SC Braga backroom staff
We hold the names of 49 people on SC Braga's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Carlos Vicens manages the first team, with Mario Enguídanos as assistant manager. SC Braga's is the 4th 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, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Vicens | Manager | First team | 42 | Spain |  |
| Wender Said | Manager | Under-23s | 50 | Brazil |  |
| Pedro Pires | Manager | Under-19s | 43 | Portugal | - |
| Mario Enguídanos | Assistant manager | First team | 33 | Spain |  |
| Ricardo Gomes | Assistant manager | Under-23s | 42 | Portugal |  |
| Miguel Oliveira | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 41 | Portugal | - |
| Jordi Lie Fernández | Coach | First team | 35 | Spain | |
| Lander García | Coach | First team | 28 | Spain |  |
| Lucas Said | Coach | Under-23s | 28 | Portugal | - |
| Juliano Lima | Coach | Under-19s | 33 | Portugal | - |
| Pedro Ferreira | Coach | Under-19s | 29 | Portugal | - |
| Eduardo | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 42 | Portugal | - |
| Orlando Silva | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 56 | Portugal | - |
| João Fins | Goalkeeping coach | Under-23s | 31 | Portugal |  |
| Marco Gonçalves | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 47 | Portugal | - |
| Antonio Gómez | Fitness coach | First team | 48 | Spain |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vítor Moreira | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 49 | Portugal | - |
| Luís Gomes | Club doctor | Under-23s | 38 | Portugal | - |
| Francisco Miranda | Head physio | Club-wide | 57 | Portugal | - |
| Daniel Gomes | Physio | First team | 40 | Portugal |  |
| Hugo Morais | Physio | First team | 43 | Portugal | - |
| João Tinoco | Physio | Under-23s | 43 | Portugal | - |
| José Luís Lopes | Physio | Under-23s | 41 | Portugal | - |
| João Pedro Silva | Physio | Under-19s | 30 | Portugal | - |
| João Ribeiro | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 43 | Portugal | - |
| João Alves | Sports scientist | First team | 30 | Portugal | - |
| Ricardo de Sousa | Sports scientist | Under-23s | 41 | Portugal | - |
| Marco Correia | Sports scientist | Under-19s | 27 | Portugal | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo Meneses | Chief scout | Club-wide | 52 | Portugal | - |
| Francisco Rodrigues | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Portugal | - |
| José Laranjeira | Scout | Club-wide | 42 | Portugal | |
| Nuno Alves | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Portugal | - |
| Pedro Carreiro | Scout | Club-wide | 28 | Portugal | - |
| Pedro Martins | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Portugal | - |
| João Lázaro | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 33 | Portugal | - |
| Fábio Matias | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Portugal | - |
| Gabriel Antony | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | Brazil | - |
| Nuno Oliveira | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Portugal | - |
| Willy Alonso | Performance analyst | First team | 50 | Spain |  |
| João Novais | Performance analyst | Under-23s | 32 | Portugal | - |
| Luís Santos | Performance analyst | Under-23s | 29 | Portugal | - |
| Diogo Fernandes | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 22 | Portugal | - |
| João Abreu | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 30 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Teixeira | Technical director | 49 | Portugal |  |
| Tozé Pereira | Head of youth development | 47 | Portugal | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns SC Braga and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Primeira Liga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
SC Braga's list is the 4th 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.
SC Braga against the Primeira Liga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SC BRAGA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 16 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 12 | 9 | 17 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 15 | 8 | 21 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Backrooms the size of SC Braga's, in every league
SC Braga's 49 names make the joint 92nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 |  | La Liga | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ligue 1 | 51 |
| 79 | | Serie A | 51 |
| 86 |  | Belgian Pro League | 50 |
| 86 | FC Tokyo | J1 League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Premier League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Russian Premier League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Serie B | 50 |
| 86 |  | Serie B | 50 |
| 92 |  | Ekstraklasa | 49 |
| 92 | | Primeira Liga | 49 |
| 92 |  | Serie B | 49 |
| 92 |  | Russian Premier League | 49 |
| 96 |  | Premier League | 48 |
| 96 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 48 |
| 96 |  | Eredivisie | 48 |
| 96 |  | Championship | 48 |
| 96 |  | Serie B | 48 |
| 96 |  | Premier League | 48 |
| 96 |  | Serie B | 48 |
| 96 |  | Premier League | 48 |
Where SC Braga's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 49 staff whose nationality we hold
Portugal supplies 40 of the 49, 82%. The median age is 41. The oldest is Francisco Miranda, head physio, at 57, and the youngest Diogo Fernandes, performance analyst, at 22. 12 members of staff came from another club, most often Rio Ave (2).
Where SC Braga's former staff work now
On SC Braga's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 23 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is SC Braga's manager?
Carlos Vicens is the SC Braga first-team manager, aged 42. Mario Enguídanos is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at SC Braga?
Eduardo and Orlando Silva coach the SC Braga first-team goalkeepers.
Who is SC Braga's head physio?
Francisco Miranda is head physio at SC Braga.
Who is SC Braga's chief scout?
Paulo Meneses is chief scout at SC Braga.
Who is SC Braga's technical director?
Jaime Teixeira is technical director at SC Braga.
How many backroom staff do SC Braga have?
We hold the names of 49 people on SC Braga's staff for 2025/26: 16 in coaching, 12 in medical and sports science, 15 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the 4th 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 92nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what SC Braga pays its squad, see SC Braga player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Carlos Vicens. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Primeira Liga wages.