Vítor Paneira

For the many other Portuguese and Brazilian footballers named Vítor, see Vítor.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Costa and the second or paternal family name is Araújo.
Vítor Paneira
Personal information
Full name Vítor Manuel da Costa Araújo
Date of birth (1966-02-16) 16 February 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Calendário, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Varzim (manager)
Youth career
1981–1982 Famalicão
1982–1983 Riopele
1983–1984 Famalicão
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 Famalicão 56 (3)
1987–1988 Vizela 37 (13)
1988–1995 Benfica 207 (28)
1995–1999 Vitória Guimarães 128 (15)
1999–2001 Académica 44 (2)
Total 472 (61)
International career
1987 Portugal U21 3 (0)
1988–1996 Portugal 44 (4)
Managerial career
2002–2003 Serzedelo
2003–2005 Ribeirão
2005 Moreirense
2005–2006 Marco
2007–2008 Vila Meã
2008–2009 Famalicão
2009–2010 Boavista
2010–2011 Gondomar
2011–2013 Tondela
2014–2015 Varzim
2015 Tondela
2023– Varzim
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vítor Manuel da Costa Araújo (born 16 February 1966), known as Vítor Paneira, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a right midfielder, currently manager of Varzim.

He excelled in the late 80s and early 90s with Benfica,[1] to where he arrived from the lower leagues, going on to amass Primeira Liga totals of 335 games and 43 goals over 11 seasons (289/44 in official matches with his main club). He also played for Vitória de Guimarães in the competition.[2]

A Portugal international for eight years, Paneira represented the country at Euro 1996. In a managerial career of over 20 years, he had two spells each at Tondela and Varzim, briefly leading the former in the top flight.

Club career

Born in Calendário, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga District, Paneira started playing professionally with his hometown side F.C. Famalicão, joining F.C. Vizela of the Segunda Liga in the 1987–88 season and also receiving his first under-21 call-ups during the Toulon Tournament.[3][4]

Shortly after, Paneira signed for S.L. Benfica, and remained there until the end of the 1994–95 campaign, being an undisputed starter for the vast majority of his spell as he helped the Lisbon club to the Primeira Liga championship three times, adding the 1993 Taça de Portugal.[4] He also appeared in the 1990 Champions Cup final, with his side losing 1–0 to AC Milan.[5] In the 1992–93 UEFA Cup he scored twice in a 2–1 home win against Juventus FC, coached by Giovanni Trapattoni (albeit in a 4–2 aggregate defeat).[6][7]

Paneira moved to Vitória S.C. for 1995–96, due to problems with Benfica manager Artur Jorge which was also part of a locker room clean-up – he was team captain when this occurred – and spent four seasons there.[8][9] In summer 1999 he joined Académica de Coimbra, and retired at 35 after two years in the second division.[10]

International career

Paneira made his debut for Portugal the same year he signed for Benfica, in a 0–0 friendly draw with Sweden on 12 October 1988.[4] In total, he won 44 caps (42 for Benfica and two for Guimarães) and scored four goals in a seven-year period,[11] playing his last international in another friendly, a 1–0 victory over the Republic of Ireland on 29 May 1996.

Paneira was chosen by António Oliveira for the Lusitanos squad that reached the quarter-finals at UEFA Euro 1996, but was one of the few players that never left the bench.[12]

Coaching career

Paneira started his coaching career in 2002, with GD Serzedelo of division four. He also managed his very first club Famalicão, but in the regional leagues.[13]

On 16 December 2009, Paneira was named coach of Boavista FC, with the 2001 league champions now in the third tier.[14] He was appointed at another side from that league, C.D. Tondela, on 24 May 2011, leading them to promotion in the playoffs in his first season.[15]

On 10 June 2012, Paneira signed a one-year contract extension. He was relieved of his duties on 8 November of the following year, leaving the team in ninth position.[16]

In March 2014, Paneira took charge of Varzim S.C. in the third division.[17] He was fired in early May 2015, after a series of bad results.[18]

Paneira returned to Tondela on 30 May 2015, being appointed manager for the club's first-ever season in the Portuguese top flight.[19] He was dismissed on 6 October, after winning and drawing one each of the first seven games.[20]

On 10 April 2023, Paneira returned to work for the first time in over seven years, signing with Varzim until 2025. He was their third manager of the Liga 3 season, with four games remaining.[21] The team avoided the drop on the final day with a 1–0 win over AD Fafe.[22]

Other ventures

Immediately after retiring and still as an active coach, Paneira worked as a sports commentator with cable channel Sport TV.[13][23][24]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[25][26]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Famalicão 1985–86 – –
1986–87 – –
Total – 0 0
Vizela 1987–88 – –
Total – 0 0
Benfica 1988–89 32 1 4 1 4 0 – 40 2
1989–90 26 3 2 1 8 0 2[a] 0 38 4
1990–91 36 9 3 1 2 0 – 41 10
1991–92 29 0 5 2 8 1 2[a] 0 44 3
1992–93 28 6 7 2 8 4 – 43 12
1993–94 32 6 2 1 8 1 3[a] 0 45 8
1994–95 24 3 4 1 8 0 2[a] 1 38 5
Total 207 28 27 9 46 6 9 1 289 44
Vitória Guimarães 1995–96 30 5 3 1 4 0 – 37 6
1996–97 33 7 0 0 3 1 – 36 8
1997–98 33 2 1 0 1 0 – 35 2
1998–99 32 1 1 0 1 0 – 34 1
Total 128 15 5 1 9 1 0 0 142 17
Académica 1999–00 28 2 2 0 – – 30 2
2000–01 16 0 1 0 – – 17 0
Total 44 2 3 0 – – 47 2
Career total 379 45 35 10 55 7 9 1 478 63
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances and goals in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International

Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paneira goal.
List of international goals scored by Vítor Paneira[27]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 January 1989 Olympic Stadium (Athens), Athens, Greece  Greece 1–2 1–2 Friendly
2 15 February 1989 Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal  Belgium 1–0 1–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 26 April 1989 Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal   Switzerland 3–1 3–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 20 February 1991 Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal  Malta 4–0 5–0 Euro 1992 qualifying

Honours

Player

Benfica

Manager

Ribeirão

Tondela

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Malheiro, João (July 2006). Memorial Benfica 100 Glórias [Benfica Memorial, 100 glories] (in Portuguese) (Third ed.). QuidNovi. p. 152. ISBN 978-972-8998-26-4.
  2. ^ "Benfica. Vítor Paneira é o mandatário da candidatura de Noronha Lopes" [Benfica. Vítor Paneira is the spokesperson for Noronha Lopes' candidacy] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ Ferreira, Bruno José; Cunha, Pedro Jorge (22 November 2019). "Vizela-Benfica: de 1984 a 2019, com Paneira no meio da história" [Vizela-Benfica: from 1984 to 2019, with Paneira in the mix] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Simões de Abreu, Alexandra (25 April 2020). "Paneira: "Num estágio, na fila do buffet para as saladas, apalpei o rabo ao treinador Ivic a pensar que era um colega. Foi gargalhada geral"" [Paneira: "In a training camp, in the salad bar line, I grabbed coach Ivic's ass thinking it was a teammate. They all laughed"] (in Portuguese). Expresso. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  5. ^ Ross, James M. "Champions' Cup 1989–90". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Benfica 2–1 Juventus". UEFA. 4 March 1993. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ^ Almeida, Germano (29 April 2014). "Paneira e a "final antecipada" de Turim: "Vantagem pode ser suficiente"" [Paneira and Turin's "early final": "Lead may be enough"] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Vítor Paneira: "Nunca apertaria a mão a Artur Jorge"" [Vítor Paneira: "I would never shake Artur Jorge's hand"] (in Portuguese). Record. 8 June 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  9. ^ Lopes, Norberto A. (9 January 2003). "Quando Vítor Paneira "despediu" Artur Jorge do Benfica" [When Vítor Paneira "fired" Artur Jorge from Benfica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Vítor Paneira: "Saio como desejei, com toda a dignidade"" [Vítor Paneira: "I leave like I wanted, full of dignity"] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 June 2001. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  12. ^ Hodgson, Guy (1 June 1996). "The rising force in Europe counting on their foreign legion; CHAMPIONSHIP COUNTDOWN: No 9 Portugal". The Independent. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  13. ^ a b Sousa, Norberto (21 March 2009). "Famalicão de Paneira arrasta multidões" [Paneira's Famalicão a crowd magnet] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  14. ^ Vítor Paneira é o novo treinador do Boavista (Vítor Paneira is new Boavista coach); Boavista FC, 16 December 2009 (in Portuguese)
  15. ^ a b "Vítor Paneira: "Seremos principiantes nestas andanças"" [Vítor Paneira: "We will be beginners in this stage"] (in Portuguese). Record. 7 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  16. ^ Tondela: Vítor Paneira despedido (Tondela: Vítor Paneira fired); Mais Futebol, 8 November 2013 (in Portuguese)
  17. ^ Vítor Paneira assume comando técnico do histórico Varzim (Vítor Paneira takes the helm of historic Varzim); Público, 25 March 2014 (in Portuguese)
  18. ^ Vítor Paneira deixou o comando do Varzim (Vítor Paneira no longer in charge of Varzim); O Jogo, 5 May 2015 (in Portuguese)
  19. ^ Vítor Paneira é o novo treinador do CD Tondela (Vítor Paneira is the new CD Tondela manager) Archived 10 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine; C.D. Tondela, 30 May 2015 (in Portuguese)
  20. ^ "Vítor Paneira demitido do Tondela" [Vítor Paneira dismissed at Tondela] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  21. ^ Almeida Santos, Rui (10 April 2023). "Vítor Paneira é o novo treinador do Varzim: "Temos quatro jogos para ganhar"" [Vítor Paneira is the new manager of Varzim: "We have four games to win"] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  22. ^ Santos, José (6 May 2023). "Vítor Paneira: "Foi o mês mais difícil da minha vida"" [Vítor Paneira: "It was the most difficult month of my life"] (in Portuguese). Record. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Vítor Paneira: "Vou continuar como treinador do Tondela"" [Vítor Paneira: "I will continue as manager of Tondela"] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  24. ^ Paulo, Isabel; Silva, Rui Duarte (6 September 2016). "Paneira: "Antigamente, a seleção era uma casa de repouso"" [Paneira: "Back in the day, the national team was a retirement home"] (in Portuguese). Expresso. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  25. ^ Vítor Paneira at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  26. ^ "Vitor Paneira". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  27. ^ "Paneira". European Football. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  28. ^ "Subida à II B pela mão de Paneira" [Promotion to II B by the hand of Paneira] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 May 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2015.