With the latter club, Morais appeared in three games in the 1987–88 season as they finished in 15th position out of 20 teams but still suffered relegation.[1] He retired in late 1995, at the age of 36.
Coaching career
Morais started working as a manager a year after retiring, his first eight years being spent in the third division or lower. From 2002 to 2004, he led G.D. Estoril Praia to two consecutive promotions all the way to the top flight;[2][3] after the latter conquest, he completed his UEFA coaching degree, level III.[4]
On 5 September 2015, Morais dropped down to division two for the first time in over a decade, taking over C.D. Aves on a two-year deal after a poor start under Abel Xavier left the team second-bottom.[8] After an eighth-place finish, he was let go of with a year remaining.[9] He signed for F.C. Famalicão at the same level days later,[10] and quit on 11 October 2016 with the side in 18th, taking nine points from ten games.[11]