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Vítor Pereira (footballer, born 1968)

Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira (born 26 July 1968) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the head coach of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Vítor Pereira
Pereira as manager of Fenerbahçe in 2016
Personal information
Full name Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira[1]
Date of birth (1968-07-26) 26 July 1968 (age 56)[1]
Place of birth Espinho, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers (head coach)
Youth career
1981–1982 Espinho
1982–1986 Avanca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Avanca 23 (3)
1987–1988 Oliveirense 30 (6)
1988–1990 Avanca 54 (11)
1990–1991 Esmoriz 1 (0)
1991–1993 Estarreja 68 (20)
1993–1994 Fiães 14 (0)
1994–1995 São João de Ver 3 (1)
1995–1996 Lobão 4 (3)
Total 197 (44)
Managerial career
2002–2003 Padroense (juniors)
2003–2004 Porto (juniors)
2004–2005 Sanjoanense
2005–2007 Espinho
2007–2008 Porto (juniors)
2008–2010 Santa Clara
2010–2011 Porto (assistant)
2011–2013 Porto
2013–2014 Al Ahli
2015 Olympiacos
2015–2016 Fenerbahçe
2017 1860 Munich
2017–2020 Shanghai SIPG
2021 Fenerbahçe
2022 Corinthians
2023 Flamengo
2024 Al Shabab
2024– Wolverhampton Wanderers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Following an amateur playing career, he became manager of Porto, where he won the Primeira Liga in both of his seasons. After leaving in 2013 he worked in several countries, winning a Greek league and cup double with Olympiacos in 2015 and the Chinese Super League with Shanghai SIPG in 2018.

Football career

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Early career

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Born in Espinho, Pereira only played amateur football, and retired at the age of 28.[3][4] He started managing at junior level, and his first head coach experience arrived midway through the 2004–05 season, when he was appointed at Sanjoanense in the third division.[5]

Subsequently, Pereira worked with Espinho of the same league,[6] being fired with ten games left in his second campaign and returning to Porto's juniors for a further season.[7] In 2008 he returned to head coaching again, with Santa Clara in the Segunda Liga, leading the Azores side to the third position in his first year and the fourth in the second, on both occasions narrowly missing out on Primeira Liga promotion.[8][9][10]

Porto

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In the summer of 2010, Pereira left Santa Clara to become assistant manager to André Villas-Boas at Porto.[11] On 21 June 2011, following the head coach's departure to Chelsea, he was promoted to first-team manager,[12] winning his first official match – and title – 2–1 against Vitória de Guimarães in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[13]

Despite a less than stellar performance both in Europe – being knocked out of the UEFA Champions League in the group stage[14] and in the UEFA Europa League's round of 32[15]– and in the Taça de Portugal,[16] Pereira led the club to the league title in his first season in charge.[17] In March 2013, following the team's elimination from Champions League contention (2–1 on aggregate against Málaga), he came under heavy criticism, notably due to his decision of benching James Rodríguez during the first half of both legs. The Colombian stated his disappointment in the coach's decision, but said that he respected him and trusted his reasons, adding that the situation was possibly created because of his questionable fitness, even though he claimed to be 100% fit.[18][19][20]

In early May 2013, as Porto ranked second in the league, Pereira deemed the Portuguese league as a "dirty competition".[21] Only a few days later, after his team defeated Benfica at home to surpass its opponents – eventually winning the league title, conceding six draws in 30 games[22]– he considered it to be a "highly competitive and prestigious league".[23]

Five clubs in eight years

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Pereira as manager of Fenerbahçe in August 2015

In late May 2013, Pereira was interviewed for the vacant job at Premier League club Everton,[24] but eventually signed a two-year deal with Al Ahli of the Saudi Professional League. On 7 January 2015 he moved countries again, replacing the fired Míchel at the helm of Olympiacos[25] and eventually winning the double.[26]

On 10 June 2015, Olympiacos announced a mutual contract termination with Pereira.[27] The following day, he was appointed at Fenerbahçe for two years.[28]

The Turkish side cut ties unilaterally with Pereira on 15 August 2016, with the case being subsequently taken to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[29][30] On 18 December, he was named head coach of 1860 Munich in the German 2. Bundesliga, with the one-and-a-half-year deal being made effective the following 1 January.[31] The team finished the season third from bottom, and eventually got relegated on 30 May 2017 after a 3–1 loss aggregate loss to SSV Jahn Regensburg in the play-offs.[32]

