José Antonio Nogueira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Antonio Goldberger Gomes Nogueira | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1991–1994 | Nacional-SP | ||
| 1994–1996 | Nagoya Gakuin University | ||
| 1999–2000 | Emelec | ||
| 2001–2002 | São Paulo U-15 | ||
| 2003–2004 | Sierra Leone | ||
| 2005–2006 | São Bernardo | ||
| 2006 | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| 2007–2008 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 2009–2010 | ABC | ||
| 2010–2011 | Nacional-SP | ||
| 2011 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
| 2014 | Grêmio Barueri | ||
| 2017 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2018–2019 | Pakistan | ||
| 2018–2019 | Pakistan U23 | ||
| 2020–2022 | Capital | ||
| 2023 | SKA Brasil | ||
| 2026 | Nacional-SP | ||
| 2026– | Afghanistan | ||
José Antonio Goldberger Gomes Nogueira[1] is a Brazilian football coach who is the head coach of Afghanistan. He has previously coached the national teams of Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Coaching career
Nogueira started his coaching career in 1998 with University of São Paulo. His first professional football team was Nacional. He also coached Emelec, Al-Ahli, ABC Futebol Clube and others. Nogueira has also coached internationally with Sierra Leone in 2003,[2] Guinea-Bissau in 2006, and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2011.
In 2018, he was appointed coach of the Pakistan national team.[3] He signed a three-year contract according to the head of the PFF, Faisal Saleh Hayat.[4] He was let go by the PFF in 2019. He claimed that PFF had not paid him his salary and filed a case against PFF. He eventually won the legal battle in August 2020.[5]
In February 2026, Nogueira returned to Asia as the new head coach of the Afghanistan national football team.[6]
Honours
Emelec
- Ecuadorian Serie A runner-up:1998
Al-Ahli
- Kings Cup: 2007
References
- ^ "Currículo Completo – Nogueira Jr". treinadornogueira.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Sierra Leone (2003)". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Sierra Leone (2018)". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ^ "Brazilian coach to train Pakistan football team: PFF President". The Nation. Lahore. 16 April 2018.
- Hamza Khan (16 April 2018). "Pakistan Football Federation rope in Brazilian coach to revive football". Business Recorder. Karachi. - ^ "Nogueira wins case against PFF". The News International. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Nogueira Takes Charge of Afghanistan National Team". ASJF News. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.