Portimonense backroom staff
We hold the names of 32 people on Portimonense's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Tiago Fernandes manages the first team, with Vítor Afonso as assistant manager.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiago Fernandes | Manager | First team | 43 | Portugal |  |
| Filipe Queirós | Manager | Under-23s | 34 | Portugal | - |
| João Santos | Manager | Under-19s | 34 | Portugal | - |
| Vítor Afonso | Assistant manager | First team | 41 | Portugal | - |
| Bruno Fonseca | Assistant manager | Under-23s | 40 | Portugal | - |
| Pedro Lucas | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 28 | Portugal | - |
| Vasco Silva | Coach | First team | 37 | Portugal |  |
| Cesinha | Coach | Under-23s | 42 | Brazil |  |
| Gonçalo Fernandes | Coach | Under-19s | 24 | Portugal | - |
| Pedro Silva | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 51 | Portugal | - |
| Ricardo Grahl | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 36 | Brazil | - |
| Miguel Ribeiro | Goalkeeping coach | Under-23s | 22 | Portugal | - |
| Daniel Patrício | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 30 | Portugal | - |
| Ricardo Cavaco | Fitness coach | First team | 47 | Portugal | |
| Alberto Pompeo | Fitness coach | Under-23s | 38 | Brazil | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artur Costa Santos | Club doctor | First team | 29 | Portugal | - |
| Vasco Barata | Club doctor | Under-23s | 35 | Portugal | - |
| Ricardo Lima | Head physio | Club-wide | 34 | Brazil | - |
| Estevão Lopez | Physio | First team | 28 | Brazil | - |
| Júlio Souza | Physio | First team | 55 | Brazil | - |
| Pablo Bandeira Reis | Physio | Under-23s | 45 | Brazil | - |
| João Duarte | Physio | Under-19s | 38 | Portugal | - |
| Diogo Carvalho | Sports scientist | First team | 28 | Portugal | |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Calmeirão Diogo | Performance analyst | First team | 24 | Portugal | - |
| Yan Viegas | Performance analyst | First team | 36 | Brazil |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuno Paiva | Technical director | 48 | Portugal |
| Pedro Dias Arroja | Head of youth development | 45 | Portugal |
Owners and directors
Who owns Portimonense and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodiney Sampaio | Owner | 54 | Brazil | - |
| António Silveira | Managing director | 57 | Portugal | - |
| Róbson Ponte | Managing director | 48 | Brazil | - |
| Rodrigo Grahl | Managing director | 48 | Brazil | - |
| Fernando Yamada | Director | 46 | Brazil |  |
Backrooms the size of Portimonense's, in every league
Portimonense's 32 names make the joint 292nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 292 |  | Championship | 32 |
| 292 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF | Brasileirão Série A | 32 |
| 292 | Estoril Praia Futebol | Primeira Liga | 32 |
| 292 |  | J1 League | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 2 | 32 |
| 292 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Eliteserien | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ekstraklasa | 32 |
| 292 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 32 |
| 292 |  | League One | 32 |
| 292 | Lommel SK | Belgian Pro League | 32 |
| 292 | | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | La Liga 2 | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 1 | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | - | 32 |
| 292 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 32 |
| 310 |  | Saudi Pro League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Danish Superliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | - | 31 |
| 310 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 31 |
Where Portimonense's former staff work now
On Portimonense's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Neto | Manager |  |
| Rui Sá Lemos | Assistant manager |  |
| Fábio Moura | Coach |  |
| Fábio Santos | Coach |  |
| Marcelo Chagas | Fitness coach | Neom Sports Club |
| João Vitor Oliveira | Physio | Futebol Clube de Alverca |
| Ana Sena | Sports scientist | OL Lyonnes Women |
| Sławomir Morawski | Recruitment analyst | |
| Rui Carvalho | Technical director | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube |
| José Augusto | Head of youth development |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Portimonense's manager?
Tiago Fernandes is the Portimonense first-team manager, aged 43. Vítor Afonso is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Portimonense?
Pedro Silva and Ricardo Grahl coach the Portimonense first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Portimonense's head physio?
Ricardo Lima is head physio at Portimonense.
Who is Portimonense's technical director?
Nuno Paiva is technical director at Portimonense.
How many backroom staff do Portimonense have?
We hold the names of 32 people on Portimonense's staff for 2025/26: 15 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 5 owners and directors. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 292nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Portimonense pays its squad, see Portimonense player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages.