PRIMEIRA LIGA · MANAGERS
Rui Borges salary
Rui Borges earns £23,000 a week managing Sporting Clube de Portugal - £1,196,000 a year. That is the 3rd best paid of the 19 Primeira Liga managers we hold a wage for.
WEEKLY £23,000
YEARLY £1.2m
AGE44
CONTRACT TO JUN 2027
The Sporting Clube de Portugal squad is paid £544k a week between them.
Wage by season
Every season we hold a wage for, and the club he was at
| SEASON | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | £23,000 | £1.2m | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 44 |
| 2024/25 | £5,700 | £296k | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 44 |
| 2019/20 | £1,700 | £88k | 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 | £2.5m |
| Scouting and analysis | 18 | £2.0m |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | £884k |
What these roles pay at Primeira Liga clubs
The median weekly wage for each role, across the 4 Primeira Liga clubs we hold staff for.
| ROLE | STAFF | MEDIAN WEEKLY |
|---|---|---|
| Fitness Coach | 6 | £4,250 |
| Coach | 7 | £3,700 |
| GK Coach | 7 | £3,600 |
| Performance Analyst | 19 | £2,900 |
| Recruitment Analyst | 5 | £2,900 |
| Physio | 12 | £2,400 |
| Scout | 21 | £2,300 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid football manager?
Rui Borges earns £23,000 a week managing Sporting Clube de Portugal - £1,196,000 a year.
Is a manager's salary part of the club wage bill?
No. The wage bills on our club and league pages are what the playing squad is paid. Manager and coaching salaries sit outside them.