de Deus returned to the top flight with C.D. Nacional, becoming the third manager of the season for the last-placed side. He left on 24 May, after their relegation in the same position. De Deus was hired at Indian Super League franchise NorthEast United FC on 17 July 2017. The team from Guwahati dismissed him the following 2 January, having won once and scored twice in seven games. Having already assisted him at Al Hilal SFC in Saudi Arabia, de Deus was one of six compatriots that Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus named in his staff at Brazilian club Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in June 2019, being appointed assistant along with Tiago Oliveira. In November, as Jesus was suspended, he led the team in the 3–1 home win against Esporte Clube Bahia for the Série A as an interim, being chosen the round's best coach. De Deus followed Jesus to S.L. Benfica in 2020; the following 28 January he covered the ill manager's absence in a 3–1 home win over B-SAD in the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal. In 2022, they moved to Fenerbahçe SK. Managerial statistics References External links 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Setúbal Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Vitória F.C. players C.D. Beja players Seixal F.C. players G.D. Estoril Praia players Lusitano G.C. players F.C. Barreirense players Portuguese football managers Segunda División B managers AD Ceuta managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers S.C. Farense managers Atlético Clube de Portugal managers U.D. Oliveirense managers Gil Vicente F.C. managers Sporting CP B managers C.D. Nacional managers Indian Super League head coaches NorthEast United FC managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers CR Flamengo managers Cape Verde national football team managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Cape Verde Expatriate football managers in Spain Expatriate football managers in India Expatriate football managers in Cyprus Expatriate football managers in Brazil Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cape Verde Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in India Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Fenerbahçe S.K. (football) non-playing staff