Bernardo Tavares

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Bernardo and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.
Bernardo Tavares
Tavares in 2013
Personal information
Full name Fernando José Bernardo Tavares
Date of birth (1980-05-02) 2 May 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Proença-a-Nova, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)
Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 PSM Makassar (manager)
Youth career
1990–1996 Proença-a-Nova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2003 Proença-a-Nova
Managerial career
1997–1998 Proença-a-Nova U18
1998–1999 Pastelaria Rosa U18
1999–2000 Pastelaria Rosa
2000–2001 ESDRM
2001–2002 Benfica (youth)
2002–2005 Alcobaça (assistant)
2005–2008 Alcobaça
2008 Porto (scout)
2008–2009 Sporting CP Academy (assistant)
2009–2010 Carregado (assistant)
2010–2011 Belenenses (assistant)
2011–2012 Belenenses
2012–2013 Gil Vicente (scout)
2013–2014 Al-Hidd (assistant)
2014–2015 Tirsense
2015 Al-Nahda
2016–2017 Tourizense
2017–2018
New Radiant
2018 Benfica de Macau
2019–2020
Churchill Brothers
2022 HIFK
2022– PSM Makassar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando José Bernardo Tavares (born 2 May 1980), commonly known as Bernardo Tavares, is a Portuguese football manager and former player. He is the manager of Indonesian club PSM Makassar.

Playing career

Tavares began his footballing career when he was 10 years old with the youth team of ADC Proença-a-Nova, based in his hometown, Proença-a-Nova. After joining the senior team in 1996, he spent his entire playing career at ADC Proença-a-Nova and played for the club until he retired in 2003 at 23 years old.

Managerial career

Tavares holds the

UEFA Pro Licence, regarded as the highest football coaching qualification in Europe. He received his licence in June 2013 from the Portuguese Football Federation
.

Proença-a-Nova U18

Tavares began his managerial career with the U-18 team of Proença-a-Nova in 1997.

Pastelaria Rosa

In 1998, Tavares was appointed as head coach of the U-18 team of Pastelaria Rosa FC. In 1999, he became the head coach of the senior team.

Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior (ESDRM)

In 2000, Tavares was appointed as the head coach of Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior.

Benfica

In 2001, Tavares was appointed as the assistant coach of the U-12 team of S.L. Benfica.

Alcobaça

In 2001, Tavares was appointed by G.C. Alcobaça to work as the head coach of multiple of Alcobaça’s youth teams (U-14, U-15, U-16, and U-18). He then became the assistant coach of the first team between 2002 and 2005. In 2005, he was appointed as the head coach of Alcobaça’s first team until 2008. During his time as the head coach, he helped the club win the AFL Cup in 2005–06 and 2006–07.

FC Porto (Scout)

In 2008, Tavares was appointed by FC Porto to work as a scout.

Sporting CP Youth and Academy

In 2008, Tavares was appointed as the head coach of

Sporting C.P. Youth and Academy
and helped them win the 2008–09 Sub-10 International Tournament.

Carregado

In 2009, Tavares was appointed as the assistant manager of A.D. Carregado.

Belenenses

In 2010,

José Mota
In 2011, he became the head coach of Belenenses.

Gil Vicente (Scout)

In 2012, Tavares worked as a scout for Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente F.C.

Al-Hidd

Bernardo Tavares - 2014 AFC Champions League

Tavares first moved away from Portugal in 2013 to

Al-Safa' SC and advanced to the Quarter-finals.[6][7] In the Quarter-finals the Bahraini club again met their group mate, Al-Qadsia SC. In the First leg, the club played a 1–1 draw against hosts[8][9][10] and in the Second leg the club again played out a draw with the visitors (2-2)[11][12] but were unlucky as the visitors advanced to the Semi-finals on away goals rule. This was the club's best ever performance in an Asian Football Confederation
competition.

Tirsense

In 2014, Tavares moved back to Portugal and to be the head coach of

Portuguese Second Division club F.C. Tirsense
.

Al-Nahda

Bernardo Tavares - 2014–15 Oman Professional League

In 2015, Tavares moved back to the Middle East, this time

2013–14 Syrian Premier League winners, Al-Wahda SC Damascus.[18][19][20]

African Lyon

Tavares moved to Tanzania in Africa in August 2016, where he was appointed by Tanzanian Premier League side, African Lyon F.C. He made his debut appearance as a manager in the Tanazanian Premier League on 21 August 2016 in a 1–1 draw against 2015–16 Tanzanian Premier League runners-up, Azam F.C.[21] Later due to some financial delays, the Portuguese decided to part ways with the Tanzanian side.

New Radiant

On 16 January 2017, Tavares was appointed as the head coach of Maldivian side, New Radiant S.C.[22][23][24]

Benfica de Macau

On 18 January 2018, S.L. Benfica de Macau announced Bernardo Tavares as their new coach.[25]

Churchill Brothers

In November 2019,

Churchill Brothers announced Tavares as their new head coach.[26][27]

HIFK

On 21 December 2021, Tavares became the coach of Finnish club HIFK.[28] He left the club early in the season in April 2022 for "family reasons". However, shortly after he was named the head coach of PM Makassar. Mika Lönnström, the sporting director of HIFK, commented later that they tend to trust people, when he was asked if Tavares had fooled the club.[29]

PSM Makassar

In 2022, Tavares was appointed as head coach of Indonesian club PSM Makassar.

Other roles

Tavares has had many other jobs in his footballing career. In 2002, he started working as the head coach and technical director of Escolinha de Futebol do Bernardo where he worked until 2013, despite holding other jobs during this time period. From 2002 to 2004, he worked as the Youth Football coordinator of G.C. Alcobaça. He also worked as the Futsal coordinator of ADC Proença-a-Nova from 2006 to 2009. In 2009–2010, he coordinated goalkeeper training at A.D. Carregado. From 2010 to 2012, he worked as the coordinator of the Department of Professional Football Scouting at C.F. Os Belenenses.

Training reporter

Tavares also had the job of making training reports for several European clubs. He first enrolled in this job in

Real Madrid C.F. in 2004 under head coach, Carlos Queiroz. In 2008, he worked with Sporting CP under head coach, Paulo Bento and in 2014 he worked with F.C. Paços de Ferreira under head coach, Paulo Fonseca
.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 2 April 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Tirsense Portugal 1 July 2014 10 November 2014 1 0 0 1 000.00
Benfica Macau
 Macau 18 January 2018 31 August 2018 6 4 0 2 066.67
Churchill Brothers
 India 28 November 2019 10 March 2020 15 6 2 7 040.00
Helsinki IFK Finland 1 January 2022 5 April 2022 5 2 0 3 040.00
PSM Makassar Indonesia 10 April 2022 Present 118 52 40 26 044.07
Career Total 145 64 42 39 044.14

Honorable mentions

In 2006, Tavares received praise for having won two AFL Cups as the head coach of G.C. Alcobaça.

He has received an award of distinction for graduating from Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior.

Honours

Player

Proença-a-Nova

Manager

Alcobaça

  • AFL Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07

Sporting CP academy

  • Sub-10 International Tournament: 2008–09

PSM Makassar

WON 8 TROPHIES

  • 1 Premier League Macao (China)
  • 1 Super Cup "Bolinha" Hong Kong/Macao
  • 1 Premier League in Maldives
  • 1 President's Cup in Maldives
  • 1 FA Cup in Maldives
  • 2 AFL Cups in Portugal
  • 1 Youth League in Portugal

Individual

References

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  28. ^ "HIFK:n uusi päävalmentaja on kansainvälisesti meritoitunut Bernardo Tavares – "Haluan luoda pelitavan, joka sopii HIFK:lle"" (in Finnish). HIFK. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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  30. ^ "Daftar Penghargaan Liga 1: PSM Hujan Prestasi, Pemain Muda Terbaik dari Persija". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 16 April 2023.
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