José Tavares (football manager)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Fernando Ferreirinha Tavares | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1993 | Sport Canidelo | ||
| 1993–1999 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Coimbrões | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Porto B | ||
| 2022–2024 | Crown Legacy FC | ||
| 2025 | Porto (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Fernando Ferreirinha Tavares (born 21 August 1980) is a Portuguese football manager.
Career
Born in Vila Nova de Gaia in the Porto metropolitan area, Tavares played as a youth for Sport Canidelo and Boavista F.C. before a brief senior career with S.C. Coimbrões.[1] After graduating with a degree in sport from the University of Porto, he began coaching in youth football at F.C. Paços de Ferreira and U.S.C. Paredes before arriving at FC Porto in 2010. Having won the under-15 national title with a team built around Rúben Neves in his first season, he was promoted to a opposition scout for first-team manager Vítor Pereira.[2]
When Pereira left in 2013, Tavares became the assistant manager of the reserve team.[2] After their manager Luís Castro left for Rio Ave F.C. he succeeded him on 14 November 2016.[3] He won three of his eight fixtures.[1] In 2017, he was named coordinator of the youth teams; the under-19 team won the UEFA Youth League in 2018–19 during his mandate.[2]
In 2022, Tavares moved abroad to Crown Legacy FC, the MLS Next Pro affiliate of Charlotte FC. He left in June 2024 to rejoin his wife and three sons, and be academy manager at Porto.[4]
On 20 January 2025, Porto president André Villas-Boas sacked Vítor Bruno and put Tavares as caretaker manager.[1] In his two games before the appointment of Martín Anselmi, he lost 1–0 at home to Olympiacos F.C. in the UEFA Europa League league phase on his debut on 23 January, and drew 1–1 with C.D. Santa Clara in his one Primeira Liga game three days later, also at the Estádio do Dragão.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Guimarães, Tomás (21 January 2025). "Luís Castro e Xavi riscados. Quem é José Tavares, o "faz tudo" que vai assumir o FC Porto?" [Luís Castro and Xavi are out of the picture. Who is José Tavares, the "Jack of all trades" who will take over FC Porto?] (in Portuguese). ZAP. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "José Tavares: o coordenador da formação que era os "olhos" de Vítor Pereira" [José Tavares: the academy coordinator who was the "eyes" of Vítor Pereira]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 January 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ Oliveira, João G. (14 November 2016). "José Tavares assume comando da equipa" [José Tavares takes control of the team]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ Goldberg, Steve (14 June 2024). "Crown Legacy coach Jose Tavares resigns to rejoin family". The Charlotte Post. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Porto empata em casa sob o olhar do futuro treinador" [Porto draw at home under the gaze of the future manager]. Bom Dia (in Portuguese). 27 January 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.