Vasco Matos

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Matos.
Vasco Matos
Personal information
Full name Vasco Miguel Lopes de Matos[1]
Date of birth (1980-10-10) 10 October 1980 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth Brandoa, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Santa Clara (manager)
Youth career
1989–1993 Estrela Amadora
1993–1999 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Sporting CP B 33 (6)
1999–2000 → Lourinhanense (loan) 31 (2)
2001–2002 → Campomaiorense (loan) 15 (1)
2002–2003 Vitória Setúbal 5 (0)
2003–2004 Felgueiras 33 (0)
2004–2006 Olhanense 61 (0)
2006–2008 Beira-Mar 31 (5)
2008 Rapid București 4 (0)
2008–2010 Portimonense 50 (2)
2010–2014 Aves 98 (9)
2014–2015 Benfica Castelo Branco 20 (0)
2015–2016 Vilafranquense 24 (0)
Total 405 (25)
International career
1996 Portugal U15 5 (0)
1997 Portugal U17 3 (0)
Managerial career
2016 Leixões (assistant)
2017 Vilafranquense (assistant)
2017–2019 Vilafranquense
2019 Alverca
2020 Casa Pia
2020–2023 Casa Pia (assistant)
2023– Santa Clara
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vasco Miguel Lopes de Matos (born 10 October 1980) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a winger, currently manager of Primeira Liga club Santa Clara.

He spent most of his career in his country's second tier, making 272 appearances and scoring 14 goals for six clubs. In Primeira Liga, he played 21 games and scored three times for Vitória de Setúbal and Beira-Mar.

Playing career

Born in Brandoa in Amadora, Lisbon District, Matos began playing at C.F. Estrela da Amadora at the age of eight before choosing Sporting CP over S.L. Benfica four years later. He never made a first-team appearance for the Lions, instead playing for farm team S.C. Lourinhanense and the reserve team in the third division.[2]

In 2001, Matos was loaned to S.C. Campomaiorense of the second tier for his first professional experience, and the club's last season at that level. He left for Vitória F.C. where he would make his Primeira Liga debut in 2002–03, albeit in a relegation. The following campaign he played in a cash-strapped F.C. Felgueiras team where he went for five months without pay.[2]

After representing S.C. Olhanense and S.C. Beira-Mar – the latter being relegated from the top-flight in 2006–07 – Matos had his only experience abroad in February 2008, with FC Rapid București in Romania's Liga I.[3] That 15 August, he returned to his country's division two with Portimonense S.C. on a two-year deal.[4]

Matos played four seasons with C.D. Aves again in the second tier, and one each at third-division Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco and U.D. Vilafranquense of the Lisbon Football Association's first district league before retiring in 2016.[5]

Coaching career

Matos assisted Filipe Coelho at Leixões S.C. and Vilafranquense, and became manager of the third-tier latter side in December 2017 when his mentor moved abroad.[6][7] He debuted on 10 December with a 2–0 away win against GS Loures,[8] and finished the season as runners-up to C.D. Mafra before elimination in the play-off semi-finals by S.C. Farense (4–1 aggregate).[9]

On 6 March 2019, Matos was replaced in his job by Filipe Moreira.[10] Three months later, he was appointed at nearby F.C. Alverca in the same league.[11] On 17 October, he led them to a 2–0 home victory over Sporting in the third round of the Taça de Portugal, only the second time that the opposition had been eliminated by a third-division club.[12] He left by mutual consent on 27 December.[13]

Matos returned to the game on 5 July 2020 at Casa Pia AC, who had been kept in division two on a court decision.[14] He left his post still during pre-season, but remained with the team as an assistant manager.[15]

On 20 June 2023, Matos departed this role at the now top-flight Lisbon club, to take the helm at newly relegated C.D. Santa Clara.[16] He won promotion in his debut campaign as champions,[17] with a record point tally of 73, no matches lost away from home and the best defence in the top ten European leagues at only 19 goals conceded.[18][19][20]

Matos and his team started 2024–25 on a high note.[21] On 30 November, he oversaw a 1–0 win over Sporting, the Azoreans' first at the Estádio José Alvalade in history.[22][23]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 22 December 2024[24]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Vilafranquense Portugal 4 December 2017 6 March 2019 49 27 14 8 70 31 +39 055.10 [25]
Alverca Portugal 13 June 2019 27 December 2019 19 12 3 4 37 16 +21 063.16 [26]
Casa Pia Portugal 5 July 2020 1 September 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— [27]
Santa Clara Portugal 20 June 2023 Present 59 34 13 12 75 43 +32 057.63 [28]
Total 127 73 30 24 182 90 +92 057.48 —

