Sporting Clube de Portugal backroom staff
We hold the names of 58 people on Sporting Clube de Portugal's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Rui Borges manages the first team, with Tiago Aguiar as assistant manager. Sporting Clube de Portugal's is the 2nd 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, 21 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rui Borges | Manager | First team | 44 | Portugal |  |
| Filipe Neto | Manager | Under-23s | 41 | Portugal | - |
| Mauro Miguel | Manager | Under-19s | 33 | Portugal | - |
| Tiago Aguiar | Assistant manager | First team | 36 | Portugal | |
| João Santos Cardoso | Assistant manager | Under-23s | 39 | Portugal |  |
| José Gomes | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 45 | Portugal | - |
| Luís Neto | Coach | First team | 37 | Portugal | - |
| Ricardo Chaves | Coach | First team | 47 | Portugal | |
| Carlos Finisterra | Coach | Under-23s | 29 | Portugal | |
| Tiago Moreira | Coach | Under-23s | 31 | Portugal | - |
| Rafael Pinto | Coach | Under-19s | 28 | Portugal | - |
| Hugo Tecelão | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 41 | Portugal | - |
| Tiago Ferreira | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 50 | Portugal | - |
| Jaime Pombo | Goalkeeping coach | Under-23s | 31 | Portugal | - |
| Luís Caetano | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 28 | Portugal | - |
| Fernando Morato | Fitness coach | First team | 34 | Portugal | |
| Gonçalo Álvaro | Fitness coach | First team | 48 | Portugal | - |
| João Marmeleira | Fitness coach | First team | 32 | Portugal | - |
| Pedro Cardoso | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | Portugal | - |
| Ricardo Dinis | Fitness coach | Under-23s | 33 | Portugal | Club Football Estrela da Amadora before that Famalicão |
| Hélder Jesus | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 30 | Portugal | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Pedro Araújo | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 46 | Portugal | - |
| Nuno Loureiro | Club doctor | First team | 45 | Portugal |  |
| Rúben Ferreira | Head physio | Club-wide | 36 | Portugal | - |
| Diogo Soares | Physio | First team | 28 | Portugal | - |
| Gonçalo Arneiro | Physio | First team | 31 | Portugal | - |
| Gonçalo Baptista Pereira | Physio | First team | 28 | Portugal | - |
| Hugo Fontes | Physio | First team | 47 | Portugal | - |
| Francisco Tavares | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 39 | Portugal | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicente Portal | Chief scout | Club-wide | 29 | Portugal |  |
| André Rosa | Scout | Club-wide | 28 | Portugal | - |
| António Silva | Scout | Club-wide | 26 | Portugal | - |
| Duarte Ferreira | Scout | Club-wide | 25 | Portugal | Estoril Praia Futebol |
| Fábio Lameira | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | Portugal | - |
| Francisco Duarte | Scout | Club-wide | 29 | Portugal | - |
| Pedro Brandão | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Portugal | - |
| Francisco Granja Bento | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 28 | Portugal | - |
| Miguel Almeida Ferreira | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 32 | Portugal | - |
| Tiago Alves | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 30 | Portugal | - |
| Gonçalo Cruz | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 35 | Portugal | - |
| José Pedro Meireles | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | Portugal | |
| Lourenço Lopes | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | Portugal | - |
| Mauro Cruz | Performance analyst | First team | 35 | Portugal | - |
| Vasco Macedo | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | Portugal | - |
| Pedro Garrido | Performance analyst | Under-23s | 25 | Portugal | - |
| Diogo Souto | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 29 | Portugal | - |
| João Jorge | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 30 | Portugal | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasco Fernandes | Technical director | 43 | Portugal |
| Nuno Figueiredo | Head of youth development | 42 | Portugal |
| Paulo Poejo | Loan manager | 51 | Portugal |
Owners and directors
Who owns Sporting Clube de Portugal and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederico Varandas | Chair | 45 | Portugal | - |
| Francisco Salgado Zenha | Managing director | 42 | Portugal | - |
| João Sampaio | Managing director | 53 | Portugal | - |
| Maria Serrano Sancho | Managing director | 63 | - | - |
| Pedro Lancastre | Managing director | 52 | Portugal | - |
| Bernardo Palmeiro | Director | 41 | Portugal | - |
| Flávio Costa | Director | 39 | Portugal |  |
| Gonçalo Vilela Santos | Director | 41 | Portugal | - |
Backroom staff at every Primeira Liga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Sporting Clube de Portugal's list is the 2nd 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.
Sporting Clube de Portugal against the Primeira Liga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SPORTING CLUBE DE PORTUGAL | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 21 | 12 | 21 | |
| Medical and sports science | 8 | 9 | 17 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 18 | 8 | 21 |  |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 8 | 4 | 8 | |
Backrooms the size of Sporting Clube de Portugal's, in every league
Sporting Clube de Portugal's 58 names make the joint 47th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 |  | Serie A | 60 |
| 39 |  | Championship | 60 |
| 43 |  | Serie A | 59 |
| 43 |  | Danish Superliga | 59 |
| 43 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatian First League | 59 |
| 43 |  | La Liga | 59 |
| 47 |  | La Liga | 58 |
| 47 |  | Serie B | 58 |
| 47 |  | Serie B | 58 |
| 47 |  | Bundesliga | 58 |
| 47 | | Primeira Liga | 58 |
| 52 |  | Premier League | 57 |
| 52 |  | Bundesliga | 57 |
| 52 |  | Eredivisie | 57 |
| 52 |  | Championship | 57 |
| 52 |  | Serie A | 57 |
| 57 |  | Premier League | 56 |
| 57 | Cesena F.C. | Serie B | 56 |
| 57 |  | Premier League | 56 |
| 60 |  | Serie B | 54 |
| 60 |  | Bundesliga | 54 |
Where Sporting Clube de Portugal's former staff work now
On Sporting Clube de Portugal's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 20 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Sporting Clube de Portugal's manager?
Rui Borges is the Sporting Clube de Portugal first-team manager, aged 44. Tiago Aguiar is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Sporting Clube de Portugal?
Hugo Tecelão and Tiago Ferreira coach the Sporting Clube de Portugal first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Sporting Clube de Portugal's head physio?
Rúben Ferreira is head physio at Sporting Clube de Portugal.
Who is Sporting Clube de Portugal's chief scout?
Vicente Portal is chief scout at Sporting Clube de Portugal.
Who is Sporting Clube de Portugal's technical director?
Vasco Fernandes is technical director at Sporting Clube de Portugal.
How many backroom staff do Sporting Clube de Portugal have?
We hold the names of 58 people on Sporting Clube de Portugal's staff for 2025/26: 21 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 18 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 8 owners and directors. That is the 2nd 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 47th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Sporting Clube de Portugal pays its squad, see Sporting Clube de Portugal player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Rui Borges. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Primeira Liga wages.