Santos started working as a manager immediately after retiring. Having returned to his previous club, he played with them a further eight years (five being spent in the Segunda Liga) before retiring at the age of 33.Ĭoaching career Estoril and Porto For 1979–80, he moved to fellow league team Marítimo, where he was also first choice. Santos scored his first goals in the top division in the 1978–79 campaign, only missing one league game in an eventual 11th-place finish. He finished his first season with a further 12 appearances, helping his team to the eighth position.
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Santos made his Primeira Liga debut on 7 September 1975, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win against Farense. His senior debut was made with Estoril, which he went on to represent in all three major levels of Portuguese football. Subsequently, he led Portugal to victory in the Euro 2016 and the 2019 Nations League, which were the first two major titles in the nation's history.īorn in Lisbon, Santos finished his development with Benfica, having joined its youth system at the age of 16. In 2010, he was appointed at the helm of the Greek national team, coaching them in a World Cup and one European Championship. For the better part of the 2000s he worked in Greece, mainly with AEK Athens and PAOK. Santos managed Portugal's Big Three, winning five major titles with Porto. After retiring, he worked as a coach for several decades, starting out at his main club in 1988. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 161 games and two goals over eight seasons, almost always with Estoril.
Since 2014, he is the manager of the Portugal national team. * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyįernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos GOM (born 10 October 1954) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a defender.
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