Famalicão backroom staff
We hold the names of 47 people on Famalicão's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Hugo Oliveira manages the first team, with Daniel Pacheco as assistant manager. Famalicão's is the 5th longest staff list of the 19 Primeira Liga clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Oliveira | Manager | First team | 46 | Portugal |  |
| Nikola Popović | Manager | Under-23s | 51 | Serbia | - |
| Pedro Oliveira | Manager | Under-19s | 43 | Portugal | - |
| Daniel Pacheco | Assistant manager | First team | 58 | Portugal | - |
| José Mendonça | Assistant manager | Under-23s | 48 | Portugal | - |
| Gil Sousa | Coach | First team | 35 | Portugal |  |
| Ricardo Silva | Coach | First team | 44 | Cape Verde | - |
| Gonçalo Diogo | Coach | Under-23s | 25 | Portugal | - |
| Ismael Campos | Coach | Under-23s | 35 | Portugal | - |
| Miguel Miranda | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 39 | Portugal |  |
| Rafael Defendi | Goalkeeping coach | Under-23s | 42 | Brazil | - |
| Luís Lino | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 33 | Portugal | - |
| Ricardo Gonçalves | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 42 | Portugal |  |
| Pedro Abreu | Fitness coach | First team | 45 | Portugal | - |
| Miguel Silva | Fitness coach | Under-23s | 23 | Portugal | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Lopes | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 42 | Portugal |  |
| Eduardo Filipe | Club doctor | First team | 51 | Portugal | - |
| Diogo Costa | Club doctor | Under-23s | 34 | Portugal |  |
| João Martins | Club doctor | Under-23s | 33 | Portugal | - |
| Bruno Araújo | Physio | First team | 28 | Portugal | - |
| Guilherme Silva | Physio | First team | 32 | Portugal | - |
| Rui Sousa | Physio | First team | 34 | Portugal | |
| André Cruz | Physio | Under-23s | 27 | Portugal | - |
| Tiago Castro | Physio | Under-23s | 36 | Portugal | - |
| Rui Santos | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 34 | Portugal |  |
| Afonso Betencourt Moniz | Sports scientist | First team | 34 | Portugal | - |
| André Ferreira | Sports scientist | First team | 32 | Portugal | - |
| Tiago Maceiras | Sports scientist | First team | 28 | Portugal | - |
| Ricardo Pimenta | Sports scientist | Under-23s | 30 | Portugal | - |
| Emanuel Costa | Sports scientist | Under-19s | 26 | Portugal | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Matos | Chief scout | Club-wide | 50 | Portugal |  |
| Bernardo Patrício | Scout | Club-wide | 27 | Portugal | - |
| Fábio Brito | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Portugal | Futebol Clube de Alverca before that Desp. Aves |
| Olivier Feliz | Scout | Club-wide | 57 | France | |
| Vítor Lima | Scout | Club-wide | 43 | Portugal | - |
| Tiago Estêvão | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 27 | Portugal |  |
| Tiago Fonseca | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 32 | Portugal | |
| Filipe Trindade | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | Portugal | - |
| Marco Pedroso | Performance analyst | First team | 46 | Portugal | Estoril Praia Futebol before that Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
| Nuno Vieira | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Portugal | - |
| João Almeida | Performance analyst | Under-23s | 28 | Portugal | - |
| Leonardo Araújo | Performance analyst | Under-23s | 23 | Portugal | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| João Silva | Technical director | 32 | Portugal |
| Carlos Lima | Head of youth development | 47 | Portugal |
Owners and directors
Who owns Famalicão and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Primeira Liga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Famalicão's list is the 5th longest of the 19, against a median of 30 across the division. Sport Lisboa e Benfica names the most, 63. Futebol Clube de Arouca names the fewest, 19.
Famalicão against the Primeira Liga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FAMALICÃO | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 15 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 15 | 9 | 17 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 12 | 8 | 21 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
Backrooms the size of Famalicão's, in every league
Famalicão's 47 names make the joint 104th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 |  | Eredivisie | 48 |
| 96 |  | Championship | 48 |
| 96 |  | Serie B | 48 |
| 96 | | Premier League | 48 |
| 96 |  | Serie B | 48 |
| 96 |  | Premier League | 48 |
| 104 |  | La Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | La Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Super Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Super Liga | 47 |
| 104 | | Primeira Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Ligue 1 | 47 |
| 104 |  | Ligue 1 | 47 |
| 104 |  | Championship | 47 |
| 104 |  | Championship | 47 |
| 104 |  | Serie B | 47 |
| 114 | AC Sparta Praha | Czech First League | 46 |
| 114 |  | Ligue 2 | 46 |
| 114 |  | Championship | 46 |
| 114 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 46 |
| 114 |  | Danish Superliga | 46 |
Where Famalicão's staff come from
6 nationalities across the 47 staff whose nationality we hold
Portugal supplies 42 of the 47, 89%. The median age is 35. The oldest is Idan Ofer, owner, at 70, and the youngest Leonardo Araújo, performance analyst, at 23. 16 members of staff came from another club, most often Rio Ave (4).
Where Famalicão's former staff work now
On Famalicão's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 19 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Famalicão's manager?
Hugo Oliveira is the Famalicão first-team manager, aged 46. Daniel Pacheco is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Famalicão?
Miguel Miranda coaches the Famalicão first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Famalicão's chief scout?
Fernando Matos is chief scout at Famalicão.
Who is Famalicão's technical director?
João Silva is technical director at Famalicão.
How many backroom staff do Famalicão have?
We hold the names of 47 people on Famalicão's staff for 2025/26: 15 in coaching, 15 in medical and sports science, 12 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the 5th longest list of the 19 Primeira Liga clubs we hold, against a median of 30. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 104th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Famalicão pays its squad, see Famalicão player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Primeira Liga wages.