Gil Vicente backroom staff
We hold the names of 30 people on Gil Vicente's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. César Peixoto manages the first team, with Diogo Coutinho as assistant manager. Gil Vicente's is the 10th 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, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| César Peixoto | Manager | First team | 45 | Portugal |  |
| Rúben Teles | Manager | Under-23s | 34 | Portugal |  |
| Pedro Duarte | Manager | Under-19s | 45 | Portugal | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube before that Estoril Praia Futebol and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger |
| Diogo Coutinho | Assistant manager | First team | 36 | Portugal | - |
| Pedro Costa | Assistant manager | Under-23s | 35 | Portugal | |
| Leandro Morais | Coach | First team | 48 | Portugal |  |
| Pedro Miranda | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 35 | Portugal | Estoril Praia Futebol before that Boavista SAD |
| João Magalhães | Goalkeeping coach | Under-23s | 26 | Portugal | - |
| Sérgio Teixeira | Fitness coach | First team | 37 | Portugal | |
| Rui Amaral | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 27 | Portugal | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Miguel Silva | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 45 | Portugal | - |
| António Araújo | Club doctor | First team | 36 | Portugal | - |
| André Martinho | Head physio | Club-wide | 34 | Portugal | - |
| João Beiramar Sousa | Physio | First team | 32 | Portugal | - |
| Lino Silva | Physio | First team | 61 | Portugal | - |
| Rui Costa | Physio | Under-23s | 34 | Portugal |  |
| Rui Marques | Physio | Under-23s | 28 | Portugal | - |
| João Pedro Barros | Sports scientist | First team | 37 | Portugal | Casa Pia Atlético Clube |
| Tiago Silva | Sports scientist | Under-23s | 33 | Portugal | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Sousa | Chief scout | Club-wide | 32 | Portugal | Futebol Clube de Arouca |
| Rafael Vieira | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 40 | Portugal | - |
| Bruno Gomes | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | Portugal | - |
| Gonçalo Silva | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | Portugal | - |
| Rodrigo Fernandes | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Portugal | |
| Diogo Silva | Performance analyst | Under-23s | 26 | Portugal | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Faria | Technical director | 38 | Portugal |
| Luís Ricardo Cerqueira | Head of youth development | 56 | Portugal |
Owners and directors
Who owns Gil Vicente and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rui Silva | Chair | 50 | Portugal | - |
| Rui Macedo Gomes | Managing director | 46 | Portugal | - |
| Flávio Soares | Director | 35 | Portugal | Futebol Clube de Arouca |
Backroom staff at every Primeira Liga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Gil Vicente's list is the 10th 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.
Gil Vicente against the Primeira Liga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | GIL VICENTE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 10 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 9 | 9 | 17 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 6 | 8 | 21 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
Backrooms the size of Gil Vicente's, in every league
Gil Vicente's 30 names make the joint 328th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 310 |  | Championship | 31 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 328 |  | - | 30 |
| 328 |  | Super Liga | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 30 |
| 328 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Czech First League | 30 |
| 328 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 |
| 328 | | Primeira Liga | 30 |
| 328 |  | Chinese Super League | 30 |
| 328 | HNK Gorica | Croatian First League | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ekstraklasa | 30 |
| 328 | Krylja Sovetov Samara | Russian Premier League | 30 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 |  | Liga MX | 30 |
| 328 |  | Belgian Pro League | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
Where Gil Vicente's former staff work now
On Gil Vicente's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| José Pedro Pinto | Manager | |
| Pedro Guimarães | Fitness coach | Futebol Clube de Alverca |
| Rafael Silva | Fitness coach | |
| Pedro Martins | Physio |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Gil Vicente's manager?
César Peixoto is the Gil Vicente first-team manager, aged 45. Diogo Coutinho is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Gil Vicente?
Pedro Miranda coaches the Gil Vicente first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Gil Vicente's head physio?
André Martinho is head physio at Gil Vicente.
Who is Gil Vicente's chief scout?
Bruno Sousa is chief scout at Gil Vicente.
Who is Gil Vicente's technical director?
Daniel Faria is technical director at Gil Vicente.
How many backroom staff do Gil Vicente have?
We hold the names of 30 people on Gil Vicente's staff for 2025/26: 10 in coaching, 9 in medical and sports science, 6 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the 10th 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 328th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Gil Vicente pays its squad, see Gil Vicente 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.