Managerial career André Villas-Boas

1 managerial career

1.1 académica
1.2 porto
1.3 chelsea
1.4 tottenham hotspur
1.5 zenit saint petersburg
1.6 shanghai sipg

managerial career
académica

at start of 2009–10 season, villas-boas left mourinho s team pursue career manager, , found job in primeira liga académica de coimbra, filling vacancy created rogério gonçalves resignation in october 2009. @ time of appointment, académica @ bottom of league , still without wins, luck started change introduced new style, leading them safe 11th place, ten points clear of relegation zone. in addition that, académica reached 2009–10 portuguese league cup semi-finals, losing against porto @ estádio dragão late goal mariano gonzález. impact @ académica immediate, not because of solid results, because of attractive football displayed team, led intense media speculation linking him vacant jobs @ sporting cp , fc porto in summer of 2010.

porto

villas-boas signed deal become new manager of porto on 2 june 2010. 2 months later, won first trophy manager when porto defeated benfica 2–0 win portuguese supercup. villas-boas went on immense success porto, leading them undefeated season in primeira liga—only second time had ever been achieved—and winning title more 20 points, having conceded 13 goals season. villas-boas went on follow success leading porto win both portuguese cup , uefa europa league, completing treble in first season in charge. doing so, villas-boas became third-youngest coach ever win primeira liga (behind mihály siska in 1939 , juca in 1962) , youngest manager ever win european competition, @ age of 33 years , 213 days. on 21 june 2011, villas-boas tendered resignation porto manager.

chelsea

villas-boas managing chelsea against birmingham in 2012.

chelsea confirmed appointment of andré villas-boas new manager on three-year contract immediate effect on 22 june 2011. indirectly paid porto world record €15 million (£13.3 million) compensation via villas-boas activate release clause , free him contract porto. on 30 july 2011, during pre-season, villas-boas won first piece of silverware chelsea, 2011 barclays asia trophy. villas-boas won of pre-season fixtures chelsea, team conceding 1 goal in 6 games. on 14 august, villas-boas s first premier league match ended in 0–0 @ stoke city, villas-boas commenting on stoke s strong defence @ home. villas-boas won first competitive match chelsea manager, defeating west bromwich albion 2–1 on 20 august. continued season home win, beating norwich city 3–1. on 18 september 2011, villas-boas s chelsea lost manchester united 3–1 @ old trafford. chelsea s first defeat of season , villas-boas s first defeat in 39 league matches, run stretching spells manager of académica , porto. on 29 october, chelsea lost second derby under villas-boas in 5–3 defeat @ home arsenal after falling 1–0 defeat queens park rangers. 3 weeks later, chelsea side lost second successive home game in 2–1 defeat liverpool. days later, once again lost liverpool in 2–0 defeat in league cup quarter-final.

on 11 february 2012, pressure began mount on villas-boas chelsea dropped out of top 4 in premier league following 2–0 league defeat against everton. villas-boas responded cancelling squad s day off , called them in inquest, provoked several senior players question tactics in front of owner roman abramovich. on 21 february 2012, during champions league match against napoli, villas-boas left frank lampard, michael essien , ashley cole on bench. chelsea lost 3–1 , club s technical director asked explanation of team selection on behalf of abramovich. on 4 march 2012, following 1–0 league defeat against west brom left chelsea 3 points adrift of arsenal in battle fourth place in premier league, villas-boas relieved of managerial duties chelsea, assistant manager roberto di matteo being appointed caretaker manager on interim basis until end of season. on chelsea website, read, board record our gratitude work , express our disappointment relationship has ended early.

tottenham hotspur

villas-boas coach of tottenham hotspur.

on 3 july 2012, announced villas-boas had been named tottenham hotspur head coach after successful talks club, replacing harry redknapp , signing three-year deal north london football team. villas-boas first competitive game in charge of tottenham came on 18 august 2012 in opening day of premier league season, losing 2–1 newcastle united away home. first competitive win came on 16 september 2012, 3–1 victory away reading.

