Moreirense backroom staff
We hold the names of 25 people on Moreirense's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Vasco Botelho da Costa manages the first team, with André Lourenço as assistant manager. Moreirense's is the 15th 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, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasco Botelho da Costa | Manager | First team | 36 | Portugal | Estoril Praia Futebol |
| Sérgio Rafael | Manager | Under-19s | 37 | Portugal | - |
| André Lourenço | Assistant manager | First team | 31 | Portugal | Estoril Praia Futebol |
| Bruno Pinto | Coach | First team | 36 | Portugal |  |
| Carlos Henrique Abreu | Coach | First team | 27 | Portugal | - |
| Simão Figueira | Coach | First team | 26 | Portugal | Estoril Praia Futebol |
| João Garcia | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 38 | Portugal | Estoril Praia Futebol |
| Rafael Rebelo | Fitness coach | First team | 29 | Portugal | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Moura | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 38 | Portugal | - |
| Marco Oliveira | Club doctor | First team | 41 | Portugal | - |
| Mário Correia | Head physio | Club-wide | 30 | Portugal | - |
| Carlos Machado | Physio | First team | 65 | Portugal | - |
| Pedro Lopes | Physio | First team | 28 | Portugal | |
| Pedro Oliveira | Physio | First team | 27 | Portugal | - |
| Fábio Araújo | Sports scientist | First team | 26 | Portugal | - |
| Miguel Costa | Sports scientist | First team | 29 | Portugal | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Guimarães | Chief scout | Club-wide | 32 | Portugal |
| Tiago Miguel | Performance analyst | First team | 24 | Portugal |
| Diogo Araújo | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 25 | Portugal |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Freitas | Technical director | 53 | Portugal |
| Tiago Machado | Head of youth development | 43 | Portugal |
Owners and directors
Who owns Moreirense and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Bezbatchenko | Owner | 43 | United States |  |
| Vítor Magalhães | Chair | 73 | Portugal | - |
| António Costa | Director | 63 | Portugal | - |
| Marco Couto | Director | 50 | Portugal | - |
Backroom staff at every Primeira Liga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Moreirense's list is the 15th 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.
Moreirense against the Primeira Liga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | MOREIRENSE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 8 | 9 | 17 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 3 | 8 | 21 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Backrooms the size of Moreirense's, in every league
Moreirense's 25 names make the joint 442nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 442 | Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia | Super Liga | 25 |
| 442 | FC Slovan Liberec | Czech First League | 25 |
| 442 |  | League Two | 25 |
| 442 |  | La Liga 2 | 25 |
| 442 |  | Scottish Premiership | 25 |
| 442 |  | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 25 |
| 442 |  | Süper Lig | 25 |
| 442 | Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 25 |
| 442 | Kristiansund BK | Eliteserien | 25 |
| 442 |  | League One | 25 |
| 442 | | Primeira Liga | 25 |
| 442 | NK Varaždin | Croatian First League | 25 |
| 442 |  | - | 25 |
| 442 |  | Chinese Super League | 25 |
| 442 | Vålerenga Fotball | Eliteserien | 25 |
| 442 | York City | League Two | 25 |
| 459 |  | Süper Lig | 24 |
| 459 | Asociación Atlética Estudiantes de Río Cuarto | Super Liga | 24 |
| 459 | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | Brasileirão Série A | 24 |
| 459 |  | Thai League | 24 |
| 459 |  | League Two | 24 |
Where Moreirense's former staff work now
On Moreirense's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Rui Borges | Manager | |
| Vasco Seabra | Manager | Futebol Clube de Arouca |
| Cláudio Botelho | Assistant manager | Futebol Clube de Arouca |
| Nuno Diogo | Assistant manager | Futebol Clube de Arouca |
| Tiago Aguiar | Assistant manager | |
| Ricardo Chaves | Coach | |
| Bruno Pereira | Fitness coach | Futebol Clube de Arouca |
| Fernando Morato | Fitness coach | |
| José Pedro Meireles | Performance analyst | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Moreirense's manager?
Vasco Botelho da Costa is the Moreirense first-team manager, aged 36. André Lourenço is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Moreirense?
João Garcia coaches the Moreirense first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Moreirense's head physio?
Mário Correia is head physio at Moreirense.
Who is Moreirense's chief scout?
Luís Guimarães is chief scout at Moreirense.
Who is Moreirense's technical director?
Luís Freitas is technical director at Moreirense.
How many backroom staff do Moreirense have?
We hold the names of 25 people on Moreirense's staff for 2025/26: 8 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the 15th 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 442nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Moreirense pays its squad, see Moreirense 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.