Africa-Press – Angola. The Portuguese coach Alexandre Santos, having won for the second consecutive year the title of national football champion (Girabola2022/23) with Petro de Luanda, equals his compatriot Bernardino Pedroto in the “bis”.
Coach Alexandre Santos, who is in his second season at the service of oil companies, broke, in the 2021/2022 season, his 10-year “fast” without winning the biggest competition in Angolan football.
Replacing the Angolan Mateus Agostinho “Bodunha”, at the head of the team, in his debut year, in addition to winning Girabola, he won the Angola Cup, and reached the semi-finals of the African Champions League.
The first title of the oil sector took place in 1982, under the technical command of the Brazilian António Clemente.
Angolan Severino Miranda Cardoso “Smica” was the first to win the trophy, in 1984.
In 1986 (Carlos Silva) and 1987 and 1988 (António Clemente), while the Angolan Carlos Queiroz joined the gallery in 1989 and 1990.
The Serbian Goiko Zec, in 1993 and 1994, and Osvaldo Saturnino de Oliveira “Jesus”, in 1995.
The Brazilian Jorge Ferreira, entered the accounts, in 1997, and his compatriot Djalma Cavalcanti, in 2000 and 2001. The Portuguese Bernardino Pedro won in 2008 and 2009.
The formation of the “catetão” crossed the period of a decade without any conquest of the first division. With this consecration, in total, Petro is the most successful Girabola (17), following its arch-rival, 1o de Agosto (13).
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