Vitória de Guimarães backroom staff
We hold the names of 29 people on Vitória de Guimarães's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Gil Lameiras manages the first team, with Luís Pinto and Sérgio Sampaio as assistant managers. Vitória de Guimarães's is the joint 11th 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, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Lameiras | Manager | First team | 31 | Portugal |
| João Silva | Manager | Under-19s | 28 | Portugal |
| Luís Pinto | Assistant manager | First team | 36 | Portugal |
| Sérgio Sampaio | Assistant manager | First team | 29 | Portugal |
| Leonel Olímpio | Coach | First team | 43 | Brazil |
| Pedro Ferraz | Coach | First team | 24 | Portugal |
| Douglas Jesus | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 42 | Brazil |
| Nuno Madureira | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 35 | Portugal |
| João Pereira | Fitness coach | First team | 28 | Portugal |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jóni Nunes | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 34 | Portugal | - |
| José Brochado | Club doctor | First team | 32 | Portugal | - |
| Diogo Gonçalves | Physio | First team | 31 | Portugal | - |
| Frederico Neto | Physio | First team | 46 | Portugal | - |
| Pedro Martins | Physio | First team | 37 | Portugal |  |
| Pedro Nogueira | Physio | First team | 35 | Portugal | - |
| Carlos Sousa | Sports scientist | First team | 30 | Portugal | Sarpsborg 08 FF |
| Rui Maldini | Sports scientist | First team | 33 | Portugal | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Cunha | Chief scout | Club-wide | 34 | Portugal | - |
| Frederico Costa | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Portugal | - |
| Diogo Maia | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 33 | Portugal | - |
| Pedro Gomes | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 24 | Portugal | - |
| Rui Pinheiro | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 36 | Portugal | - |
| Celso Andrade | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | Portugal | - |
| Francisco Martins | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | Portugal | - |
| Diogo Oliveira | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 27 | Portugal |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Gonçalves | Technical director | 46 | Portugal |
| José Vaz | Head of youth development | 50 | Portugal |
Owners and directors
Who owns Vitória de Guimarães and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| António Miguel Cardoso | Chair | 48 | Portugal |
| Rogério Matias | Director | 50 | Portugal |
Backroom staff at every Primeira Liga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Vitória de Guimarães's list is the joint 11th 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.
Vitória de Guimarães against the Primeira Liga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | VITÓRIA DE GUIMARÃES | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 9 | 12 | 21 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 8 | 9 | 17 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 8 | 8 | 21 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
Backrooms the size of Vitória de Guimarães's, in every league
Vitória de Guimarães's 29 names make the joint 349th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 349 | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga 2 | 29 |
| 349 | Neom Sports Club | Saudi Pro League | 29 |
| 349 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatian First League | 29 |
| 349 | OL Lyonnes Women | Division 1 Féminine | 29 |
| 349 |  | Ekstraklasa | 29 |
| 349 |  | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | League One | 29 |
| 349 |  | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | Liga MX | 29 |
| 349 | | Primeira Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Ekstraklasa | 29 |
| 349 |  | Championship | 29 |
| 370 |  | Ligue 1 | 28 |
| 370 |  | Süper Lig | 28 |
| 370 |  | Liga MX | 28 |
| 370 |  | Russian Premier League | 28 |
| 370 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 28 |
| 370 |  | Süper Lig | 28 |
| 370 |  | Ligue 1 | 28 |
| 370 | Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba | Super Liga | 28 |
Where Vitória de Guimarães's former staff work now
On Vitória de Guimarães's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 26 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Vitória de Guimarães's manager?
Gil Lameiras is the Vitória de Guimarães first-team manager, aged 31. Luís Pinto and Sérgio Sampaio are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Vitória de Guimarães?
Douglas Jesus and Nuno Madureira coach the Vitória de Guimarães first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Vitória de Guimarães's chief scout?
Fernando Cunha is chief scout at Vitória de Guimarães.
Who is Vitória de Guimarães's technical director?
Pedro Gonçalves is technical director at Vitória de Guimarães.
How many backroom staff do Vitória de Guimarães have?
We hold the names of 29 people on Vitória de Guimarães's staff for 2025/26: 9 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 8 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the joint 11th 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 349th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Vitória de Guimarães pays its squad, see Vitória de Guimarães 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.