Álvaro Pacheco

Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco (born 25 June 1971) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of the Primeira Liga club Vizela.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is Pacheco.
Álvaro Pacheco
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco
Date of birth (1971-06-25) 25 June 1971
Place of birth Vila Cova da Lixa, Portugal
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Vizela (manager)
Youth career
1983–1988 Lixa
1988–1989 Felgueiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Felgueiras 42 (9)
1991–1994 Lixa 25 (8)
1994–1995 Aves 8 (0)
1995–1996 Lixa 21 (5)
1996–1997 Tirsense 28 (4)
1997–1999 Estoril 35 (11)
1999–2000 Lixa 30 (15)
2000–2002 Vilanovense 44 (14)
2002–2003 Dragões Sandinenses 38 (21)
2003–2005 Fafe 53 (8)
2005–2007 Paredes 41 (13)
2007 Amarante 0 (0)
Teams managed
2009–2011 Penafiel (youth)
2011–2012 Lixa
2012–2014 Penafiel (assistant)
2014–2016 Moreirense (assistant)
2016–2017 Boavista (assistant)
2018 Jonava (assistant)
2018–2019 Fafe
2019– Vizela
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:49, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Playing career

Pacheco is a product of the football academies of his local club Lixa and Felgueiras, and worked as a locksmith with his father as a teenager. He began playing football professionally with Felgueiras. He played 70 games in the Liga Portugal 2, and spent most of his career in semi-pro leagues in Portugal. He started thinking about becoming a manager in 2005 with Paredes, and retired from football in 2007 at the age of 34.[1]

Coaching career

Pacheco began his coaching career with Lixa in 2011. He followed that with stints as the assistant manager for Miguel Leal in Penafiel, Moreirense, and Boavista. He returned to coaching with Fafe for the 2019-20 season. In 2019, he was appointed the manager of Vizela in the Segunda Divisão and helped them get promoted to the Liga Portugal 2.[2] In the 2020–21 season, he helped Vizela get promoted into the Primeira Liga for the first time in 37 years, guiding the team to a second place finish.[3]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 13 December 2021[4]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Lixa 1 July 2011 12 March 2012 25 14 3 8 46 29 +17 056.00
Fafe 17 September 2018 4 June 2019 33 21 8 4 58 22 +36 063.64
Vizela 4 June 2019 Present 81 45 22 14 157 83 +74 055.56
Total 139 80 33 26 261 134 +127 057.55

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "″Aos 17 anos era serralheiro mecânico com o meu pai e nunca ganhei muito dinheiro″". www.ojogo.pt.
  2. "Álvaro Pacheco renova com Vizela até 2023". O Minho. July 22, 2021.
  3. "Treinador Álvaro Pacheco renova com Vizela até ao final da época 2022/23". SAPO Desporto.
  4. "Álvaro Pacheco". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. "Kick-Off 2021-22: Clássico Sporting-FC Porto na 5.ª jornada". Notícias ao Minuto. July 8, 2021.
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