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André Villas-Boas 'Don Merkzz'
Villas-Boas in March 2011
Personal information
Full name D. Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas[1]
Date of birth (1977-10-17) 17 October 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2000–2001 British Virgin Islands
2009–2010 Académica de Coimbra
2010–2011 Porto
2011– Chelsea

D. Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas, usually known as André Villas-Boas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ ˈvilɐʃ ˈboɐʃ]; born 17 October 1977), is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Chelsea. Prior to his appointment at Chelsea, he spent nine months as manager of Académica de Coimbra and then a year as manager of F.C. Porto.

While at Porto he became the youngest manager to win a European club title.[2][3] His €15 million (£13.3 million) move from Porto to Chelsea is the most expensive ever by a manager.[4] Unusually for a manager at the top level, he has no experience as a professional player.[5]

Coaching career

Early years

Born in Porto,[6] Villas-Boas (who was always a Porto supporter), at the age of 16, lived in the same apartment block as the English Bobby Robson, who was managing FC Porto at the time. Following a debate between the two, Robson appointed Villas-Boas to Porto's observation department.[7] Under the guidance of Robson, who was impressed with his fluent knowledge of English, he achieved his UEFA C coaching licence at the age of 17 in Scotland.[citation needed] He then had a short stint as head coach of the British Virgin Islands national team at the age of 21,[8][9] before he moved onto a career as an assistant coach at Porto under José Mourinho (another protégé of Robson's). As Mourinho moved clubs to Chelsea and Internazionale, Villas-Boas followed.[9]

Académica

At the start of the 2009/10 season, Villas-Boas left Mourinho's support team to pursue a career as 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.[9][10] At the time of Villas-Boas' appointment, Académica were at the bottom of the league and still without 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 with 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 Clube de Portugal and Porto in the summer of 2010.

Porto

Villas-Boas was announced as new Porto manager on 2 June 2010.[9] On 7 August 2010, he won his first trophy when Porto beat Benfica 2–0 in the Portuguese Supercup.[11] He followed this with three more titles: the Portuguese Primeira Liga, the UEFA Europa League and the Portuguese Cup. He became the third youngest coach to win the Primeira Liga, behind Mihály Siska (1938/39), and Juca (1961/62)[12] and the youngest manager ever to win a European competition, by winning the UEFA Europa League on 18 May 2011 at the age of 33 years and 213 days[3] On 21 June 2011 Villas-Boas tendered his resignation as manager of Porto.[13]

Chelsea

Chelsea confirmed the appointment of Villas-Boas as their new manager on a three-year contract with immediate effect on 22 June 2011.[14][15] They indirectly paid Porto €15 million (£13.3 million) compensation via Villas-Boas to activate his release clause and free him from his contract.[16]

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 2011, Villas-Boas had a managerial debut against Stoke at the Britannia Stadium. It was a 0-0 stalemate, 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 20th August 2011. He continued his season with a back-to-back home wins beating Norwich 3-1. On 18th September 2011, Villas-Boas's Chelsea lost to Manchester United 3-1. It was Chelsea's first defeat of the season and Villas-Boas's first defeat in 39 league matches stretching back to his spells as manager of F.C. Porto and Académica de Coimbra

Personal life

He has been married since 2004 to Joana Teixeira, and has two daughters.[17][18] Villas-Boas speaks English fluently, having been taught by his paternal grandmother Margaret Kendall, whose mother moved to Portugal from Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England, to start a wine business.[8][19] Her brother Douglas Kendall was a World War II hero who flew as a wing commander in the RAF. 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.[20][21] Villas-Boas' brother João Luís de Pina Cabral Villas-Boas, is a Portuguese stage and television actor. He appeared as the character Criado in the lavish, costume drama Mistérios de Lisboa (Mysteries of Lisbon). [22]

Honours

Managerial

Portugal Porto (2010–2011)

Individual

Individual Records

  • Second team to go unbeaten through a Portuguese league season, following Benfica in 1972/73 and 1977/78.
  • Club record for the most matches across all competitions unbeaten (36). This winning streak was begun by the previous coach of Porto, Jesualdo Ferreira. The previous record, 33 matches, was held by José Mourinho.[23]
  • Most wins in Europe in one season by a Portuguese club (14).[24]
  • Most points in a 30-game Portuguese league season (84 points).[citation needed]
  • Most consecutive wins in the Portuguese league (16).[citation needed]
  • Biggest margin over the second placed team in the league (21 points).[citation needed]

Managerial statistics

As of 17 September 2011
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA Win %
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands 2000 2001 2 0 0 2 1 14 000.00
Académica de Coimbra Portugal 14 October 2009 2 June 2010 30 11 9 10 38 35 036.67
Porto Portugal 2 June 2010 21 June 2011 58 49 5 4 145 42 084.48
Chelsea England 22 June 2011 present 6 4 1 1 10 6 066.67
Total 93 62 15 16 188 92 066.67

References

  1. ^ GeneAll.net – D. Luís André de Pina Cabral e Vilas-Boas
  2. ^ "Villas-Boas can be Special". The Sun. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Prolific Falcao leads Porto to glory". ESPN Soccernet. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Villas-Boas is new Chelsea manager". Smh.com.au. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  5. ^ Gabriele Marcotti (5 October 2010). "Meet Portugal's Boy Genius". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  6. ^ zerozerofootball.com – Manager profile "André Villas-Boas". ZeroZeroFootball. Retrieved 18 December 2010. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  7. ^ "Novice delighting in the Dragao dugout". FIFA.com. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Crucial role of boy scout who is Mourinho's 'eyes and ears'". The Independent. 11 July 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  9. ^ a b c d "Villas-Boas accepts Porto chance". UEFA.com. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  10. ^ "Academica appoint Andre Villas-Boas as head coach". PortuGOAL.net. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  11. ^ "His first trophy in Porto, Porto 2–0 Benfica". Whoscored.com.
  12. ^ "Champions of Liga Sagres,2010–11, Benfica 1–2 Porto". Whoscored.com.
  13. ^ "Villas-Boas resigns from Porto". ESPN Soccernet. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  14. ^ "Chelsea appoint former Porto coach André Villas-Boas on three-year deal". Guardian. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  15. ^ "VILLAS-BOAS APPOINTED". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  16. ^ "Chelsea close on Villas-Boas". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  17. ^ GeneAll.net – D. Luís André de Pina Cabral e Vilas-Boas
  18. ^ "Andre Villas-Boas Profile". ESPN Soccernet. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  19. ^ "10 things you need to know about prospective new Chelsea manager". The Mirror. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  20. ^ http://sports.peacefmonline.com/news/201106/51942.php
  21. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2006389/Andre-Villas-Boas-set-Chelsea-Porto-confirm-release-clause-paid.html
  22. ^ Garry Jenkins. Is it true that Andre Villas Boas' brother is a famous actor? Socqer. com, 28 June 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  23. ^ Nacional end Porto's unbeaten run
  24. ^ FC Porto complete win over CSKA

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