João Pereira (footballer, born 1992)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Jorge Gândara Mendes Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Coimbra, Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Casa Pia (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Académica | ||
| 2009–2010 | Vigor Mocidade | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Mealhada | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Mealhada (youth) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Mealhada (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Académica (youth) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Palmeiras FC (youth) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Mozambique (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Amora | ||
| 2023–2024 | Alverca | ||
| 2024– | Casa Pia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
João Jorge Gândara Mendes Pereira (born 6 February 1992) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Primeira Liga side Casa Pia.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Coimbra,[1] Pereira represented local sides Académica de Coimbra and GR O Vigor da Mocidade as a youth. After spending one year as a coach of GD Mealhada's under-7 sides, he was assigned as a member of the first team squad ahead of the 2011–12 season, but only featured for six minutes.
In 2013–14, Pereira played for futsal side Atómicos Sport Clube.
Managerial career
[edit]In 2012, Pereira became an assistant of Tó Miranda at Mealhada, before moving to Porto in 2014, as an assistant of the under-15 squad. He was also an assistant at Padroense's under-17 team before being named coach of Académica under-17s in January 2018.[2]
Pereira also coached Palmeiras FC's under-17 team before becoming an assistant of compatriot Luís Gonçalves at the Mozambique national team in August 2019. He left the latter in March 2021, after Gonçalves was sacked.[3]
On 26 June 2022, aged 30, Pereira was appointed manager of Liga 3 side Amora.[4] On 14 June 2023, after missing out promotion in the second stage, he left the club after refusing a contract renewal.[5]
On 24 June 2023, Pereira was announced as manager of Alverca also in the third division.[6] He won the 2023–24 Liga 3 with the side, becoming the youngest manager to win a national title in Portugal at the age of 32, and taking the club back to a professional division after a 19-year absence.[7] On 2 June 2024, however, he departed the side.[8]
On 19 June 2024, Pereira moved straight to Primeira Liga after being named at the helm of Casa Pia.[9] His first professional match occurred on 17 August, a 3–0 away loss to Benfica; he also became the second-youngest manager to debut in the top tier, only months behind André Villas-Boas (who were also 32 at the time of his debut in 2009).[2]
Honours
[edit]Manager
[edit]Alverca
References
[edit]- ^ "João Pereira, treinador do Alverca, pode bater recordes de Siska e Juca" [João Pereira, manager of Alverca, may beat Siska and Juca's records] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ a b "João Pereira: «Somos competentes para levar o Casa Pia para a frente»" [João Pereira: "We are competent to bring Casa Pia forward"] (in Portuguese). Jornal Desportivo. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Luís Gonçalves despedido do cargo de selecionador moçambicano de futebol" [Luís Gonçalves sacked from the role of manager of the Mozambique national football team] (in Portuguese). Expresso das Ilhas. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "AMORA»» Mudanças na estrutura da SAD" [AMORA:: Changes in the structure of the SAD] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Desporto. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "João Pereira vai deixar comando técnico do Amora e já tem destino traçado" [João Pereira will leave the technical command of Amora and already have a defined destination] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "João Pereira será o novo comandante" [João Pereira will be the new commander] (in Portuguese). FC Alverca. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Alverca faz história: campeão da Liga 3 com João Pereira aos 32 anos" [Alverca make history: champion of the Liga 3 with João Pereira at the age of 32] (in Portuguese). TV Guadiana. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Alverca confirma saída de João Pereira após a conquista da Liga 3" [Alverca confirm departure of João Pereira after the Liga 3 title] (in Portuguese). Bola na Rede. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Casa Pia oficializa ex-Alverca João Pereira como novo treinador" [Casa Pia turn official former Alverca man João Pereira as new manager] (in Portuguese). Observador. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- João Pereira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Coimbra
- Men's association football forwards
- Portuguese football managers
- Primeira Liga managers
- FC Porto non-playing staff
- Amora F.C. managers
- F.C. Alverca managers
- Casa Pia A.C. managers
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Mozambique
- Expatriate sportspeople in Mozambique
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen