André Villas-Boas

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Cabral and the second or paternal family name is Villas-Boas.
André Villas-Boas
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Villas-Boas managing Chelsea in 2012
Personal information
Full name Luís André de Pina
Cabral e Villas-Boas[1]
Date of birth (1977-10-17) 17 October 1977 (age 35)
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Club information
Current club Tottenham Hotspur (manager)
Teams managed
Years Team
1998–1999 British Virgin Islands
2009–2010 Académica
2010–2011 Porto
2011–2012 Chelsea
2012– Tottenham Hotspur

Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiʃ ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ dɨ ˈpinɐ kɐˈbɾaɫ i ˈviɫɐʒ ˈboɐʃ]; born 17 October 1977), known as André Villas-Boas and commonly referred to as AVB, is the Portuguese football manager of Tottenham Hotspur. He spent eight months as manager of Académica, one year as manager of Porto, and nine months as manager of Chelsea. He led Porto to an undefeated 2010-2011 season in Primeira Liga, winning four trophies and becoming the youngest manager ever to win a European title in the process.[2][3] Unusually for a manager at the top level, he has no experience as a professional player.[4]

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Early life[edit]

Born in Porto, Portugal,[5] Villas-Boas was the second child and first son of Luís Filipe Manuel Henrique do Vale Peixoto de Sousa e Villas-Boas (born 29 February 1952) and Teresa Maria de Pina Cabral e Silva (born 11 February 1951).[1] Villas-Boas has spoken fluent English since childhood, as his grandmother was from Stockport.[6]

At the age of 16 Villas-Boas found himself living in the same apartment block as Sir Bobby Robson, who was then manager of Porto. Following a debate between the two, Robson appointed Villas-Boas to Porto's observation department.[7] Robson arranged for Villas-Boas to obtain the FA coaching qualification, the UEFA C coaching licence in Scotland and for him to study the training methods of Ipswich Town.[6][8] He later obtained his B licence, A licence and UEFA Pro Licence under the tutelage of Jim Fleeting.[8] Villas-Boas had a short stint as head coach of the British Virgin Islands national team at the age of 21,[9][10] before he moved onto a career as an assistant coach at Porto under José Mourinho. As Mourinho moved clubs to Chelsea and Internazionale, Villas-Boas followed.[10]

Managerial career[edit]

British Virgin Islands[edit]

Villas-Boas had his first job as British Virgin Islands head coach when only 21 years of age in 1998. In 1999, he resigned as manager.[11]

Académica[edit]

André Villas-Boas at a Porto press conference.

At the start of the 2009–10 season, Villas-Boas left Mourinho's team to pursue a career as a manager, and he soon found a job in the Primeira Liga with Académica de Coimbra, filling a vacancy created by Rogério Gonçalves' resignation in October 2009.[10][12] At the time of his appointment, Académica were at the bottom of the league and still without any wins, but their luck started to change as he introduced a new style, leading them to a safe 11th place, ten points clear of the relegation zone. In addition to that, Académica also reached the 2009–10 Portuguese League Cup semi-finals, losing against Porto at the Estádio do Dragão to a late goal from Mariano González. His impact at Académica was immediate, not only because of solid results, but also because of the attractive football displayed by the team, which led to intense media speculation linking him with the vacant jobs at Sporting CP and FC Porto in the summer of 2010.[10]

Porto[edit]

Villas-Boas signed a deal to become the new manager of Porto on 2 June 2010.[10] Two months later, he won his first trophy as a manager when Porto defeated Benfica 2–0 to win the Portuguese Supercup.[13] Villas-Boas went on to immense success with Porto, leading them to an undefeated season in the Primeira Liga - only the second time this had ever been achieved - and winning the title by more than 20 points, having conceded only 13 goals all season. Villas-Boas went on to follow up this success by leading Porto to win both the Portuguese Cup and the UEFA Europa League, thus completing a treble in his first season in charge. By doing so, Villas-Boas became the third-youngest coach ever to win the Primeira Liga (behind Mihály Siska in 1939 and Juca in 1962) and the youngest manager ever to win a European competition, at the age of 33 years and 213 days.[3][14] On 21 June 2011, Villas-Boas tendered his resignation as Porto manager.[15]

Chelsea[edit]

Villas-Boas during his time at Chelsea, shortly before he was sacked.

Chelsea confirmed the appointment of Villas Boas as their new manager on a three-year contract with immediate effect on 22 June 2011.[16][17] They indirectly paid Porto €15 million (£13.3 million) compensation via Villas-Boas to activate his release clause and free him from his contract with Porto.[18] On 30 July 2011, during the pre-season, Villas-Boas won his first piece of silverware with Chelsea, the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy. Villas-Boas won all of his pre-season fixtures with Chelsea, with the team conceding only one goal in all six games.

On 14 August, Villas-Boas's first Premier League match ended in a 0–0 at Stoke City, with Villas-Boas commenting on Stoke's strong defence at home. Villas-Boas then won his first competitive match as Chelsea manager, defeating West Bromwich Albion 2–1 on 20 August. He continued his season with a back-to-back home wins beating Norwich City 3–1. On 18 September 2011, Villas-Boas's Chelsea lost to Manchester United 3–1 at Old Trafford. It was Chelsea's first defeat of the season and Villas-Boas's first defeat in 39 league matches, a run stretching back to his spells as manager of Académica and Porto. On 29 October, Chelsea lost their second derby under Villas-Boas in a 5–3 defeat at home to Arsenal after falling to a 1–0 defeat to Queens Park Rangers. Then three weeks later, his Chelsea side lost a second successive home game in a 2–1 defeat to Liverpool. Days later, he once again lost to Liverpool in a 2–0 defeat in the League Cup quarter-final.

