The Cape Verdean Federation has announced the death of Ricardo Leite, the team’s goalkeeping coach. The 37-year-old Portuguese coach went through the formation of Sporting and Benfica, as well as Vitoria de Guimarães, and died in Lisbon.
Here is the Cape Verde statement:
“It is with deep sadness and pain that the Cape Verdean Football Federation learned of the physical death of Ricardo Leite, a member of the AA national team technical team who managed two goalkeeping teams before joining the technical team. in Cape Verde. Ricardo Leite passed away today in Lisbon.
Ricardo Leite, Master of Sports Training, Football Specialization, Sports Degree, Goalkeeping Training Specialist, in addition to UEFA Coaching Course B – Grade II, UEFA Goalkeeping Coaching Course B.
Coach Ricardo Leite, on his resume, includes the U-17 goalkeeping coach, U-19 Sporting Clube de Portugal, the same level, as well as the U-23 at Benfica, who was the goalkeeping coach in 2019/2020. in the main team of Vitoria de Guimarães.
In March last year, Ricardo Leite joined the technical team as a goalkeeping coach for Tubarões Azuis.
The Football Federation of Cape Verde addresses the family of the deceased with the most sincere condolences in connection with the irreparable loss and wishes that the soul of the deceased be accepted into the kingdom of heaven and rest forever!
FKF President
