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Vasco Seabra
	Seabra in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Vasco César Freire de Seabra
Date of birth	15 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Paços de Ferreira, Portugal
Team information
Current team	Arouca (manager)
Youth career
Years	Team
1991–2002	Paços Ferreira
Managerial career
2010–2011	Leça (assistant)
2011–2012	Lixa (assistant)
2013	Lixa
2013–2016	Paços Ferreira (U19)
2016	Paços Ferreira (assistant)
2016–2017	Paços Ferreira
2018	Famalicão
2019	Estoril (U23)
2019–2020	Mafra
2020	Boavista
2021	Moreirense
2021–2022	Marítimo
2023–2024	Estoril
2024–	Arouca

Vasco César Freire de Seabra (born 15 September 1983) is a Portuguese professional football manager, currently in charge of Primeira Liga club Arouca.

Club career

Born in Paços de Ferreira, Seabra played youth football for F.C. Paços de Ferreira as a forward and a central midfielder, retiring at the age of 18.^[2] After assistant spells, he started working as a manager in his own right in early 2013, with amateurs F.C. Lixa in the Porto Football Association.^[2]

Seabra was appointed at Paços de Ferreira in late November 2016, replacing Carlos Pinto.^[3] He won his first Primeira Liga game 2–1 against Boavista F.C. on 5 December,^[4] and ended the season in 13th.^[5] He was dismissed on 23 October 2017 after a 6–1 away loss to FC Porto, with the team in that same position and eliminated from the Taça de Portugal.^[6]

On 24 January 2018, Seabra returned to management with F.C. Famalicão in LigaPro, on a deal until the end of the following campaign.^[7] However, in June that year, he was replaced by Sérgio Vieira with a year left on his contract.^[8]

Seabra was hired on a year-long contract at C.D. Mafra on 31 May 2019, tasked with keeping them in the second division.^[9] Having finished in fourth, and also taken the club to the last 16 of the domestic cup by eliminating top-tier Moreirense F.C. away from home, he resigned.^[10]

In July 2020, Seabra returned to the top flight at Boavista F.C. on a two-year deal.^[11] He left on 8 December, having won once and drawn five of his nine matches.^[12] A month later, he signed for Moreirense until June 2022.^[13] His contract was terminated a year early following an eighth-place finish, and he was replaced by João Henriques.^[14]

On 13 November 2021, Seabra became C.S. Marítimo's second manager of the season after taking over from Julio Velázquez, with the side being placed second-bottom.^[15] He was himself relieved of his duties the following 5 September, after five losses in as many games to kickstart 2022–23.^[16]

Seabra was appointed at top-tier G.D. Estoril Praia on 25 September 2023,^[17] replacing Álvaro Pacheco who had been sacked the day before.^[18] On 3 November, he took the last-placed team to a 1–0 league win at Porto,^[19] repeating the feat the following month to oust the same opposition from the group stage of the Taça da Liga with a 3–1 home victory;^[20] he finished runner-up in the latter competition, beating S.L. Benfica on penalties in the semi-finals but losing the decisive match against S.C. Braga in the same fashion.^[21]

On 29 June 2024, Seabra left Estoril by mutual consent.^[22]

Managerial statistics

As of 18 August 2024^[23]^[24]

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Lixa	12 February 2013	20 May 2013	13	6	4	3	19	12	+7	046.15
Paços de Ferreira	29 November 2016	23 October 2017	39	9	14	16	37	55	−18	023.08
Famalicão	24 January 2018	15 June 2018	17	5	3	9	16	25	−9	029.41
Mafra	31 May 2019	6 May 2020	29	13	9	7	42	30	+12	044.83
Boavista	30 July 2020	8 December 2020	10	2	5	3	11	15	−4	020.00
Moreirense	6 January 2021	4 June 2021	23	7	9	7	30	32	−2	030.43
Marítimo	13 November 2021	5 September 2022	28	8	7	13	32	42	−10	028.57
Estoril	25 September 2023	30 June 2024	37	12	7	18	52	57	−5	032.43
Career totals			196	62	58	76	239	268	−29	031.63

References

^ ^a ^b "Vasco Seabra" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b Da Cunha, Pedro Jorge (2 May 2017). "Vasco Seabra: da loja de desporto dos pais ao banco do Paços" [Vasco Seabra: from his parents' sports shop to Paços' bench] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ Almeida, Isaura (28 November 2016). "Chicotada em Paços de Ferreira. Carlos Pinto já não é o treinador" [Sacking at Paços de Ferreira. Carlos Pinto is no longer the manager]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ Da Cunha, Pedro Jorge (5 December 2016). "P. Ferreira-Boavista, 2–1 (destaques)" [P. Ferreira-Boavista, 2–1 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ "Vasco Seabra já não é o treinador do Paços de Ferreira" [Vasco Seabra is no longer manager of Paços de Ferreira] (in Portuguese). Rádio Comercial. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ "Vasco Seabra deixa Paços de Ferreira" [Vasco Seabra leaves Paços de Ferreira]. Público (in Portuguese). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^ "Vasco Seabra é o novo treinador do Famalicão" [Vasco Seabra is the new manager of Famalicão]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 24 January 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ "Sérgio Vieira apontado ao lugar de Vasco Seabra no Famalicão" [Sérgio Vieira poised to take over from Vasco Seabra at Famalicão] (in Portuguese). Cidade Hoje. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ Cabaço, Rui Jorge (31 May 2019). "Vasco Seabra eleito novo treinador" [Vasco Seabra chosen as new manager]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ Cabaço, Rui Jorge (6 May 2020). "Vasco Seabra deixa comando do Mafra" [Vasco Seabra leaves helm of Mafra]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ "Vasco Seabra por duas épocas no Boavista" [Vasco Seabra to Boavista for two seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^ "Vasco Seabra é o quarto treinador a sair em equipas da I Liga" [Vasco Seabra is the fourth manager to leave a I League team] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ Freitas, Bruno; Malacó, Pedro (7 January 2021). "Vasco Seabra oficial no Moreirense até junho de 2022" [Vasco Seabra confirmed at Moreirense until June 2022]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
^ "João Henriques substitui Vasco Seabra no comando técnico do Moreirense" [João Henriques replaces Vasco Seabra at the helm of Moreirense]. Observador (in Portuguese). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "OFICIAL: Vasco Seabra é o novo treinador do Marítimo" [OFFICIAL: Vasco Seabra is the new manager of Marítimo] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ "Oficial: Marítimo confirma saída do treinador Vasco Seabra" [Official: Marítimo confirm departure of manager Vasco Seabra]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
^ "Vasco Seabra é o novo treinador do Mágico" [Vasco Seabra is the Wizard's new manager] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ "Vasco Seabra é o sucessor de Álvaro Pacheco no Estoril" [Vasco Seabra is Álvaro Pacheco's successor at Estoril] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ "FC Porto perde por 1–0 com o Estoril no Dragão" [FC Porto lose 1–0 to Estoril at the Dragon]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 3 November 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Estoril volta a vencer FC Porto e afasta dragões da Taça da Liga" [Estoril beat FC Porto again and oust dragons from League Cup]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 6 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ Pedrosa Marques, Eduardo (27 January 2024). "Allianz Cup "Finalizamos a prova sem derrotas": tudo o que disse Vasco Seabra após a final da Taça da Liga" [Allianz Cup "We ended the tournament without defeats": everything Vasco Seabra said following the League Cup final]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
^ Vasco Seabra manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
^ Vasco Seabra coach profile at Soccerway