Paços de Ferreira backroom staff
We hold the names of 17 people on Paços de Ferreira's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Nuno Braga manages the first team, with Nuno Costa as assistant manager.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuno Braga | Manager | First team | 36 | Portugal | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube |
| João Grosso Pacheco | Manager | Under-19s | 43 | Portugal |  |
| Nuno Costa | Assistant manager | First team | 38 | Portugal | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube |
| Luís Moreira | Coach | First team | 29 | Portugal | - |
| José Silva | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 36 | Portugal | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube |
| Diogo Mota | Fitness coach | First team | 28 | Portugal | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Maia Silva | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 38 | Portugal |
| Rui Dias | Head physio | Club-wide | 42 | Portugal |
| João Bastos | Physio | First team | 37 | Portugal |
| Ricardo Neves | Physio | First team | 45 | Portugal |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Sousa | Chief scout | Club-wide | 58 | Portugal |
| Amadeu Vilela | Performance analyst | First team | 23 | Portugal |
| Luís Gigante | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Portugal |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filipe Malheiro | Technical director | 63 | Portugal | - |
| Marco Daniel Paiva | Head of youth development | 38 | Portugal |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Paços de Ferreira and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rui Abreu | Chair | 38 | Portugal |
| José Adelino Pinto | Director | 46 | Portugal |
Backrooms the size of Paços de Ferreira's, in every league
Paços de Ferreira's 17 names make the joint 646th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 646 |  | Super Liga | 17 |
| 646 | Club NXT | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 17 |
| 646 |  | Major League Soccer | 17 |
| 646 |  | Women's Super League | 17 |
| 646 |  | La Liga 2 | 17 |
| 646 |  | - | 17 |
| 646 |  | League Two | 17 |
| 646 |  | - | 17 |
| 646 | Inter Kashi | Indian Super League | 17 |
| 646 |  | I-League | 17 |
| 646 | | - | 17 |
| 646 |  | - | 17 |
| 646 | PS Kalamata | Superleague Greece | 17 |
| 646 | SC Austria Lustenau | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 |
| 646 | Stenhousemuir | Scottish Championship | 17 |
| 646 |  | Women's Super League | 17 |
| 646 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 |
| 646 |  | - | 17 |
| 646 | Wieczysta Kraków | Ekstraklasa | 17 |
| 676 | 1. FC Slovácko | Czech First League | 16 |
| 676 | Auckland Football Club | A-League | 16 |
Where Paços de Ferreira's former staff work now
On Paços de Ferreira's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| César Peixoto | Manager |  |
| Vasco Seabra | Manager | Futebol Clube de Arouca |
| Tiago Aguiar | Assistant manager |  |
| Jorge Almeida | Coach |  |
| João Ricardo | Goalkeeping coach | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube |
| Miguel Moreira | Goalkeeping coach | Estoril Praia Futebol |
| Tiago Castro | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Sérgio Teixeira | Fitness coach | |
| Diogo Rodrigues Gomes | Club doctor |  |
| Nuno Loureiro | Club doctor | |
| Carlos Sales | Physio |  |
| Rui Ferreira | Chief scout | Casa Pia Atlético Clube |
| Rodrigo Fernandes | Performance analyst | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Paços de Ferreira's manager?
Nuno Braga is the Paços de Ferreira first-team manager, aged 36. Nuno Costa is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Paços de Ferreira?
José Silva coaches the Paços de Ferreira first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Paços de Ferreira's head physio?
Rui Dias is head physio at Paços de Ferreira.
Who is Paços de Ferreira's chief scout?
Manuel Sousa is chief scout at Paços de Ferreira.
Who is Paços de Ferreira's technical director?
Filipe Malheiro is technical director at Paços de Ferreira.
How many backroom staff do Paços de Ferreira have?
We hold the names of 17 people on Paços de Ferreira's staff for 2025/26: 6 in coaching, 4 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 2 owners and directors. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 646th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Paços de Ferreira pays its squad, see Paços de Ferreira player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages.