Ricardo Manuel Nunes Formosinho (born 9 September 1956) is a Portuguese football coach and former professional player currently in charge as José Mourinho's assistant coach at Fenerbahçe.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Manuel Nunes Formosinho[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1956[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1979 | Vitória Setúbal | 80 | (9) |
| 1979–1981 | Varzim | 46 | (3) |
| 1981–1982 | Amora | 24 | (1) |
| 1982–1987 | Vitória Setúbal | 111 | (6) |
| 1987–1990 | Farense | 51 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 | Olhanense | 12 | (1) |
| Total | 324 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Portugal U18 | 12 | (1) |
| 1977 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Olhanense (player-coach) | ||
| 1992–1994 | Louletano | ||
| 1994 | Amora | ||
| 1995–1997 | Camacha | ||
| 1997–1998 | União Montemor | ||
| 1998–1999 | Imortal | ||
| 2000–2001 | Penafiel | ||
| 2001 | Imortal | ||
| 2002 | Espinho | ||
| 2002–2003 | Seixal | ||
| 2003–2004 | Farense | ||
| 2005 | Santa Clara | ||
| 2005–2006 | Setúbal B | ||
| 2006 | Chaves | ||
| 2007 | Khaleej | ||
| 2007–2008 | Santa Clara | ||
| 2009 | Chaves | ||
| 2010 | Đồng Tâm Long An | ||
| 2011 | Becamex Binh Duong | ||
| 2011–2013 | Real Madrid (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Caála | ||
| 2014–2015 | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 2016–2018 | Manchester United (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Tottenham Hotspur (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 2022–2023 | Olympique Khouribga | ||
| 2023 | The Strongest | ||
| 2023–2024 | Modern Future | ||
| 2024– | Fenerbahçe (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Setúbal, Formosinho spent most of his career with local Vitória Futebol Clube, making his Primeira Liga debut during 1974–75 and finishing the season with only two league appearances.[3] In the following years he became a regular for the Sado River club, scoring a career-best six goals in 26 matches in 1976–77 as it finished in sixth position.[4]
After three years in the top flight, two with Varzim S.C. and one with Amora FC, Formosinho returned to Vitória for a further five campaigns, the last being spent in the Segunda Liga. In the 1987 off-season, the 31-year-old returned to the latter tier and joined S.C. Farense, appearing in 27 games in his first year (one goal)[5] and being relegated in his second.[6]
Formosinho retired from football in June 1991 after one season with another Algarve side, S.C. Olhanense, in division three. He appeared in 286 top-division matches over 14 seasons, netting 20 times.
Coaching career
editFormosinho started working as a manager with his last team, acting as player-coach in the 1990–91 season and leading them to promotion to the second tier. For the remainder of the decade he coached in the second and third divisions, attaining another promotion to the former competition in 1999 with Imortal DC.
Formosinho continued working in the same leagues in the 2000s, his biggest achievement being leading F.C. Penafiel to the fifth position in division two 2000–01. In 2003–04 he was also part of José Mourinho's coaching staff at FC Porto, with the campaign ending in national championship and UEFA Champions League conquest.[7]
In the 2004–05 season, Formosinho was in charge of C.D. Santa Clara in the second division, being appointed for the last seven rounds and helping the financially troubled Azores club finally avoid relegation, winning three games, drawing one and losing three. In the following campaign, he returned to his main side Vitória and worked as both technical director and reserve team coach.
Late into the decade, Formosinho also plied his trade in Saudi Arabia and Vietnam;[8][7] he also worked with Mourinho at Real Madrid in the scouting department. In July 2013, he was sacked as Angola's C.R. Caála manager.[9]
Formosinho was appointed as head coach of Malaysian club Kuala Lumpur FA for the 2015 season,[10] being relieved of his duties after less than three months in charge due to poor results.[11] In the summer of 2016 he again paired with Mourinho, acting as his assistant at Manchester United;[12] in November 2019, they re-joined at fellow English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur,[13] with Formosinho leaving on 6 August 2020.[14]
In March 2021, Formosinho became manager of Al-Hilal Club in the Sudan Premier League.[15] Two years later, he joined inaugural Egyptian League Cup winners Modern Future FC from The Strongest in the Bolivian Primera División.[16] On 26 December, he led the former to the final of the Egyptian Super Cup after beating Pyramids FC 14–13 on penalties;[17] he was dismissed in January 2024.[18]
Honours
editManager
editAmora
Imortal
Al Hilal
- Sudan Premier League: 2021[20]
The Strongest
References
edit- ^ a b c Ricardo Formosinho at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Açıklama" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe SK. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Época 1974/75: Primeira Divisão" [1974/75 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Época 1976/77: Primeira Divisão" [1976/77 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Época 1987/88: Primeira Divisão" [1987/88 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Época 1988/89: Primeira Divisão" [1988/89 season: First Division] (in Portuguese). Arquivos da Bola. 22 July 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Há 55 treinadores e 340 futebolistas portugueses espalhados pelo mundo" [There are 55 managers and 340 Portuguese footballers scattered across the world] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Vietnam: Dong Tam appoint Ricardo Formosinho as coach". Goal. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Recreativo da Caála to get new coach". Angola Press News Agency. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "KLFA eyes top two spots in Premier League to gain promotion". MSN. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ Fakhrul Bakar, Wan (3 April 2015). "Liga Perdana: Kedah tamat kemarau kemenangan tunduk KL 1–0" [Premier League: Kedah ended their drought by defeating KL 1–0] (in Malagasy). Bharian. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Mourinho's coaching team confirmed". Manchester United F.C. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Coleman, Joe (21 November 2019). "JOAO YOU LIKE ME NOW Jose Mourinho backroom staff: Meet Joao Sacramento, Nuno Santos and the new men at Tottenham". Talksport. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Ledley joins first team staff". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Sang, Kiplagat (5 March 2021). "Ricardo Formosinho: Al-Hilal appoint ex-Mourinho asssistant [sic] as head coach". Goal. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Soliman, Seif (12 August 2023). "Ex-Manchester United coach Ricardo Formosinho set to take over Future FC". KingFut. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Elassal, Mahmoud (25 December 2023). "Modern Future FC reach Egyptian Super Cup final with record penalty shootout win over Pyramids FC". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Elassal, Mahmoud (26 January 2024). "Modern Future sign Hossam Hassan as new coach to replace Portuguese Formosinho". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Portugal – Table of Honor" (PDF). Soccer Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Al Hilal de Ricardo Formosinho sagra-se campeão do Sudão" [Ricardo Formosinho's Al Hilal crowned champions of Sudan]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Stein, Leandro (26 November 2023). "O Strongest encerra sua sina: é campeão depois de oito vices nos últimos nove campeonatos" [Strongest seal their fate: champions after eight second places in the last nine championships] (in Portuguese). Trivela. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
External links
edit- Ricardo Formosinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Ricardo Formosinho manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Ricardo Formosinho coach profile at Soccerway
