José Guilherme (football manager)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Guilherme Granja Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Arcozelo (Vila Nova de Gaia), Portugal | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1997 | Esmoriz | ||
| 2003–2008 | Porto youth | ||
| 2011 | Académica | ||
| 2011–2012 | Padroense U17 | ||
| 2012–2014 | Porto U17 | ||
| 2014 | Porto B | ||
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U16 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U17 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U20 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U16 | ||
| 2019–2020 | Portugal U17 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Portugal U18 | ||
José Guilherme Granja Oliveira (born 5 September 1965), known as José Guilherme, is a Portuguese football coach. He spent most of his career with Portugal's youth international teams, and also had brief spells in charge of Académica Coimbra in the Primeira Liga and Porto B in the second tier.
Career
José Guilherme began his coaching career at S.C. Esmoriz before joining the youth teams of FC Porto, where he was a national champion four times. He was also part of the senior national team coaching staff led by Carlos Queiroz (2008–2010).[1]
On 26 December 2010, José Guilherme was appointed as manager of Primeira Liga club Académica de Coimbra on a deal until the end of the season, with the option of one more year. He succeeded Jorge Costa, and was assisted by José Costa, a former Académica player and manager.[1] He resigned the following 20 February, having drawn two and lost four of his league games; in the Taça de Portugal, he took them through two rounds into the semi-finals.[2]
José Guilherme returned to Porto as under-17 manager. On 6 March 2014, with his team leading their league, he was promoted to manager of the B-team in first place in the second tier, as Luís Castro moved to the first team.[3]
José Guilherme was manager of the Portugal under-17 team that were defending champions of Europe, but missed out on qualification for the 2017 UEFA European Championship after a 2–0 loss to Spain.[4] In November 2019, he led them to the Elite Round of qualification, before it and the finals in Estonia were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
In 2021, José Guilherme was appointed assistant technical director of the Portuguese Football Federation.[6]
References
- ^ a b "José Guilherme é o novo treinador da Académica" [José Guilherme is the new manager of Académica] (in Portuguese). SIC Notícias. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Frederico, Francisco (20 February 2011). "José Guilherme demite-se da Académica" [José Guilherme resigns from Académica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "José Guilherme na equipa B" [José Guilherme in the B-team]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Sub-17. Portugal perde e dificulta apuramento para o Euro 2017" [Under-17. Portugal lose and make qualification for Euro 2017 more difficult] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Portugal empata com Ucrânia e falha primeiro lugar no apuramento" [Portugal draw with Ukraine and miss first place in qualification]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 19 November 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Rodrigues, André Miguel (24 February 2025). "Mudanças na FPF: José Couceiro deixa carto de Diretor Técnico" [Changes at the FPF: José Couceiro leaves office of Technical Director] (in Portuguese). Adeptos de Bancada. Retrieved 4 October 2025.