Honours

Manager

Santa Clara

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vasco Matos" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Travassos, Nuno (15 October 2019). "Vasco Matos: 'Vou ser muito melhor treinador do que jogador'" [Vasco Matos: 'I will be a much better manager than I was as a player'] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ Frederico, Francisco (7 February 2008). "Mercado: Vasco Matos (Beira Mar) a caminho do Rapid Bucareste" [Transfer market: Vasco Matos (Beira Mar) heading to Rapid București] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Vasco Matos por duas épocas" [Vasco Matos for two seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Vasco Matos reforça o Vilafranquense" [Vasco Matos bolsters Vilafranquense]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Kenedy é o novo treinador do Leixões" [Kenedy is the new manager of Leixões]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 2 November 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  7. ^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (7 December 2017). "Vasco Matos e a estreia como treinador: 'Sabem que é muito fácil lidar comigo mas a exigência é máxima'" [Vasco Matos and his managerial debut: 'They know that it is very easy to get along with me but I demand the maximum']. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Vilafranquense vence na estreia do técnico Vasco Matos" [Vilafranquense win on manager Vasco Matos' debut]. O Mirante (in Portuguese). 13 December 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Vasco Matos: "Os nossos jogadores foram extraordinários"" [Vasco Matos: "Our players were extraordinary"]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  10. ^ Talixa, Jorge (6 March 2019). "Filipe Moreira substitui Vasco Matos no Vilafranquense" [Filipe Moreira replaces Vasco Matos at Vilafranquense] (in Portuguese). Voz Ribatejana. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  11. ^ Balsinha, Joel; Talixa, Jorge (13 June 2019). "Vasco Matos é o novo treinador do Alverca" [Vasco Matos is the new manager of Alverca] (in Portuguese). Voz Ribatejana. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  12. ^ Vaz, Rafael (17 October 2019). "Vasco Matos: 'É a vitória mais importante na minha curta carreira'" [Vasco Matos: 'It's the most important victory in my short career'] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  13. ^ Talhadas, Marco (27 December 2019). "Alverca anuncia a saída de Vasco Matos do comando técnico" [Alverca announce exit of Vasco Matos from managerial post]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Vasco Matos é o novo treinador do Casa Pia" [Vasco Matos is the new manager of Casa Pia]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Filipe Martins é o novo treinador do Casa Pia" [Filipe Martins is the new manager of Casa Pia] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Oficial: Vasco Matos é o novo treinador do Santa Clara" [Official: Vasco Matos is the new manager of Santa Clara]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  17. ^ a b Gonçalves, João (24 May 2024). "Ricardo Pacheco, presidente do Santa Clara: 'Vamos para a Primeira Liga para lá ficar.'" [Ricardo Pacheco, Santa Clara president: 'We go to the First League to stay there.']. The Herald News (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  18. ^ Ribeiro, Diogo (20 May 2024). "Santa Clara é a melhor equipa na Europa quanto aos golos sofridos: registo inclui 1ª e 2ª divisão de 10 países" [Santa Clara are the best team in Europe regarding conceded goals: data includes 1st and 2nd division of 10 countries] (in Portuguese). Bola na Rede. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  19. ^ "Campeão dos recordes" [Champions of records]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  20. ^ Martín Fuentenebro, Pablo (27 May 2024). "La mejor defensa de Europa está en el Santa Clara" [Europe's best defence is in Santa Clara]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  21. ^ Guerreiro, Alexandre (1 September 2024). "Santa Clara já fez o seu melhor arranque da história na Liga" [Santa Clara have already had their best start in the League's history]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  22. ^ Gracia, Albert (13 December 2024). "El Santa Clara revoluciona Portugal" [Santa Clara a revolution in Portugal]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  23. ^ "Sporting reencontra Santa Clara nos 'oitavos' da Taça de Portugal" [Sporting meet Santa Clara again in the Portuguese Cup 'last 16']. Jornal Açores 9 (in Portuguese). 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  24. ^ Vasco Matos at Soccerway
  25. ^ "UD Vilafranquense: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  26. ^ "FC Alverca: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  27. ^ "Casa Pia AC: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  28. ^ "CD Santa Clara: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2024.