Filipe Manuel Nunes Cândido (born 28 September 1979) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a left winger.
Born in Lisbon, Cândido played most of his youth career with local Sporting CP before concluding his development at Real Madrid where he trained in the first team under Fabio Capello.
[1][2] Turning down the prospect of a loan to CD Leganés to kickstart his career in Spain, he returned to his homeland with Vitória de Setúbal.
over four months of unpaid wages and signed for Bucheon SK in the K League in 2005, but stayed only a short while in South Korea due to unease with its diet.
After a spell in his homeland's lower leagues at Imortal DC, he went back out abroad to PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, where he allegedly received an incomplete salary and was met with veiled threats to his safety; his contract was terminated via a conference call with former Sporting player Ivaylo Yordanov as the interpreter.
Benfica due to a bout of COVID-19, most of them being from the under-23 side and two of them goalkeepers, including João Monteiro who made his professional debut as an emergency midfielder.
[19] He took the second-tier club to the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal with a 5–2 extra-time victory at Casa Pia A.C. of the top flight.
[20] After a 3–2 comeback win on the final day of the season at home to former club Académico, Cândido secured the Madeiran team's survival on 28 May 2023.