Luís Castro

Castro spent most of his 17-year professional career in the lower leagues, representing União de Leiria, Elvas, Fafe and Águeda in the Segunda Liga, and Vitória de Guimarães and Elvas in the Primeira Liga. With the latter, he appeared in 28 matches in the 1987–88 season, but his team ranked in 15th place and suffered relegation.

Portugal

One year after retiring from professional football, Castro began working as a manager with his final club Águeda, where he would remain for two seasons. He went on to be in charge of lowly Mealhada, Estarreja and Sanjoanense, before being appointed at Penafiel in the top tier in summer 2004 and guiding it to the eleventh position in his debut campaign, the highlight being a 1–0 home win against Benfica. Following Penafiel's relegation in 2006, Castro left the club, joining Porto's youth academy and eventually coaching the reserves. On 5 March 2014, following the resignation of Paulo Fonseca at the helm of the main squad, he was put in interim charge until the end of the season. Castro led Porto's reserves to the LigaPro title in 2015–16; they were the first B team to win the division and as such ineligible for promotion. He then managed three sides in the Portuguese top flight after leaving for Rio Ave in November 2016, going on to Chaves and Vitória de Guimarães. In May 2019, at the end of his only campaign at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, he secured for them fifth place and a spot in the UEFA Europa League at the expense of neighbours Moreirense.

Shakhtar Donetsk

On 12 June 2019, Castro signed a two-year contract at Shakhtar Donetsk as a replacement for compatriot Paulo Fonseca who left for Roma after winning three Ukrainian Premier League championships in a row. In his first season in Eastern Europe, the team's hopes of a sixth consecutive…

Castro was born in the village of Mondrões, in Vila Real. He moved to Casal dos Claros and Vieira de Leiria in the Leiria District, due to his father's military profession. At age 11, he nearly died of purpura, which stopped him from playing football for three years. For two years, Castro was a student of Physics at the University of Coimbra.

Manager

Estarreja

Terceira Divisão: 2002–03 Porto B

LigaPro: 2015–16 Shakhtar Donetsk

Ukrainian Premier League: 2019–20 Al-Duhail

Emir of Qatar Cup: 2022 Botafogo

Taça Rio: 2023 Al-Nassr

Arab Club Champions Cup: 2023 Grêmio

Campeonato Gaúcho: 2026 6 x 1 em dois grenais na arena semi final copa do brasil 2026 Individual

Saudi Pro League Manager of the Month: September 2023