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Villas-Boas in 2023
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| 32nd President of FC Porto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 7 May 2024 |
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| Preceded by | Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas
17 October 1977 Porto, Portugal |
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Football executive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas (born 17 October 1977) is a Portuguese sports leader. He is currently the president of the Portuguese sports club Porto. Before this, he was a professional football manager.
André Villas-Boas is known for being one of the top managers who never played football professionally. He only played at a youth level.
Some of his biggest achievements as a manager include:
- Leading Porto to an undefeated season in the Primeira Liga in 2010–11.
- Winning four trophies with Porto, becoming the youngest manager to win a European title.
- Helping Tottenham Hotspur achieve a record 72 points in the Premier League in 2012–13.
- Winning three trophies with Zenit Saint Petersburg, including their fifth Russian Premier League title.
In January 2024, Villas-Boas decided to run for president of Porto. On 27 April 2024, he won the club elections with 80% of the votes. He defeated Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, who had been president for 42 years.
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Early Life and Career
André Villas-Boas was born in Porto, Portugal, on 17 October 1977. He learned to speak English very well as a child. His grandmother was from Stockport, England.
When he was 16, Villas-Boas lived in the same apartment building as Bobby Robson. Robson was the manager of Porto at the time. After they talked, Robson gave Villas-Boas a job in Porto's observation department. This meant he would watch players and teams.
Robson also helped Villas-Boas get his coaching qualifications. He earned his first coaching license at age 17. He later got his UEFA Pro Licence, which is a very high coaching qualification. At 21, Villas-Boas worked briefly as a technical director for the British Virgin Islands national football team. After that, he became an assistant coach at Porto under José Mourinho. He followed Mourinho to Chelsea and Internazionale.
Coaching Career
Académica
In 2009, Villas-Boas left Mourinho's team to become a manager himself. He joined Académica de Coimbra in the Primeira Liga. When he arrived, Académica was at the bottom of the league.
Villas-Boas changed the team's style of play. He led them to finish in a safe 11th place. They also reached the semi-finals of the Portuguese League Cup. His success at Académica made many people notice him.
Porto
On 2 June 2010, Villas-Boas became the new manager of Porto. Just two months later, he won his first trophy. Porto beat Benfica 2–0 to win the Portuguese Supercup.
Villas-Boas had amazing success with Porto. He led the team to an undefeated season in the Primeira Liga. This was only the second time a team had done this. Porto won the league by more than 20 points. They only allowed 13 goals all season.
He then led Porto to win the Portuguese Cup and the UEFA Europa League. This meant they won three major trophies in his first season. This is called a treble. Villas-Boas became the youngest manager ever to win a European competition. He was 33 years and 213 days old. He resigned from Porto on 21 June 2011.
Chelsea
Chelsea hired André Villas-Boas as their new manager on 22 June 2011. He signed a three-year contract. Chelsea paid Porto a large fee to release him from his contract.
His first Premier League match was a 0–0 draw. He then won his first competitive game as Chelsea manager. However, the team soon faced challenges. They lost to Manchester United and Arsenal. Pressure grew on Villas-Boas as Chelsea struggled to stay in the top four of the league.
On 4 March 2012, Chelsea decided to let Villas-Boas go. His assistant, Roberto Di Matteo, took over as caretaker manager. Chelsea thanked him for his work but expressed disappointment that their time together ended so soon.
Tottenham Hotspur
On 3 July 2012, Villas-Boas became the head coach of Tottenham Hotspur. He signed a three-year deal. His first win came on 16 September 2012 against Reading.
On 29 September 2012, Tottenham beat Manchester United 3–2 at Old Trafford. This was the first time a Tottenham manager had won there in 23 years. Villas-Boas won the Manager of the Month award for December 2012 and February 2013.
In February 2013, he led Tottenham to the last 16 of the Europa League. Tottenham finished the Premier League season with 72 points. This was a new club record for points. However, they finished just one point behind Arsenal and missed out on qualifying for the Champions League.
After the season, Tottenham sold their star player Gareth Bale. Villas-Boas used the money to buy several new players. However, after some difficult results, including big losses to Manchester City and Liverpool, Tottenham and Villas-Boas agreed to part ways on 16 December 2013. He left with the highest percentage of league wins for any Tottenham manager in the Premier League era.
Zenit Saint Petersburg
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On 18 March 2014, Villas-Boas signed a two-year deal with Zenit Saint Petersburg in Russia. He became the first coach in Russian Premier League history to win his first six matches.
On 17 May 2015, Villas-Boas led Zenit to win their fifth league title. He announced in September 2015 that he would leave Zenit at the end of the 2015–16 season to return to Portugal for his family. On 2 May 2016, Zenit won the Russian Cup. This was his last achievement for the Russian club.
Shanghai SIPG
On 4 November 2016, Villas-Boas became the manager of Shanghai SIPG in China. During his time there, the team finished second in the league. They also reached the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League. This was the club's best result in that competition at the time.
Villas-Boas left Shanghai SIPG in November 2017. He decided not to extend his contract.
Marseille
On 28 May 2019, Villas-Boas signed a two-year contract to manage Marseille in France. In the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season, Marseille finished second. This meant they qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.
On 13 September 2020, he led Marseille to a 1–0 away victory against Paris Saint-Germain. This was the first time Marseille had won this "Le Classique" derby away from home in nine years.
On 2 February 2021, Villas-Boas announced he had offered to resign. He was not happy with the club's decisions about new players. Marseille then suspended him as manager.
President of FC Porto
After leaving Marseille, Villas-Boas decided to stop being a football manager. He wanted to focus on becoming the president of Porto.
In the elections on 27 April 2024, he won by a large margin. He defeated the long-serving president, Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa. Pinto da Costa had been in office for 42 years. Villas-Boas received 21,489 votes out of 26,876. He became the 32nd president of Porto.
Motorsport Career
On 29 November 2017, it was announced that Villas-Boas would compete in the 2018 Dakar Rally. This is a very tough off-road race. He drove a Toyota Hilux. He had to leave the rally after crashing and hurting his back.
In March 2018, he took part in another off-road rally. After leaving Marseille in 2021, Villas-Boas also competed in the World Rally Championship. He drove a Citroën C3 Rally2 in the 2021 Rally de Portugal. He finished 12th in his category.
Villas-Boas has said he probably won't return to the World Rally Championship. He plans to compete in the Dakar Rally again in the future.
Personal Life
In 2004, André Villas-Boas married Joana Maria Noronha de Ornelas Teixeira. They have two daughters, Benedita and Carolina, and a son, Frederico.
He speaks English very well. He learned it from his grandmother, Margaret Kendall. Her mother moved to Portugal from England to start a wine business.
His great-uncle, José Rui Villas-Boas, was the Viscount of Guilhomil. This is a special title given by a king. André's brother, João Luís, is a Portuguese actor.
Managerial Statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Académica | 14 October 2009 | 2 June 2010 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36.67 | |
| Porto | 2 June 2010 | 21 June 2011 | 58 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 84.48 | |
| Chelsea | 22 June 2011 | 4 March 2012 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 47.50 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 July 2012 | 16 December 2013 | 80 | 44 | 20 | 16 | 55.00 | |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 20 March 2014 | 23 May 2016 | 102 | 63 | 20 | 19 | 61.76 | |
| Shanghai SIPG | 4 November 2016 | 30 November 2017 | 51 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 58.82 | |
| Marseille | 28 May 2019 | 2 February 2021 | 60 | 28 | 14 | 18 | 46.67 | |
| Total | 421 | 244 | 88 | 89 | 57.96 | |||
Honours
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2010–11
- Taça de Portugal: 2010–11
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2010
- UEFA Europa League: 2010–11
Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Russian Premier League: 2014–15
- Russian Cup: 2015–16
- Russian Super Cup: 2015
Individual Awards
- CNID Breakthrough Coach: 2010
- CNID Best Coach: 2011
- Globos de Ouro Prémio Revelação: 2011
- Premier League Manager of the Month: December 2012, February 2013
As president of Porto
- Taça de Portugal: 2023–24
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2024
See Also
In Spanish: André Villas-Boas para niños
- List of UEFA Cup and Europa League winning managers