On 11 February 2012, pressure began to mount on Villas-Boas as Chelsea dropped out of the top four in the Premier League following a 2–0 league defeat against Everton. Villas-Boas responded by cancelling his squad's day off and called them in for an inquest, which provoked several senior players to question his tactics in front of owner Roman Abramovich.[19] On 21 February 2012, during a UEFA Champions League match against Napoli Villas-Boas left Frank Lampard, Michael Essien and Ashley Cole on the bench. Chelsea lost 3–1 and the club's technical director asked for an explanation of the team selection on behalf of Abramovich.[20] On 4 March 2012, following a 1–0 league defeat against West Bromwich Albion which left Chelsea three points adrift of Arsenal in the battle for fourth place in the Premier League, Villas-Boas was relieved of his managerial duties by Chelsea, with assistant manager Roberto di Matteo being appointed as caretaker manager on an interim basis until the end of the season. On the Chelsea website it read: "The board would like to record our gratitude for his work and express our disappointment that the relationship has ended so early."[21]

Tottenham Hotspur[edit]

On 3 July 2012, it was announced that Villas-Boas had been named Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach after successful talks with the club, penning a three-year deal with the North London football team.[22][23] Villas-Boas' first competitive game in charge of Tottenham came on 18 August 2012 in the opening day of the Premier League season, losing 2–1 to Newcastle away from home.[24] His first competitive win came on 16 September 2012, a 3–1 victory away to Reading.[25]

On 29 September 2012, Villas-Boas became the first Tottenham manager to win at Old Trafford in 23 years, after his side beat Manchester United 2–3.[26] Villas-Boas took charge of his first North London derby on 17 November 2012 at the Emirates Stadium. Despite taking the lead early on, goalscorer Emmanuel Adebayor was sent off just eight minutes later, and Tottenham eventually lost 5–2.[27] Villas-Boas got his first piece of personal Tottenham silverware when he picked up the Manager of the month award for December. The team managed to pick up vital points in order to pursue their top four ambition. Promising big scorelines away from home such as Fulham, Aston Villa and Sunderland along with home wins against Swansea and Reading, left Tottenham in third going into the new year. One minor set back was a tough trip to Goodison Park, where the lilywhites were leading up until the 90th minute, then two late Everton goals in as many minutes, snatched victory away from the North London side.

In February 2013, he guided Tottenham to the last 16 of the Europa League after a last minute goal from Mousa Dembélé, securing a 1-1 draw at the Stade Gerland. Spurs won the tie 3-2 on aggregate, after a 2-1 win at home the previous week. Following a 3-2 away win at West Ham, Tottenham's third win from 3 Premier League matches that month, Villas-Boas picked up his second piece of personal Tottenham silverware of the season as he was awarded the Manager of the Month award for February, along with Gareth Bale who picked up the Player of the Month award for February as well.[28]

On the final day of the Premier League season, Tottenham sat 1 point behind North London rivals Arsenal, knowing that In order to get into Europes elite competition next year, Tottenham needed to win and hope that Arsenal didnt. Even though Tottenham secured a late dramatic win against Sunderland, thanks to a sensational Gareth Bale strike, his 21st in the league this season. Arsenal managed to hold on to a 1-0 lead away to Newcastle. Leaving Tottenham with 72 points, a new record for the club, but sitting in fifth. One point outside the champions league places.

This was also the highest points tally ever, by any club in the Premier League, to consequently not qualify for the Champion's League competition.

Personal life[edit]

Villas-Boas has been married since 2004 to Joana Maria Noronha de Ornelas Teixeira, and has two daughters, Benedita (born August 2009) and Carolina (born October 2010).[1][29] He speaks English fluently, having been taught by his paternal grandmother Margaret Kendall, whose mother moved to Portugal from Cheadle, Cheshire, England, to start a wine business.[9][30] Her brother Douglas Kendall served as a wing commander for the RAF during the Second World War. Villas-Boas' paternal great-uncle José Rui Villas-Boas was the Viscount of Guilhomil, a title initially bestowed on his father José Gerado Villas-Boas by King Carlos I in 1890.[31][32] Villas-Boas' brother João Luís de Pina Cabral Villas-Boas is a Portuguese stage and television actor. He had a bit part in the lavish, costume drama Mistérios de Lisboa (Mysteries of Lisbon).[33]

Honours[edit]

Managerial honours[edit]

Porto

Awards and achievements[edit]

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of 19 May 2013
Team Nation From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
British Virgin Islands  British Virgin Islands 1998 1999 70002000000000000002 50000000000000000000 50000000000000000000 70002000000000000002 &050000000000000000000.00 [citation needed]
Académica  Portugal 14 October 2009 2 June 2010 700130000000000000030 700111000000000000011 70009000000000000009 700110000000000000010 700136670000000000036.67 [citation needed]
Porto  Portugal 2 June 2010 21 June 2011 700151000000000000051 700145000000000000045 70004000000000000004 70002000000000000002 700188240000000000088.24 [citation needed]
Chelsea  England 22 June 2011 4 March 2012 700140000000000000040 700119000000000000019 700111000000000000011 700110000000000000010 700147500000000000047.50 [34]
Tottenham Hotspur  England 3 July 2012 Present 700154000000000000054 700127000000000000027 700116000000000000016 700111000000000000011 700150000000000000050.00 [34]
Total 7002177000000000000177 7002102000000000000102 700140000000000000040 700135000000000000035 700157630000000000057.63

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  28. ^ a b "Gareth Bale & Andre Villas-Boas earn player and manager awards. He has been regarded as the best manager of Tottenham Hotspur in the last ten years.". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013. 
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