Leão (footballer)

Leão

Personal information
Full name	Augusto Pinto Duarte Maia
Date of birth	(1971-04-22) 22 April 1971
Place of birth	Porto, Portugal
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1985	Porto
1985–1989	Salgueiros
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1998	Salgueiros	152	(1)
1998	Sporting	2	(0)
1999–2003	União de Leiria	133	(2)
2003–2007	Leixões	55	(0)
Managerial career
2008–2009	Salgueiros (U19)
2009–2010	Pedrouços
2011–2012	Salgueiros (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Augusto Pinto Duarte Maia (born 22 April 1971), known as Leão, is a Portuguese football coach and a former player. He played 13 seasons and 287 games in the Portuguese Premier League for Salgueiros, União de Leiria and Sporting.

Career

Leão made his Primeira Liga debut for Salgueiros on 19 August 1990 as a starter in a 1–2 loss against Tirsense.

On 15 June 2003, Leão was part of the União de Leiria team that played in the Portuguese Cup final against FC Porto.