 8*Taça Nacional da Guiné Bissau: 4-Performance in CAF competitions:...
) - Luciano Teixeira (Sport Bissau e BenficaSport Bissau e BenficaSport Bissau e Benfica, usually known as Benfica de Bissau, is a football club from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.-Achievements:*Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau: 8*Taça Nacional da Guiné Bissau: 4-Performance in CAF competitions:...
)
Portugal
- Hugo Eugenio Da Silva (Sporting Braga)
Senegal
- Bakary Badji (FC LorientFC LorientFootball Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud is a French association football club based in Lorient. The club was founded in 1926 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade du Moustoir located within the city. The team is managed by Christian...
) - Pape Abdou CamaraPape Abdou CamaraPape Abdou Camara is a Senegalese footballer currently with Standard Liège.-Career:Camara began his career in the Academy of Étoile Lusitana. On 17 January 2010 Standard Liege signed Senegalese midfielder from Etoile Lusitana until June 2011...
(Standard LiègeStandard LiègeRoyal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
) - Pape Demba Camara (Sporting Braga)
- Alioune Badara Cissè (Espoir Saint Louis)
- Souleymane Diagne (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
- Mamadou Djamil Diatta (ASC Cambérène)
Senegal
- Mame N'dongo Diaw (CIS Marigona)
- Charles Fall
- Pape Abdou Fall (Espoir Dakar)
- Mafall Leye (Thiès F.C.)
- Ibrahima Mbaye (Inter Milan)
- Moustapha Bara Ndione (ASC Niary Tally)
- Pape Demba Ndour
- Amadou Samba Wane (ASC LinguèreASC LinguèreASC Linguère are a Senegalese football club based in Saint-Louis. They play in the second division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade de Linguère.-Achievements:*Senegal Premier League: 1*Senegal FA Cup: 4...
) - Alioune Badara Samb (Recreativo da CaálaCaálaCaála is a town located in Huambo Province in Angola. It was known as Robert Williams town while Angola was a Portuguese colony, after the famous railroad developer and mining magnate, Sir Robert Williams. The town's last known population count was 22,010....
)
Sierra Leone
- Ameth Lô (AC Milan)