João Gião
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro Baptista dos Santos Brito Gião | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP B (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2025– | Sporting CP B | ||
| 2025– | Sporting CP U19 | ||
João Pedro Baptista dos Santos Brito Gião (born 9 August 1986) is a Portuguese football manager. He is the current manager of Sporting CP's reserve and under-19 teams.
Career
Gião was born in Montemor-o-Novo in the Évora District.[1] In October 2018, he was hired at second-tier club Académica de Coimbra as an assistant to João Alves, specialising in training methodology.[2] After having been a coordinator at FC Girondins de Bordeaux in France, he moved to Grasshopper Club Zurich as one of four Portuguese assistants to compatriot manager João Carlos Pereira in August 2020.[3] Remaining in the Swiss Super League, he filled the same role at FC Lausanne-Sport in June 2021.[4]
Returning to Portugal, Gião assisted César Peixoto at F.C. Paços de Ferreira and Moreirense FC. On 5 October 2024, due to the latter's suspension, he was in charge for a 1–0 home win over C.D. Santa Clara in the Primeira Liga.[5]
On 27 March 2025, 38-year-old Gião was given his first job as a senior head coach, taking over at Sporting CP B after the departure of João Pereira to Alanyaspor. He joined a team in second place of the promotion series in Liga 3.[6] With five wins and two draws in the last eight games of the season, he won automatic promotion as runners-up to Lusitânia Lourosa.[7]
Gião was elected Manager of the Month for August 2025, his first month in the second division. His team won three of four matches, including a 1–0 win at S.C.U. Torreense in the opener.[8]
References
- ^ Diabão, Luís (27 March 2025). "Alentejano João Gião é o novo treinador do Sporting B" [Alentejo native João Gião is the new manager of Sporting B] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Académica confirma João Alves como novo treinador" [Académica confirm João Alves as new manager]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ da Cunha, Pedro Jorge (7 August 2020). "Quatro treinadores portugueses com João Carlos Pereira no Grasshoppers" [Four Portuguese coaches with João Carlos Pereira at Grasshoppers] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ Boschetti, André (17 June 2021). "Cinq nouvelles recrues débarquent au Lausanne-Sport" [Five new recruits arrive at Lausanne-Sport]. Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "João Gião: «Fomos felizes num momento de inspiração»" [João Gião: "We were happy in a moment of inspiration"] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "OFICIAL: João Gião é o novo treinador do Sporting B" [OFFICIAL: João Gião is the new manager of Sporting B] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "João Gião e a subida do Sporting B: «Nunca me falaram nisso, mas correndo bem...»" [João Gião and Sporting B's promotion: "They never spoke to me about it, but it's going well..."]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 May 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ Granada, Ricardo (3 October 2025). "João Gião recebeu galardão de treinador do mês de agosto: «É um prémio dividido por muita gente»" [João Gião received award for August Manager of the Month: "It's an award shared between many people"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 October 2025.