on 29 september 2012, villas-boas became first tottenham manager win @ old trafford in 23 years after side beat manchester united 2–3. villas-boas took charge of first north london derby against arsenal on 17 november 2012 @ emirates stadium. despite taking lead on, goalscorer emmanuel adebayor sent off 8 minutes later, , tottenham lost 5–2. villas-boas earned first piece of personal tottenham silverware when won manager of month award december. team managed pick vital points in order pursue top 4 ambition. promising big scorelines away home such against fulham, aston villa , sunderland along home wins against swansea city , reading, left tottenham in third place going new year. 1 set tough trip goodison park, spurs leading until 90th minute, before 2 late everton goals in many minutes, snatched victory away north london side.

in february 2013, guided tottenham last 16 of europa league after last minute goal mousa dembélé, securing 1–1 draw against olympique lyonnais @ stade gerland. spurs won tie 3–2 on aggregate, after 2–1 win @ home previous week. following 3–2 away win @ west ham united, tottenham s third win 3 premier league matches month, villas-boas picked second piece of personal tottenham silverware of season awarded manager of month award february, along gareth bale picked player of month award february well.

on final day of premier league season, tottenham sat point behind north london rivals arsenal, knowing in order qualify 2013–14 champions league, need win , hope arsenal either draw or lose. tottenham won against sunderland, did not qualify due arsenal s 0–1 win @ newcastle united. though tottenham finished point behind champions league playoff spot, set new club record finishing 72 points. highest points tally ever achieved club in premier league consequently not finish in top four.

in close season, villas-boas claimed approached both paris saint-germain , real madrid fill managerial vacancies insisted rejected these offers remain spurs second successive season, had not done manager. following sale of star player gareth bale real madrid world record fee of £85.3 million, villas-boas active in transfer market before start of 2013–14 premier league season. key acquisitions included defensive midfielder Étienne capoue, midfielder paulinho, striker roberto soldado, versatile nacer chadli, ball-playing defender vlad chiricheș, winger Érik lamela , playmaker christian eriksen. departures club included tom huddlestone, clint dempsey, steven caulker , scott parker.

on 16 december 2013, tottenham announced villas-boas had left club mutual consent. dismissal, spurs lying seventh in premier league , having won 6 of europa league group games, followed series of disappointing domestic league results included 6–0 defeat away manchester city , culminated in 0–5 home defeat liverpool. villas-boas left club highest percentage of league wins of manager in club s premier league era.

zenit saint petersburg

villas-boas coaching zenit in 2014.

on 18 march 2014, villas-boas signed two-year deal zenit saint petersburg, replacing luciano spalletti, , took reins day after club s champions league round of 16 second leg against borussia dortmund. month later, went on become first coach in russian premier league history win first 6 matches in charge. continued pursue title on 3 may, zenit lost first points in 1–1 away draw lokomotiv moscow being followed 2–4 loss @ home dynamo moscow dictated league advantage cska moscow. in final fixture of russian premier league on 16 may, zenit won 4–1 away against kuban krasnodar not enough win title, cska defeated lokomotiv , crowned champions 1 point ahead of zenit. however, st. petersburg club clinched place in 2014–15 uefa champions league third qualifying round.

in 2014–15 season, zenit qualified uefa champions league group stage beating ael limassol in third round qualification , standard liège in playoffs. on 17 may 2015, villas-boas led club fifth league title in history, clinching after 1–1 draw against fc ufa 2 games left play.

on 10 september 2015, villas-boas announced return portugal because of family , therefore leaving zenit @ end of 2015–16 season after turning down contract extension. in 2015–16 champions league zenit finished top of group h, being eliminated benfica in round of 16. on 2 may 2016, zenit won russian cup beating cska moscow 4–1 in final in kazan, portuguese last achievement russian side, leaving @ end of season , mircea lucescu appointed new manager.

shanghai sipg

on 4 november 2016, villas-boas became manager of shanghai sipg, replacing sven-göran eriksson chinese super league club. shanghai sipg announced villas-boas left club on 30 november 2017 after refused extend contract year.