Career
Anderlecht (1–2 on aggregate). Luís left Benfica in the 1987 summer and signed for Christian Science Marítimo, competing in a further four top division campaigns and eventually amassing totals in the competition of 283 games and 28 goals. He retired in June 1993 at the age of 35, after two years with Anno Domini Ovarense in the second level
Subsequently José Luís worked as a manager in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Vietnam, also coaching teams in his country"s third division (including his former side Marítimo"s reserves).
He was not, however, picked for the final stages in France, with the national team finishing third. Luís was appointed at newly created East Timor national team in late 2004, coaching the country in its first-ever international competition, the 2004 Tiger Cup.