Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco (born 25 June 1971) is a Portuguese former footballer and current manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Orobah.
 Pacheco in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Cova da Lixa, Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Orobah (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1988 | Lixa | ||
| 1988–1989 | Felgueiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Felgueiras | 42 | (9) |
| 1991–1994 | Lixa | 25 | (8) |
| 1994–1995 | Aves | 8 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Lixa | 21 | (5) |
| 1996–1997 | Tirsense | 28 | (4) |
| 1997–1999 | Estoril | 35 | (11) |
| 1999–2000 | Lixa | 30 | (15) |
| 2000–2002 | Vilanovense | 44 | (14) |
| 2002–2003 | Dragões Sandinenses | 38 | (21) |
| 2003–2005 | Fafe | 53 | (8) |
| 2005–2007 | Paredes | 41 | (13) |
| 2007 | Amarante | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Penafiel (youth) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Lixa | ||
| 2012–2014 | Penafiel (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Moreirense (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Boavista (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Jonava (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Fafe | ||
| 2019–2022 | Vizela | ||
| 2023 | Estoril | ||
| 2023–2024 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 2024 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2024– | Al-Orobah | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
After achieving a total of 70 games in the second tier as a player, he worked as an assistant manager to Miguel Leal before managing in his own right at Fafe. Hired at Vizela in 2019, he achieved consecutive promotions to the Primeira Liga in his first two seasons, and also led Estoril and Vitória de Guimarães in the top flight.
Playing career
editBorn in Vila Cova da Lixa, Felgueiras, Pacheco is a product of the football academies of his local clubs Lixa and Felgueiras, while working as a locksmith with his father as a teenager. He started playing professional football with Felgueiras, having played 70 games in the second tier, and had spent most of his career in semi-pro leagues in Portugal. His first job as a manager was in 2005 with the youth ranks of his club Paredes, and he retired from playing in 2007, at the age of 34.[1]
Coaching career
editEarly years
editPacheco began his senior coaching career with Lixa in 2011. Afterwards, he was the assistant manager for Miguel Leal at Penafiel, Moreirense and Boavista, and with Filipe Ribeiro at Jonava in Lithuania.[1]
On 24 September 2018, Pacheco returned to work as a head coach at Fafe, ranked 7th in the third tier.[2] In his one season there, he took the team to the playoffs, where they were eliminated by Praiense in the quarter-finals.[3]
Vizela
editIn June 2019, Pacheco signed for Vizela, another team eliminated from the same stage of the play-offs.[3] His first season was aborted because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Portuguese Football Federation promoted leaders Vizela and Arouca to the second tier.[4]
On his debut as a professional manager on 12 September 2020, Pacheco won 2–1 at home to Oliveirense.[5] His team sealed a second successive promotion the following 22 May, beating Arouca to second place with a 5–2 home win over Vilafranquense on the final day; Vizela's only previous season in the Primeira Liga was 1984–85.[6] In July 2021, he was named Manager of the Year at the LPFP Awards and signed a contract for two more years.[7][8]
In his first top-flight game on 6 August 2021, Pacheco's Vizela lost 3–0 at reigning champions Sporting CP.[9] On 23 December, his side won 1–0 at home in the fifth round of the Taça de Portugal against district neighbours and cup holders Braga.[10] The team were eliminated 3–1 at home by Porto in the quarter-finals on 12 January 2022.[11]
On 30 November 2022, with Vizela in a safe 13th place and the season paused due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Pacheco was nonetheless dismissed and replaced by under-23 manager Tulipa. Days later, he was honoured by Vizela City Hall, and said that he wanted to return to the club.[12]
Estoril
editOn 19 June 2023, Pacheco was hired for one year at fellow top-flight team Estoril, where he had played nearly a quarter of a century earlier.[13] On 24 September, after six Primeira Liga matches, Estoril, sitting in penultimate place in the league table with four points, announced that Pacheco and his coaching staff had been relieved of their duties.[14][15]
Vitória Guimarães
editOn 4 October 2023, Pacheco was appointed manager of Primeira Liga side Vitória Guimarães, signing a two-year contract with the Guimarães-based side.[16] The third manager of the season after Moreno and Paulo Turra, he led the club to seven wins in his first ten matches, also reaching a five-match unbeaten streak.[17]
In April 2024, Pacheco travelled to Brazil to hold talks with Cuiabá, who eventually hired compatriot Petit. Vitória president António Miguel Cardoso was angered by the trip and dismissed Pacheco on 15 May 2024, having already qualified the club to the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League. Cardoso said that could not be "held hostage" by a manager who wanted to leave; Pacheco sued him for defamation.[18]
