Manuel Machado (football manager)

Manuel António Marques Machado (born 4 December 1955) is a Portuguese football manager.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Marques and the second or paternal family name is Machado.
Manuel Machado
Machado in 2012
Personal information
Full name Manuel António Marques Machado
Date of birth (1955-12-04) 4 December 1955
Place of birth Oliveira, Portugal
Managerial career
Years Team
1992–1993 Vitória Guimarães (youth)
1993 Vila Real
1995–1996 Vitória Guimarães (caretaker)
1998–2000 Fafe
2000–2004 Moreirense
2004–2005 Vitória Guimarães
2005–2006 Nacional
2006–2007 Académica
2007–2008 Braga
2008–2009 Nacional
2010 Nacional
2010–2011 Vitória Guimarães
2012 Aris
2012–2016 Nacional
2017 Arouca
2017 Moreirense
2020–2021 Berço
2021 Nacional

In a career of nearly three decades, he was most associated with Nacional, whom he led in five spells and always in the Primeira Liga. In the top flight he was also in charge of Vitória de Guimarães (three spells), Moreirense (twice), Académica, Braga and Arouca. Abroad, he had a brief spell at Aris in Super League Greece.

Football career

Early career

Born in the village of Oliveira, in Guimarães, Machado started his career with his local Vitória de Guimarães' youths, having a head coach spell with lowly S.C. Vila Real in between. After two years with another modest club in the north, AD Fafe, he moved to another side in his region, Moreirense F.C. in 2000, helping to promotion from the third division to the Primeira Liga in just two years.[1]

Machado coached the team from Moreira de Cónegos to a comfortable 12th position in their debut season, and ninth the following campaign, after which he returned to Guimarães. His first game on 29 August 2004 was a goalless draw away to his former employers,[2] eventually finishing fifth and qualifying for the UEFA Cup.[3]

First Nacional spell, Académica and Braga

Machado signed for C.D. Nacional subsequently,[4] helping the Madeirans to finish fifth, with qualification for the UEFA Cup. He left in May 2006 as his wife and children were staying in mainland Portugal,[5] signing for Académica de Coimbra.[6] After a 13th-place finish in his one full season, he left by mutual consent on 10 September 2007 having taken one point from the first three games.[7]

On 7 November 2007, Machado was hired at S.C. Braga, succeeding Jorge Costa at the 8th-placed team.[8] He resigned the following 22 April, with the team practically out of the running for European places with three games to go.[9]

Nacional and Guimarães returns

Machado rejoined Nacional for 2008–09,[10] equalling the club's best-ever finish as fourth. However, on 13 December 2009, he announced he would leave the benches for a period, after surgery-related complications; he was replaced by assistant Predrag Jokanović,[11] and eventually left his post at the end of the campaign, replaced by precisely the Serbian.

On 2 June 2010, Machado returned to Vitória Guimarães, taking the Minho team to the final of the Taça de Portugal in his first season.[12] On 26 August 2011, he left the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques after Europa League elimination at the hands of Atlético Madrid (6–0 on aggregate, 4–0 home loss in the second game).[13]

On 17 January 2012, Machado signed for the only foreign job of his entire career, at Aris Thessaloniki F.C. of Super League Greece. He signed for the 10th-placed club for the rest of the season.[14]

Machado signed with Nacional for a third spell on 13 October 2012, replacing the fired Pedro Caixinha.[15] A contract termination by mutual consent was reached on 28 December 2016, as the team ranked third-bottom in the league and tied for points with the first side inside the relegation zone, having also been ousted from the Portuguese Cup.[16] He was also relieved of his duties at F.C. Arouca on 21 March 2017,[17] becoming the first manager to be fired by two teams in the season,[18] as both eventually dropped down a tier.

Later career

On 27 May 2017, Machado signed a one-year contract with former club Moreirense.[19] On 29 October, as they were placed second from the bottom in the top division, he was dismissed.[20]

In April 2020, Machado was named as manager of local third tier club Berço SC for the upcoming season.[21] Eleven months later, he activated a clause allowing him to move freely to a top-flight club, and returned to relegation-threatened Nacional.[22]

Managerial statistics
As of 25 July 2021[23][24]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Vila Real Portugal 6 June 1993 22 November 1993 13 4 5 4 15 11 +4 030.77
Vitória Guimarães (caretaker) Portugal 18 December 1995 14 January 1996 5 2 1 2 7 5 +2 040.00
Fafe Portugal 26 June 1998 2 July 2000 78 35 23 20 138 93 +45 044.87
Moreirense Portugal 2 July 2000 7 June 2004 155 73 38 44 230 168 +62 047.10
Vitória Guimarães Portugal 8 June 2004 23 May 2005 37 17 9 11 43 33 +10 045.95
Nacional Portugal 2 July 2005 9 May 2006 37 15 12 10 43 33 +10 040.54
Académica Portugal 15 May 2006 10 September 2007 38 9 9 20 36 58 −22 023.68
Braga Portugal 12 November 2007 21 April 2008 24 6 10 8 24 30 −6 025.00
Nacional Portugal 21 May 2008 29 November 2009 60 28 16 16 93 74 +19 046.67
Nacional Portugal 26 January 2010 16 May 2010 14 3 6 5 12 17 −5 021.43
Vitória Guimarães Portugal 24 May 2010 26 August 2011 46 19 9 18 55 59 −4 041.30
Aris Greece 16 January 2012 30 June 2012 14 6 4 4 17 19 −2 042.86
Nacional Portugal 12 October 2012 28 December 2016 168 57 42 69 222 234 −12 033.93
Arouca Portugal 11 February 2017 21 March 2017 5 0 0 5 3 14 −11 000.00
Moreirense Portugal 27 May 2017 29 October 2017 13 3 4 6 10 19 −9 023.08
Berço Portugal 1 July 2020 22 March 2021 17 6 5 6 23 22 +1 035.29
Nacional Portugal 22 March 2021 22 May 2021 11 1 1 9 9 27 −18 009.09
Total 735 284 194 257 980 916 +64 038.64

Honours

Moreirense

Vitória Guimarães

References
  1. Bernardino, Augusto (5 February 2017). "O Moreirense podia ser mais um Serzedelo" [Moreirense could be yet another Serzedelo]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. "Moreirense e Vitória de Guimarães empatam 0–0" [Moreirense and Vitória de Guimarães draw 0–0]. Público (in Portuguese). 29 August 2004. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. "Beira-Mar-V. Guimarães, 2–2: Grito de revolta na hora do adeus" [Beira-Mar-V. Guimarães, 2–2: Cry of revolt at the hour of goodby]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (14 February 2006). "Liga 2005/06: Manuel Machado (Nacional), o professor dos pontos" [League 2005/06: Manuel Machado (Nacional), the points professor] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. "Treinador Manuel Machado deixa o Nacional da Madeira" [Manager Manuel Machado leaves Nacional da Madeira]. Público (in Portuguese). 9 May 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  6. "Manuel Machado é o novo treinador da Académica" [Manuel Machado is the new manager of Académica]. Público (in Portuguese). 15 May 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  7. "Treinador Manuel Machado abandona a Académica de Coimbra" [Manager Manuel Machado leaves Académica de Coimbra]. Público (in Portuguese). 10 September 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  8. "Futebol: Sporting de Braga - Manuel Machado é o novo treinador" [Football: Sporting de Braga - Manuel Machado is the new manager]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 7 November 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  9. "Machado makes way at Braga". UEFA. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  10. Apresentado o novo treinador principal para a época 2008/2009 (New head coach for the 2008/2009 season presented) Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine; CD Nacional, 21 May 2008 (in Portuguese)
  11. Futebol profissional: Jokanovic assume comando técnico do plantel nacionalista (Professional football: Jokanovic takes charge of nacionalistas) Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine; CD Nacional, 13 December 2009 (in Portuguese)
  12. Escobar de Lima, Filipe (22 May 2011). "Também o Jamor é o destino do FC Porto" [Jamor is FC Porto's destiny as well]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  13. Machado renunció al Vitória Guimaraes (Machado quit at Vitória Guimaraes); ESPN Deportes, 26 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  14. "Manuel Machado no Aris de Salónica" [Manuel Machado to Aris Thessaloniki] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  15. "Manuel Machado confirmado" [Manuel Machado confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  16. "Oficial. Manuel Machado sai do Nacional" [Official. Manuel Machado leaves Nacional] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  17. "Oficial: Manuel Machado rescinde com o Arouca" [Official: Manuel Machado terminated at Arouca]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 March 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  18. "Manuel Machado é o 1.º treinador 'chicoteado' duas vezes na I Liga 2016/17" [Manuel Machado is 1st manager to be 'given the boot' twice in 2016/17 I League] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  19. "Moreirense confirma Manuel Machado" [Moreirense confirm Manuel Machado]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  20. Lucas Simões, Sandra (29 October 2017). "Manuel Machado deixa Moreirense" [Manuel Machado leaves Moreirense]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  21. "Manuel Machado vai ser o treinador do Berço na próxima temporada" [Manuel Machado will be manager of Berço next season]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  22. Caires, Raul (22 March 2021). "OFICIAL: Manuel Machado é o novo treinador do Nacional" [OFFICIAL: Manuel Machado is the new manager of Nacional] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  23. Manuel Machado coach profile at Soccerway
  24. "Manuel Machado". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  25. Kundert, Tom (7 August 2011). "Rolando double fires Porto to Super Cup triumph". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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