Portuguese football manager and former player (born 1971)
João Pedro Ramos Borges Sousa (born 4 August 1971) is a Portuguese football coach .
After working as an assistant to Marco Silva , he managed in his own right in the Primeira Liga at Famalicão and Boavista .
Coaching career
Assistant
Sousa was the long-term assistant manager of Marco Silva from 2012 to 2019, who was his former teammate at Trofense . He was the assistant manager to Silva at Primeira Liga clubs Estoril and Sporting , as well as Olympiacos of Super League Greece and English Premier League trio Hull City , Watford , and Everton .[ 2] [ 3]
Famalicão
Sousa became the coach of Famalicão on 31 May 2019, signing a two-year deal at a team who had just achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga for the first time in 25 years.[ 4] In the first month of the season, he was voted Manager of the Month for winning three and drawing one of the four fixtures.[ 5] He retained the honour for September with the team from Vila Nova de Famalicão still unbeaten; he earned 56.16% of the votes.[ 6]
Sousa's team spent much of 2019–20 in contention for European qualification, but missed out to Rio Ave on the last day.[ 7] In the Taça de Portugal campaign, they reached the semi-finals for the first time but were eliminated 4–3 on aggregate by Benfica .[ 8] He was dismissed on 31 January 2021, with Famalicão one place above relegation.[ 9]
Boavista
On 28 June 2021, Sousa replaced Jesualdo Ferreira as manager of Boavista on a two-year contract.[ 10] He left on 30 November with the club in 11th, saying that he had received a superior offer from Al-Raed in the Saudi Professional League .[ 11]
Al-Raed
Sousa was hired by Al-Raed on 26 January 2022, replacing Spanish manager Pablo Machín .[ 12] Having won once in eight games, he was suspended and dismissed in late May with two games remaining, for having criticised his players for missing training; he then complained to FIFA .[ 13]
Return to Famalicão
On 22 September 2022, Sousa returned to 16th-placed Famalicão.[ 14] He left the club on 19 March 2024, following a dispute with the board.[ 15]
Managerial statistics
As of match played 16 March 2024 [ 16]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
Nat
From
To
Record
Famalicão
31 May 2019
31 January 2021
59
21
19
19
83
88
−5
0 35.59
Boavista
28 June 2021
30 November 2021
16
5
5
6
20
27
−7
0 31.25
Al-Raed
26 January 2022
24 May 2022
13
4
3
6
10
18
−8
0 30.77
Famalicão
22 September 2022
19 March 2024
65
24
16
25
85
84
+1
0 36.92
Total
153
54
43
56
198
217
−19
0 35.29
Honours
Individual
References
^ de Melo, Afonso (27 September 2019). "Campeonato. Atenção! Vamos fechar durante um mês. Não incomodem!" [Championship. Attention! We are going to close for a month. Don't get uncomfortable!]. i (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 October 2019 .
^ Bascombe, Chris (17 May 2019). "Marco Silva's Everton assistant Joao Pedro Sousa poised to leave for managerial role in Portugal" . The Daily Telegraph .
^ "João Pedro Sousa to leave to manage newly-promoted FC Famalicao" . One Football.
^ "Treinador João Pedro Sousa promete "consolidar" Famalicão na I Liga" [Manager João Pedro Sousa promises to "consolidate" Famalicão in the I Liga] (in Portuguese). SAPO.[permanent dead link ]
^ "João Pedro Sousa eleito treinador do mês de agosto" [João Pedro Sousa voted August's manager of the month]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019 .
^ "João Pedro Sousa 'bisa' na eleição do treinador do mês na Liga NOS" [João Pedro Sousa 'scores a brace' in the Liga NOS manager of the month election]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019 .
^ "Rio Ave vence no Bessa e fica com a Liga Europa" [Rio Ave win in the Bessa and qualify for the Europa League]. Público (in Portuguese). 25 July 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021 .
^ Cole, Richard (11 February 2020). "Pizzi goal guarantees Benfica's spot at Jamor" . PortuGOAL. Retrieved 9 February 2023 .
^ "João Pedro Sousa deixa o Famalicão" [João Pedro Sousa leaves Famalicão] (in Portuguese). TVI 24 . 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021 .
^ "OFICIAL: João Pedro Sousa é o novo treinador do Boavista" [Official: João Pedro Sousa is the new manager of Boavista] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021 .
^ "João Pedro Sousa e a saída do Boavista: "Recebi uma proposta irrecusável..." " [João Pedro Sousa and the exit from Boavista: "I received an offer I couldn't refuse"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021 .
^ "بيدرو مدربا للرائد عوضا عن ماشين" [Pedro as manager of Al-Raed instead of Machín]. Al Riyadiyah (in Arabic). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022 .
^ "João Pedro Sousa na Arábia Saudita: criticou jogadores por faltarem a treinos, o clube puniu-o e o treinador agora queixou-se à FIFA" [João Pedro Sousa in Saudi Arabia: he criticised players for missing training, the club punished him and the manager now complained to FIFA]. Tribuna Expresso (in Portuguese). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022 .
^ "João Pedro Sousa volta a ser treinador do Famalicão" [João Pedro Sousa manager of Famalicão again]. Público (in Portuguese). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022 .
^ "João Pedro Sousa de saída do comando técnico do Famalicão" [João Pedro Sousa to leave the technical command of Famalicão]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 March 2024.
^ "João Pedro Sousa career sheet" . footballdatabase . Retrieved 12 June 2020 .
^ "Davidson, Umaro Embaló, Marchesín, Alex Telles, Bruno Fernandes, Zé Luís e João Pedro Sousa foram os outros premiados" . Liga Portugal . Retrieved 24 March 2020 .
^ "Agustín Marchesín, Nehuén Pérez, Bruno Fernandes, Rúben Lameiras, Miguel Bandarra e João Pedro Sousa também foram distinguidos" . Liga Portugal . Retrieved 24 March 2020 .
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