Historic! Villas-Boas took over at Porto after 42 years

The former technician André Villas-Boas take office this Tuesday as the new president of Porto and begins, as he explains, “a new era” in which he succeeds Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costawho has led the Dragons for the past 42 years.

In an event held at the Estadio do Dragao, Villas-Boaswho won the presidential election on April 27 after gaining the support of 80 percent of the 26,876 members who voted, now promises a Porto “modern, structured, transparent and financially sustainable.”

Villas-BoaHe also expressed his desire that in all sports modalities an image of a club that is “winning, unbroken, immortal, feared by its opponents and plays in every field and in every modality to win” is presented.

Zubizarreta, Villas-Boas bet

In the candidacy of André Villas-Boasone of the strong men is the former sports director of Athletic, Barcelona and Marseille and former goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarretawho will be the new sports director of the Portuguese club.

This will be the second stage where the two coincide, since Zubi He is sports director of Marseilles, Villas-Boas He was the coach between 2019 and 2021.

For now, Zubizarreta He will have to wait to take on the duties of Porto sports director, as the board of directors of the Sports Joint Stock Company that manages Porto’s football modality has not yet resigned.

The ceremony on Tuesday was attended by former players of the club, such as the former rojiblanco Manicheansaid the president of the Portuguese League, Pedro Proenzawho told the press that it was “an important day that marks a turning point in a successful past.”

The outgoing president, Pinto da Costa86, also attended the event, as well as the former goalkeeper of Barcelona Vitor Baíawho until now is vice president of Porto.

André Villas-Boas46, so returned to the club he coached in 2010-2011, where he won the League, Super Cup and Portuguese Cup, in addition to the Europa League.

After training Porto, Villas-Boas taught the Chelsea and in Tottenham In England; in Zenit in Russia, later he sat on the bench of Shanghai SIPG of China and his last club at the technical level was Marseilles. In the experience of Villas-Boas also includes his successful past as an assistant to Jose Mourinho within Porto, Chelsea and Inter.

Now Villas-Boas He replaced the bench for the presidential chair and, so far, the thirty-second president of Porto in a mandate that will last until 2028.