Álvaro Pacheco

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is Pacheco.
Álvaro Pacheco
Pacheco in 2023
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco
Date of birth (1971-06-25) 25 June 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Vila Cova da Lixa, Portugal
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Vitória SC (manager)
Youth career
1983–1988 Lixa
1988–1989 Felgueiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Felgueiras 42 (9)
1991–1994 Lixa 25 (8)
1994–1995 Aves 8 (0)
1995–1996 Lixa 21 (5)
1996–1997 Tirsense 28 (4)
1997–1999 Estoril 35 (11)
1999–2000 Lixa 30 (15)
2000–2002 Vilanovense 44 (14)
2002–2003 Dragões Sandinenses 38 (21)
2003–2005 Fafe 53 (8)
2005–2007 Paredes 41 (13)
2007 Amarante 0 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2011 Penafiel (youth)
2011–2012 Lixa
2012–2014 Penafiel (assistant)
2014–2016 Moreirense (assistant)
2016–2017 Boavista (assistant)
2018 Jonava (assistant)
2018–2019 Fafe
2019–2022 Vizela
2023 Estoril
2023– Vitória SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco (born 25 June 1971) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Primeira Liga club Vitória SC.

After achieving a total of 70 games in the second tier as a player, he worked as an assistant manager to Miguel Leal before managing in his own right at Fafe. Hired at Vizela in 2019, he achieved consecutive promotions to the Primeira Liga in his first two seasons, and also led Estoril in the top flight.

Playing career

Born in Vila Cova da Lixa, Felgueiras, Pacheco is a product of the football academies of his local clubs Lixa and F.C. Felgueiras, while working as a locksmith with his father as a teenager. He started playing professional football with Felgueiras, having played 70 games in the second tier, and had spent most of his career in semi-pro leagues in Portugal. His first job as a manager was in 2005 with the youth ranks of his club Paredes, and he retired from playing in 2007, at the age of 34.[1]

Coaching career

Early years

Pacheco began his senior coaching career with Lixa in 2011. Afterwards, he was the assistant manager for Miguel Leal at Penafiel, Moreirense and Boavista, and with Filipe Ribeiro at Jonava in Lithuania.[1]

On 24 September 2018, Pacheco returned to work as a head coach at Fafe, ranked 7th in the third tier.[2] In his one season there, he took the team to the playoffs, where they were eliminated by Praiense in the quarter-finals.[3]

Vizela

In June 2019, Pacheco signed for Vizela, another team eliminated from the same stage of the play-offs.[3] His first season was aborted because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Portuguese Football Federation promoted leaders Vizela and Arouca to the second tier.[4]

On his debut as a professional manager on 12 September 2020, Pacheco won 2–1 at home to U.D. Oliveirense.[5] His team sealed a second successive promotion the following 22 May, beating Arouca to second place with a 5–2 home win over Vilafranquense on the final day; Vizela's only previous season in the Primeira Liga was 1984–85.[6] In July 2021, he was named Manager of the Year at the LPFP Awards and signed a contract for two more years.[7][8]

In his first top-flight game on 6 August 2021, Pacheco's Vizela lost 3–0 at reigning champions Sporting CP.[9] On 23 December, his side won 1–0 at home in the fifth round of the Taça de Portugal against district neighbours and cup holders Braga.[10] The team were eliminated 3–1 at home by Porto in the quarter-finals on 12 January 2022.[11]

On 30 November 2022, with Vizela in a safe 13th place and the season paused due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Pacheco was nonetheless dismissed and replaced by under-23 manager Tulipa. Days later, he was honoured by Vizela City Hall, and said that he wanted to return to the club.[12]

Estoril

On 19 June 2023, Pacheco was hired for one year at fellow top-flight team Estoril Praia, where he had played nearly a quarter of a century earlier.[13] On 24 September, after six Primeira Liga matches, Estoril, sitting in penultimate place in the league table with 4 points, announced that Pacheco and his coaching staff had been relieved of their duties.[14][15]

Vitória SC

On 4 October 2023, Pacheco was appointed manager of Primeira Liga side Vitória S.C., signing a two-year contract with the Guimarães-based side.[16]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 25 November 2023[17]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Lixa Portugal 1 July 2011 12 March 2012 25 14 3 8 46 29 +17 056.00
Fafe Portugal 17 September 2018 4 June 2019 33 21 8 4 58 22 +36 063.64
Vizela Portugal 4 June 2019 30 November 2022 120 55 32 33 199 143 +56 045.83
Estoril Portugal 19 June 2023 24 September 2023 8 3 1 4 19 16 +3 037.50
Vitória SC Portugal 4 October 2023 Present 6 4 0 2 16 6 +10 066.67
Total 192 97 44 51 338 216 +122 050.52

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b Maia, João (9 May 2020). ""Aos 17 anos era serralheiro mecânico com o meu pai e nunca ganhei muito dinheiro"" ["At the age of 17 I was a locksmith with my father and I never earned much money"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  2. ^ Seixas, João Baptista (24 September 2018). "Álvaro Pacheco é o novo treinador do Fafe" [Álvaro Pacheco is the new manager of Fafe]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Fernandes, Zélia (18 June 2019). "Álvaro Pacheco é o novo treinador do FC Vizela" [Álvaro Pacheco is the new manager of FC Vizela] (in Portuguese). Rádio Vizela. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Tribunal Arbitral do Desporto confirma subidas de Vizela e Arouca à II Liga" [Court of Arbitration for Sport confirms Vizela and Arouca's promotion to the II Liga]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 25 August 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ^ Santos, José (20 September 2020). "A crónica do Vizela-UD Oliveirense, 2-1: Suplente Cassiano fixa a reviravolta" [Report on Vizela-UD Oliveirense, 2-1: Substitute Cassiano seals the comeback]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Vizela goleia e volta à I Liga 36 anos depois, Arouca no play-off" [Vizela thrash and return to the I Liga 36 years later, Arouca in the play-off] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b Amaral Santos, Francisco (8 July 2021). "Kick-Off 2021-22: Clássico Sporting-FC Porto na 5.ª jornada" [2021-22 Kick-Off: Sporting-FC Porto Clássico on the 5th matchday] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Treinador Álvaro Pacheco renova com Vizela até ao final da época 2022/23" [Manager Álvaro Pacheco renews with Vizela until the end of the 2022/23 season] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  9. ^ Salvador, Rui (6 August 2021). "Uma "entrada à campeão": Leões tiraram mais uma vitória do Pote (a crónica do Sporting-Vizela)" [A "champions' entrance": Lions credit yet another victory to Pote (Sporting-Vizela report)]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  10. ^ Kundert, Tom (24 December 2021). "Portuguese Cup: Porto oust Benfica amid rampant Jorge Jesus to Flamengo speculation". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Álvaro Pacheco e a eliminação: "Pelo jogo e pelas oportunidades, merecíamos prolongamento"" [Álvaro Pacheco and the elimination: "Because of the game and because of the opportunities, we deserved to go to extra time"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 January 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Álvaro Pacheco promete regressar ao Vizela" [Álvaro Pacheco promises to return to Vizela]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Álvaro Pacheco confirmado como novo treinador do Estoril" [Álvaro Pacheco]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 24 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Álvaro Pacheco de saída do comando técnico do Estoril" [Álvaro Pacheco leaving the helm of Estoril] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 24 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Álvaro Pacheco assume comando da equipa principal" [Álvaro Pacheco takes charge of the main team] (in European Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 4 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Álvaro Pacheco". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

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