André Villas-Boas
Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiz ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ ðɨ ˈpinɐ kɐˈβɾal i ˈvilɐʒ ˈβoɐʃ]; born 17 October 1977) is a Portuguese football manager. He is one of a growing number of top-level managers who have never played football professionally and one of the few managers to have never played beyond youth football.
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Villas-Boas in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009–2010 | Académica | ||
| 2010–2011 | Porto | ||
| 2011–2012 | Chelsea | ||
| 2012–2013 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2014–2016 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| 2016–2017 | Shanghai SIPG | ||
| 2019–2021 | Marseille | ||
Highlights in his career include an undefeated 2010–11 season in the Primeira Liga with Porto, winning four trophies and becoming the youngest manager ever to win a European title in the process, helping Tottenham to their then-record tally of 72 points in the Premier League during the 2012–13 season (the highest points for a team to finish outside the top four at the time) and three trophies during his spell with Zenit, achieving the fifth league title in the club's history.