André Villas-Boas
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| 32nd President of FC Porto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 7 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 October 1977 Porto, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Football executive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiz ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ ðɨ ˈpinɐ kɐˈβɾal i ˈvilɐʒ ˈβoɐʃ]; born 17 October 1977) is a Portuguese sports executive, and former professional football manager, who is currently the president of Portuguese sports club Porto.[3] He was among the growing number of top-level managers who never played football professionally, and one of the few managers to have never played beyond youth football.[4]
His managerial career highlights include an undefeated 2010–11 season in the Primeira Liga with Porto, winning four trophies and becoming the youngest manager to win a European title in the process;[5][6] guiding Tottenham Hotspur to a then-record tally of 72 points in the Premier League during the 2012–13 season (the most points by a team finishing outside the top four at the time);[7] and three trophies during his spell with Zenit Saint Petersburg, including the club's fifth Russian Premier League title.
In January 2024, almost three years after his last managerial stint at Marseille, Villas-Boas announced his candidacy to the presidency of Porto.[8] On 27 April 2024, he won the club elections with 80% of the votes, defeating incumbent president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, who had been in office for 42 years.[9]
- ^ – D. Luís André de Pina Cabral e Vilas-Boas. Geneall.net. Retrieved on 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Villas-Boas: Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas: Manager". BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "André Villas-Boas é o 32º presidente do FC Porto" [André Villas-Boas is the 32nd president of FC Porto]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Gabriele Marcotti (5 October 2010). "Meet Portugal's Boy Genius". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ White, Duncan (25 June 2011). "Andre Villas-Boas: Chelsea's new manager who has dedicated himself to football". Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2020 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Prolific Falcao leads Porto to glory". ESPN Soccernet. 18 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "MirrorFootball's season report: A look back at Tottenham's campaign". Mirror. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ Garcia, Adriana (18 January 2024). "Villas-Boas announces Porto president candidacy". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Ogden, Mark (28 April 2024). "Villas-Boas voted in as new Porto president". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.