In a managerial career of over two decades, Conceição led a variety of Portuguese teams and won league and cup honours in three spells with Cluj in Romania.

After only one competitive appearance in two years he retired at the age of 29, eventually returning late in the decade in futsal.

In January 2009 he moved abroad, being appointed at Liga I's CFR Cluj and winning the Cupa României.

Os Belenenses after signing in December 2009,[11] winning only three games in 16 and suffering top-flight relegation, Conceição returned to Romania, where he coached SR Brașov and FC Astra Ploiești.

Though expected to win promotion, he was sacked in October 2014 with the side in the bottom half of the table following a 7–0 loss at FC Porto B.

[15] After a spell at Al Faisaly FC of the Saudi Professional League, he returned to Cluj in December 2015.

[16] The following 17 May his team – featuring compatriots Tiago Lopes, Camora and Vítor Bruno – won the cup again with a penalty shootout victory over FC Dinamo București.

Penafiel of the second tier,[19] leaving on 25 September by mutual consent after two wins from seven league games and elimination from both cups.