ɪnðə mˈɪdtəlˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, hiː twˈaɪs kˈeɪm tə ðə ɹˈɛskjuː ʌv vɪtˈoːɹiə sˈɛɾuːbəl, wɪð tˈɑːpdᵻvˈɪʒən ɹˌɛlᵻɡˈeɪʃən bᵻfˈɔːlɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv æz ðeɪ ˈoʊnli wˈʌn twˈaɪs ɪn hɪz twˈɛlv ɡˈeɪmz ɪn tʃˈɑːɹdʒ.
In the mid-to-late 1990s, he twice came to the rescue of Vitória Setúbal, with top-division relegation befalling in 1995 as they only won twice in his 12 games in charge.