Arsenal, West Ham and Fulham legend to leave Craven Cottage

Luis Boa Morte is to leave Craven Cottage.

Former Arsenal, West Ham and Fulham star Luis Boa Morte has been appointed as Head Coach of Guinea-Bissau in a return to management. The Premier League legend will leave his current coaching role at Craven Cottage come the end of the season.

The 46-year-old made 296 top flight appearances over an illustrious professional career, which ended in 2013 after a brief stint at Chesterfield. Boa Morte was best known for his time at Fulham but also enjoyed spells at Arsenal and West Ham having broken through with Sporting Lisbon in his home nation of Portugal.

The midfielder won the Premier League with the Gunners in 1998 and the Football League First Division with Fulham in 2001. He was also named the Cottagers' Player of the Year in 2005.

After retiring from playing football, Boar Morte quickly moved into coaching and worked with the Fulham academy. He then moved on to work in the youth set-up at Sporting Lisbon and eventually returning to Arsenal to work as a scout.

His only previous spell in management came at Sintrense in 2017. After leaving the post, he then worked with Marco Silva at Everton before moving with the manager to Fulham.

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A statement from Fulham read: "The Club can confirm that Luis Boa Morte will leave Fulham at the end of the season to take up a position as Head Coach of Guinea-Bissau.

"Boa Morte – who already held legend status at Craven Cottage after scoring 54 times in 250 appearances during his playing days – returned to the Club as First Team Coach following the appointment of Marco Silva in the summer of 2021.

Fulham confirmed that Boa Morte would leave come the end of the season.

"An integral part of the backroom staff that saw us win the Championship in that first season, Boa Morte was then part of the team that helped re-establish Fulham as a top flight outfit as we finished 10th in the Premier League.

"Everyone at Fulham would like to thank Boa for his efforts since his return to the Club, and wishes him the best of luck in this next chapter when he departs following our season finale away to Luton Town."