João Pedro Sousa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Pedro Ramos Borges Sousa[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 August 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Luanda, Portuguese Angola | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Famalicão (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1984–1991 | Braga | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1993 | Braga | 17 | (1) |
1993–1995 | Chaves | 33 | (4) |
1995–1997 | Rio Ave | 26 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Vila Real | 3 | (0) |
1998–2001 | Trofense | 18 | (0) |
2001–2003 | Taipas | 8 | (8) |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2009 | Academia Lacatomi | ||
2009–2010 | Famalicão (assistant) | ||
2010–2012 | Braga (youth) | ||
2012–2014 | Estoril (assistant) | ||
2014–2015 | Sporting (assistant) | ||
2015–2016 | Olympiacos (assistant) | ||
2016–2017 | Hull City (assistant) | ||
2017–2018 | Watford (assistant) | ||
2018–2019 | Everton (assistant) | ||
2019– | Famalicão | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
João Pedro Ramos Borges Sousa (born 4 August 1971) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward, and is the manager of Famalicão.
Coaching career
Sousa was the long-term assistant manager of Marco Silva from 2012 to 2019, who was his former teammate at Trofense. He was the assistant manager to Silva at Primeira Liga clubs Estoril and Sporting, as well as Olympiacos of Super League Greece and English Premier League trio Hull City, Watford, and Everton.[2][3]
Sousa became the coach of Famalicão on 31 May 2019, signing a two-year deal at a team who had just achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga for the first time in 25 years.[4] In the first month of the season, he was voted Manager of the Month for winning three and drawing one of the four fixtures.[5] He retained the honour for September with the team from Vila Nova de Famalicão still unbeaten; he earned 56.16% of the votes.[6]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 25 July 2020
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Famalicão | ![]() |
31 May 2019 | Present | 41 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 41.46 | [7] |
Total | 41 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 41.46 | — |
References
- ^ de Melo, Afonso (27 September 2019). "Campeonato. Atenção! Vamos fechar durante um mês. Não incomodem!" [Championship. Attention! We are going to close for a month. Don't get uncomfortable!]. i (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Bascombe, Chris (17 May 2019). "Marco Silva's Everton assistant Joao Pedro Sousa poised to leave for managerial role in Portugal". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "João Pedro Sousa to leave to manage newly-promoted FC Famalicao". One Football.
- ^ "Treinador João Pedro Sousa promete "consolidar" Famalicão na I Liga" [Manager João Pedro Sousa promises to "consolidate" Famalicão in the I Liga] (in Portuguese). SAPO.
- ^ "João Pedro Sousa eleito treinador do mês de agosto" [João Pedro Sousa voted August's manager of the month]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "João Pedro Sousa 'bisa' na eleição do treinador do mês na Liga NOS" [João Pedro Sousa 'scores a brace' in the Liga NOS manager of the month election]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "João Pedro Sousa career sheet". footballdatabase. footballdatabase. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
External links
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Luanda
- Portuguese footballers
- Portuguese football managers
- Angolan footballers
- Angolan football managers
- Angolan people of Portuguese descent
- Association football forwards
- Primeira Liga players
- LigaPro players
- S.C. Braga players
- G.D. Chaves players
- Rio Ave F.C. players
- C.D. Trofense players
- Primeira Liga managers
- F.C. Famalicão managers
- Portuguese expatriates in England