Vasco da Gama
editDays after leaving Vitória, Pacheco signed for Vasco da Gama of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He cited the club's Portuguese origins and history of fighting discrimination as reasons for the move.[18] He only lasted four matches at the club before being sacked on 20 June 2024.[19]
Al-Orobah
editOn 21 July 2024, Pacheco was appointed manager of Saudi Pro League side Al-Orobah.[20]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 7 November 2024[21]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Lixa | 
|
1 July 2011 | 12 March 2012 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 56.00 |
| Fafe |
|
17 September 2018 | 4 June 2019 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 63.64 |
| Vizela |
|
4 June 2019 | 30 November 2022 | 120 | 55 | 32 | 33 | 199 | 143 | +56 | 45.83 |
| Estoril |
|
19 June 2023 | 24 September 2023 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 37.50 |
| Vitória Guimarães |
|
4 October 2023 | 15 May 2024 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 57.58 |
| Vasco da Gama | 
|
21 May 2024 | 20 June 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0.00 |
| Al-Orobah | 
|
21 July 2024 | present | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 27.27 |
| Total | 234 | 115 | 51 | 68 | 388 | 281 | +107 | 49.15 | |||
Honours
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Maia, João (9 May 2020). ""Aos 17 anos era serralheiro mecânico com o meu pai e nunca ganhei muito dinheiro"" ["At the age of 17 I was a locksmith with my father and I never earned much money"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Seixas, João Baptista (24 September 2018). "Álvaro Pacheco é o novo treinador do Fafe" [Álvaro Pacheco is the new manager of Fafe]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ a b Fernandes, Zélia (18 June 2019). "Álvaro Pacheco é o novo treinador do FC Vizela" [Álvaro Pacheco is the new manager of FC Vizela] (in Portuguese). Rádio Vizela. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Tribunal Arbitral do Desporto confirma subidas de Vizela e Arouca à II Liga" [Court of Arbitration for Sport confirms Vizela and Arouca's promotion to the II Liga]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 25 August 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Santos, José (20 September 2020). "A crónica do Vizela-UD Oliveirense, 2-1: Suplente Cassiano fixa a reviravolta" [Report on Vizela-UD Oliveirense, 2-1: Substitute Cassiano seals the comeback]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Vizela goleia e volta à I Liga 36 anos depois, Arouca no play-off" [Vizela thrash and return to the I Liga 36 years later, Arouca in the play-off] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ a b Amaral Santos, Francisco (8 July 2021). "Kick-Off 2021-22: Clássico Sporting-FC Porto na 5.ª jornada" [2021-22 Kick-Off: Sporting-FC Porto Clássico on the 5th matchday] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Treinador Álvaro Pacheco renova com Vizela até ao final da época 2022/23" [Manager Álvaro Pacheco renews with Vizela until the end of the 2022/23 season] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Salvador, Rui (6 August 2021). "Uma "entrada à campeão": Leões tiraram mais uma vitória do Pote (a crónica do Sporting-Vizela)" [A "champions' entrance": Lions credit yet another victory to Pote (Sporting-Vizela report)]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Kundert, Tom (24 December 2021). "Portuguese Cup: Porto oust Benfica amid rampant Jorge Jesus to Flamengo speculation". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Álvaro Pacheco e a eliminação: "Pelo jogo e pelas oportunidades, merecíamos prolongamento"" [Álvaro Pacheco and the elimination: "Because of the game and because of the opportunities, we deserved to go to extra time"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 January 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Álvaro Pacheco promete regressar ao Vizela" [Álvaro Pacheco promises to return to Vizela]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Álvaro Pacheco confirmado como novo treinador do Estoril" [Álvaro Pacheco]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Álvaro Pacheco de saída do comando técnico do Estoril" [Álvaro Pacheco leaving the helm of Estoril] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Álvaro Pacheco assume comando da equipa principal" [Álvaro Pacheco takes charge of the main team] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Pacheco revoluciona los banquillos en Portugal" [Pacheco revamps the benches in Portugal] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b Gillen, Sean (20 May 2024). "Álvaro Pacheco cites Vasco da Gama's political history ahead of Brazil venture: "It's a club I identify with"". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Álvaro Pacheco é demitido do Vasco" [Álvaro Pacheco is sacked from Vasco] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "العروبة يعين البرتغالي الفارو باتشيكو مديراً فنياً للفريق الأول". 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Álvaro Pacheco". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
External links
edit- Álvaro Pacheco at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Álvaro Pacheco coach profile at Soccerway