Pereira became the manager of Shanghai SIPG on 12 December 2017, replacing Villas-Boas at the Chinese Super League club.[33] In his debut campaign, he guided them to their first-ever title in the competition.[34] In December 2019 he turned down a new approach from Everton[35] and, one year later, left Shanghai.[36]

Pereira returned to Fenerbahçe on 2 July 2021, on a two-year contract.[37] He was sacked on 20 December after a 2–2 home draw with Istanbul rivals Beşiktaş; his side were in fifth position and 14 points behind leaders Trabzonspor.[38] A month later, he was again linked with Everton as owner Farhad Moshiri's lead candidate, prompting anger and vandalism from fans who saw him as inadequate and wanted eventual appointee Frank Lampard instead; he defended his reputation in an interview on Sky Sports News.[39]

Corinthians

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Pereira with Corinthians in 2022

On 23 February 2022, Pereira was announced as head coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Corinthians, signing until the end of the year.[40] He lost to an opening-minute goal away to rivals São Paulo on his Campeonato Paulista debut a week later,[41] and the state championship ended with a 2–1 semi-final loss to the same opponents.[42]

In October 2022, Pereira's team lost the final of the Copa do Brasil on penalties to Flamengo.[43] Just hours after the last match of the season on 13 November, it was announced that he would not renew his contract.[44] He said in a social media post that he had to return home due to his mother-in-law's health.[45][46]

Flamengo

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Shortly after leaving Corinthians, Pereira was appointed at Flamengo also of the Brazilian top flight.[47] On 28 January 2023, his team lost the Supercopa do Brasil 4–3 to Palmeiras.[48] His second defeat took place on 7 February, 3–2 against Al Hilal in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup after playing the entire second half with one player less.[49] Later that month, they were beaten on penalties by Ecuador's Independiente del Valle in the Recopa Sudamericana (1–1 over two legs).[50]

Pereira was dismissed on 11 April 2023, two days after losing 4–3 on aggregate to rivals Fluminense in the Campeonato Carioca.[51]

Al Shabab

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Pereira returned to the Saudi Pro League on 4 February 2024, replacing the fired Igor Bišćan at Al Shabab on at a deal until the end of the season.[52] He took charge of the side when they were just four points above the relegation zone and led them to eighth place, subsequently renewing his contract until June 2025.[53]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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On 17 December 2024, Pereira was appointed at Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a contract lasting until July 2026.[54]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 5 December 2024[55][56]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Sanjoanense   30 November 2004 30 May 2005 24 9 7 8 26 24 +2 037.50
Espinho   31 May 2005 19 March 2007 51 25 17 9 72 42 +30 049.02
Santa Clara   1 June 2008 3 June 2010 73 34 21 18 104 74 +30 046.58
Porto   22 June 2011 7 June 2013 93 65 16 12 190 67 +123 069.89
Al Ahli   1 July 2013 4 May 2014 37 19 10 8 70 35 +35 051.35
Olympiacos   8 January 2015 10 June 2015 27 18 6 3 66 18 +48 066.67
Fenerbahçe   11 June 2015 15 August 2016 62 38 15 9 106 54 +52 061.29
1860 Munich   1 January 2017 31 May 2017 20 6 3 11 18 27 −9 030.00
Shanghai SIPG   12 December 2017 31 December 2020 118 69 27 22 229 124 +105 058.47
Fenerbahçe   2 July 2021 20 December 2021 25 11 7 7 41 32 +9 044.00
Corinthians   23 February 2022 31 December 2022 64 26 21 17 75 57 +18 040.63
Flamengo   1 January 2023 11 April 2023 18 10 1 7 36 24 +12 055.56
Al Shabab   4 February 2024 17 December 2024 30 16 4 10 49 29 +20 053.33
Wolverhampton Wanderers   17 December 2024 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Total 642 346 155 141 1,082 607 +475 053.89

Honours

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Pereira with Olympiacos in February 2015

Porto

Al-Ahli

Olympiacos

Shanghai SIPG

Corinthians

Flamengo

Individual

References

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  33. ^ "官宣!佩雷拉成为上港新任主帅 昔日曾辅佐博阿斯" [Official announcement! Former Villas-Boas assistant Pereira became the new coach] (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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