Luis Sousa - Tennis Director / Technical Director

Braga
Portugal

Luis Sousa

My name is Luis de Sousa , portuguese citizen , sports university graduate and tennis professional for over 40 years in several tennis fields. I have been Davis Cup Coach in 7 different Countries (including Portugal , also as captain ), I was 11 years in ITF and ATP as tour coach with some top players in the world. I was involved and cooperating with many tennis organizations as events organizer, Tennis Director , or National technical Director with several National Federations. For the last years I am ITF Technical Expert , and International tennis Consultant

Qualifications

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:

QUALIFICATION AWARDED: COLLEGE GRADUATION IN SPORTS
ORGANIZATION: LISBOA SPORTS UNIVERSITY-PORTUGAL – 1974 TO 1978

Coaching times & fees

Please contact Luis directly for more information on his availability and coaching costs.
He can be contacted via email on luis_tennis@hotmail.com
Or via WhatsApp / Cell on +(351) 912 841 556

Further information

Awards Granted:

Walldorf— Baden, Germany: “Good Services to the City” (1980)
Miami Beach, USA: “Honoray Citizen” (1982 and 1983)
Doha, Qatar:”Good Services to Qatar National Team”( 2010 )
Mozambique -“Good Services to Mozambique National Team” 2011
Iraq – “Good Services to Iraq National Team” 2012

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:

1973 – No 1 Portugal U18
1976 – No 1 Portugal U21
Best National Ranking – No. 5 in Portugal 1976

LANGUAGES SPOKEN:

Mother Language – Portuguese
English – Proficient
French – Proficient
Spanish – Basic

SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

Good Communication Skills
Teamwork

ORGANZATIONAL & MANAGEMENT SKILLS:

Leadership
Sense of Organization
Experience in Team Management

Experience

TENNIS/TOURISME – 5* RESORTS

POSITION TENNIS DIRECTOR HOTELS/RESORTS (5 STARS)-ALGARVE-PORTUGAL 1977-1978
HOTEL D. PEDRO (5 STARS)-ALGARVE-PORTUGAL 1978 – 1979
HOTEL DA BALAIA (5 STARS)-ALGARVE-PORTUGAL 1990-1992
VILAMOURA MARINOTEL (5 STARS)- ALGARVE-PORTUGAL o MERIDEN -PENWA (5 STARS)-ALGARVE-PORTUGAL 1990-1992
VILA VITA PARC (5 STARS)-ALGARVE-PORTUGAL 2000-2003
SHERA TON PINNE CLIFFS (5 STARS)- ALGARVE-PORTUGAL 2000-2004

ITF – ATP TOUR COACH:

PLAYERS : SEVERAL PLAYERS
DATES: FROM 1980 – 1991
TOURNAMENTS: ALL AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE 4 GRAND SLAMS

ITF TECHNICAL EXPERT INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CONSULTANT:

FROM 2016 TO PRESENT

PORTUGAL NATIONAL TEAMS:

TEAMS: U-16, U-18, U-21 AND DAVIS CUP (37 TEAMS)
FROM 1977 TO 1986
NATIONAL COACH/CAPTAIN

TALENTS PLAYERS SEARCH:

RESPONSIBLE FOR TALENTED PLAYERS SEARCH IN PORTUGAL, SPAIN AND SOUTH AMERICA COUNTRIES, FOR THE AMERICAN COMPANY “ADVANTAGE INTERNATIONAL“
FROM 1984 TO 1988

NATIONAL TECHNICAL/ DIRECTOR/HEAD – COACH:

SAUDI-ARABIA NATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION – 2003
EGYPT NATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION – 2004
QATAR NATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION – 2005 – 2010
JORDAN NATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION – 2011
IRAQ NATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION – 2012
TUNISIA NATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION – 2013

Testimonial

This is to certify that Mr. Luis Sousa has been appointed by ITF to evaluate Bahrain Tennis Federation the level of coaches and to set guidelines that needs to be implemented to further develop the game of tennis in Bahrain. During the 4 months Mr. Luis spent in Bahrain he showed an excellent dedication and concern in his supervision. Wishing Mr. Sousa all the best in his next mission.

Fuad AIRowaie - Secretary General Bahrain Tennis Federation

Testimonial

It is my great pleasure to write this letter of recommendation for Mr. Luis De Sousa. I have had the pleasure ofwimessing Mr. Sousa's professional work over 6 months in 2011, with the Mozambican national senior tennis team, and I can state with confidence that he is a motivated and responsible person with a high degree of integrity. As such, I expect that he will be a very positive addition to your organization. I feel that I know Mr. Sousa quite well. He first came to Mozambique to help, for 1 month, the national tennis team that was going to represent Mozambique in the 2011 All African Games. In this role, he had a considerable amount of responsibilities, and he handled them effortlessly. He showed his skills to communicate with both players and the "FMT" staff, and due to his dedication and attention to detail, the players quickly improved their skills to a very high level. The "FMT" then decided to extend his stay for 5 more months. Mr. Sousa takes the initiative to identify problems and devise solutions. His role required strong communication skills, and he showed that he not only had these skills, but that he also has the ability to inspire respect and promote team work. He has shown that he is a very intelligent person with a mind well-suited to the world of tennis, from coaching to management of a tennis program.

Jonas Alberto Jünior - Vice President of the Mozambique Tennis Federation

Testimonial

This document is to show the great gratitude and thanks of the Iraqi Tennis Federation to the respectable Mr. Luis de Sousa for his great efforts to develop tennis in Iraq and for his great assistance to our federation.

Aso Adel Mohialdeen - The President of the Iraqi tennis federation