PRIMEIRA LIGA · MANAGERS
Rui Borges salary
Rui Borges earns $30,590 a week managing Sporting Clube de Portugal - $1,590,680 a year. That is the 3 best paid of the 19 Primeira Liga managers we hold a salary for.
WEEKLY $30,590
YEARLY $1.6m
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CONTRACT TO JUN 2027
The Sporting Clube de Portugal squad is paid $724k a week between them.
Salary by season
Every season we hold a salary for, and the club he was at
| SEASON | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | $30,590 | $1.6m | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 44 |
| 2024/25 | $7,581 | $394k | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 44 |
| 2019/20 | $2,261 | $118k | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube | 37 |
Coaching staff at Sporting Clube de Portugal
20 of the 48 staff we hold at the club
| NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Fernando Morato | Fitness Coach |
| Gonçalo Álvaro | Fitness Coach |
| Luís Neto | Coach |
| Ricardo Chaves | Coach |
| Hugo Tecelão | GK Coach |
| Tiago Ferreira | GK Coach |
| José Pedro Meireles | Performance Analyst |
| Mauro Cruz | Performance Analyst |
| Miguel Almeida Ferreira | Recruitment Analyst |
| Hugo Fontes | Physio |
| André Rosa | Scout |
| Pedro Brandão | Scout |
| Tiago Aguiar | Assistant Manager |
| Bernardo Palmeiro | Director |
| Francisco Tavares | Head of Sports Science |
| Nuno Figueiredo | Head of Youth Development |
| Gonçalo Cruz | Head Performance Analyst |
| Rúben Ferreira | Head Physio |
| Filipe Neto | Manager |
| Vasco Fernandes | Technical Director |
Where the backroom money goes at Sporting Clube de Portugal
What the club pays its staff a year, department by department.
| DEPARTMENT | STAFF | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 20 | $3.3m |
| Scouting and analysis | 18 | $2.7m |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | $1.2m |
What these roles pay at Primeira Liga clubs
The median weekly salary for each role, across the 4 Primeira Liga clubs we hold staff for.
| ROLE | STAFF | MEDIAN WEEKLY |
|---|---|---|
| Fitness Coach | 6 | $5,653 |
| Coach | 7 | $4,921 |
| GK Coach | 7 | $4,788 |
| Performance Analyst | 19 | $3,857 |
| Recruitment Analyst | 5 | $3,857 |
| Physio | 12 | $3,192 |
| Scout | 21 | $3,059 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid soccer manager?
Rui Borges earns $30,590 a week managing Sporting Clube de Portugal - $1,590,680 a year.
Is a manager's salary part of the club payroll?
No. The payrolls on our club and league pages are what the playing squad is paid. Manager and coaching salaries sit outside them.