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CURRENT CHAIRMAN

André Villas-Boas

BIRTHDAY

October 17, 1977

CHAIRMAN SINCE

May 7, 2024

Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas was born in Porto, on October 17, 1977.

His family roots are closely linked to the founding of FC Porto, in 1893, both through António Nicolau de Almeida and José Monteiro da Costa. The connection goes back to José Gerardo Villas-Boas, great-grandfather of the blue and white leader, whose heir, Gonçalo Manuel, married Margaret Neville Kendall, daughter of Edward Kendall and niece of Albert and Alfred Kendall, merchants living in the city, who helped António Nicolau d'Almeida to found FC Porto and who participated in the club's first ever game, against Clube Lisbonense. Later, in 1906, José Monteiro da Costa resumed the sports activity of the institution and José Gerardo Villas-Boas was one of the first partners to join.

His family roots are closely linked to the foundation of FC Porto in 1893, both through António Nicolau de Almeida and José Monteiro da Costa, as his great-grandfather, Edward Kendall, and great-uncles, Albert and Alfred Kendall, were part of the first teams of the club.

The pride in being a blue and white fan and the passion for football infected André Villas-Boas from an early age and his presence at Estádio das Antas was common. The young man, passionate about the sport, had brief appearances, as a player, in local clubs, such as Ramaldense and Marechal Gomes da Costa.

The technical aspects of the game and training quickly entered the life of the teenager who, in a planned and thoughtful act, questioned the then coach of FC Porto, Bobby Robson. The topic of the conversation was none other than Domingos Paciência, then an idol of Villas-Boas. Surprised by what he had heard, Sir Bobby Robson introduced the 17-year-old to the world of football, encouraging him to attend coaching courses in Portugal and the United Kingdom, where he accompanied Ipswich.

At the age of 21, he applied for a position with the Federation of the British Virgin Islands, an ad he had seen in the quarterly magazine of the FA Coaches' Association, becoming the technical coordinator for the development of youth football in the small Caribbean country. Later, he would rise to technical director of the local federation.

He returned shortly after to FC Porto, where he guided all levels of the blue and white youth squads, from the starters to the juniors, performing various technical functions at the club, from scouting to observation. José Mourinho's arrival at FC Porto brought him new responsibilities and, during the two seasons in which the club won several national and international titles, such as the 2002/03 UEFA Cup and the 2003/04 Champions League, Villas-Boas joined the coaching team of the main squad.

In 2009, he made his debut as head coach at Académica de Coimbra and soon showed his potential. This path led him to receive an invitation to coach FC Porto a year later. The officialization came on June 2, 2010 and a season was enough for Villas-Boas to win the SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira, a National Championship –confirmed, without defeats, with an epic victory at the stadium of the greatest rival –, a Portuguese Cup and the Europa League.

He also became the youngest coach ever to win a European event. In recognition of his success, but, above all, praising his love for the club in his heart, FC Porto decided to award him, in 2011, a Golden Dragon. After receiving the trophy from the hands of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, he gave a speech that remains in the memory of all fans.

He continued his career in several renowned emblems of European and Asian football, such as Chelsea, Tottenham, Zenit, Shanghai SIPG and Marseille.

He began preparing his candidacy to the presidency of FC Porto in 2022. Having received the support and encouragement of many members and fans, André Villas-Boas set as goals for the club modernity, original values, rigor, planning, work, dedication and work, to keep the club triumphant.

On April 27, 2024, the list he led received 80% of the votes in the most attended elections in the blue and white history, in which almost 27,000 club members participated. André Villas-Boas took office as 32nd president of FC Porto on May 7, 2024.

President Historic

  • 1982-2024

    Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa

  • 1972-1982

    Américo de Sá

  • 1967-1972

    Afonso Pinto de Magalhães

  • 1965-1967

    Cesário Bonito

  • 1961-1965

    José Maria do Nascimento Cordeiro

  • 1959-1961

    Luís Ferreira Alves

  • 1957-1959

    Paulo Pombo de Carvalho

  • 1955-1957

    Cesário Bonito

  • 1954-1955

    José Carvalho Moreira de Sousa

  • ​1951-1954

    Urgel Horta​

  • ​​1950-1951

    Júlio Ribeiro Campos

  • 1948-1950

    Miguel Pereira

  • 1948

    ​​​Júlio Ribeiro Campos

  • 1945-1948

    Cesário Bonito

  • ​1944-1945

    Luís Ferreira Alves

  • ​1941-1944

    José Sousa Barcelos

  • ​​1940-1941

    ​Augusto Pires de Lima

  • ​​1938-1940

    ​​Ângelo César

  • ​​1936-1938

    ​​​Carlos Teixeira da Costa Júnior

  • ​​1934-1936

    Eduardo Dumont Villares

  • ​​1932-1934

    Sebastião Ferreira Mendes

  • ​​1931-1932

    António Figueiredo e Melo

  • ​​1930-1931

    ​​​Eduardo Dumont Villares

  • ​​1929-1930

    Augusto Fernando Sequeira

  • ​​1928-1929

    Urgel Horta

  • ​​1927-1928

    Sebastião Ferreira Mendes

  • ​​1926-1927

    Afonso Themudo

  • ​​1923-1926

    Domingos d'Almeida Soares

  • 1923

    Sebastião Ferreira Mendes

  • ​1922-1923

    Eurico Brites

  • ​​1920-1922

    António Cardoso Pinto de Faria​

  • ​​​1917-1920

    Henrique Mesquita​

  • ​​​​1916-1917

    António Martins Ribeiro​

  • ​​​​​1914-1916

    ​​​​António Borges d'Avellar​

  • ​​​​​1912-1914

    ​​​​Joaquim Pereira da Silva​

  • ​​​​​​1911-1912

    Guilherme do Carmo Pacheco​

  • 1911

    Júlio Garcez de Lencastre​

  • ​1907-1911

    José Monteiro da Costa

  • 1893

    António Nicolau d'Almeida

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