Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Fernando Manuel Silva Couto , OIH ( or ( Ë koutu ) ; born 2 August 1969 ) is a former Portuguese professional football player , who works currently as the sporting director of S.C. Braga .
Simplified: Fernando Couto ( born 2 August 1969 ) is a former Portuguese football player .