Porto Turn To Pereira
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June 23, 2011, Thursday
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THE promotion of assistant Vitor Pereira to Porto head coach on Tuesday after Andre Villas-Boas' exit was planned for over a month and will keep the Portuguese champion on a winning path, the club's president said.
"When Villas-Boas went to spend a weekend in London over a month ago, I spoke to Pereira about his availability and he said yes, so on Friday I told him the appointment would become a reality," Porto president Jorge Pinto da Costa told reporters.
Pereira, 42, who joined Porto as Villas-Boas' assistant in June last year, has signed a two-year contract as head coach.
"It's a natural succession and that was planned for a while, since it is obvious that what happened is part of life, and we knew that for some time," Pinto da Costa added.
Prior to working with Villas-Boas, Pereira managed clubs in the lower divisions of the Portuguese league and spent two seasons in charge of Porto youth teams. Pereira said Villas-Boas had invited him to join the coaching staff at Chelsea, but that he opted to stay at Porto, where he believes the team can continue winning.
"When Villas-Boas went to spend a weekend in London over a month ago, I spoke to Pereira about his availability and he said yes, so on Friday I told him the appointment would become a reality," Porto president Jorge Pinto da Costa told reporters.
Pereira, 42, who joined Porto as Villas-Boas' assistant in June last year, has signed a two-year contract as head coach.
"It's a natural succession and that was planned for a while, since it is obvious that what happened is part of life, and we knew that for some time," Pinto da Costa added.
Prior to working with Villas-Boas, Pereira managed clubs in the lower divisions of the Portuguese league and spent two seasons in charge of Porto youth teams. Pereira said Villas-Boas had invited him to join the coaching staff at Chelsea, but that he opted to stay at Porto, where he believes the team can continue winning.
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