The Oliveirense Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
João Monteiro gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. João Monteiro has just signed for Oliveirense, and for once the answer mattered.
Market10 Aug 2026
Oliveirense turn down Portimonense for Luís Bastos
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No deal for Gabriel Taliari at that price
Oliveirense offered $2.0M; Juventude said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Oliveirense
Ricardinho and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
Felipe Monteiro steps up from the Oliveirense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Felipe Monteiro has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Daniel Sousa joins the Oliveirense first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Sousa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Ruben Silva joins the Oliveirense first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ruben Silva is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kotaro Nagata signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Kotaro Nagata and Oliveirense agree another 5 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Oliveirense training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Kotaro Nagata is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Luís Bastos
- Looking ahead Kotaro Nagata goes back to face Porto B
- The dugout Rodrigo Marquês asks for a word with the manager