Manuel Vilarinho
Manuel Vilarinho | |
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32nd President of Benfica | |
In office 2000–2003 | |
Preceded by | João Vale e Azevedo |
Succeeded by | Luís Filipe Vieira |
Personal details | |
Born | Lisbon, Portugal | 23 June 1948
Spouse | Mariana Correia da Costa Pereira Caldas |
Occupation | Businessman[1] |
Manuel Lino Rodrigues Vilarinho (born 23 June 1948) is a Portuguese businessman who was the 32nd president of sports club S.L. Benfica.
Benfica
Born in Lisbon,[2] Vilarinho was elected president of Benfica on 27 October 2000 with 62% of the votes,[3] ousting the incumbent chairman João Vale e Azevedo in the second most contested election in the history of Benfica.[4] In the club's football department, Vilarinho caused head coach José Mourinho to demand a contract extension and ultimately leave Benfica when he stated that he saw the team's former player and coach Toni as their manager for the future.[5][6] Vilarinho later admitted that he would have probably renewed Mourinho's contract, but his refusal to negotiate an extension mid-season led to the manager's departure.[7]
Vilarinho green-lighted the construction of the new
Honours
Futsal (3 titles)
- 1 Portuguese League
- 1 Portuguese Cup
- 1 Portuguese SuperCup
Roller hockey (4 titles)
- 2 Portuguese Cup
- 2 Portuguese SuperCup
Rugby (1 title)
- 1 Campeonato Nacional Honra/Super Bock
Personal life
Vilarinho is married to Mariana Correia da Costa Pereira Caldas, daughter of João Jorge Dargent Pereira Caldas (of maternal
References
- ^ Manuel Vilarinho, o homem que diz não ter rabos-de-palha
- ^ Crisóstomo, Pedro; Matias, Jorge Miguel; Carvalho, Cláudia Lima (8 April 2016). "Ilídio Pinho, Manuel Vilarinho e Luís Portela entre os 240 portugueses nos Panama Papers" [Ilídio Pinho, Manuel Vilarinho and Luís Portela among the 240 Portuguese people in the Panama Papers]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ Esteves, António (27 October 2016). "As eleições do Benfica... já lá vão 16 anos" [Elections at Benfica... 16 years have gone already]. RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ Pedras, Filipe; Martins, Nuno (31 October 2017). "Do topo à queda: O princípio do fim para Vale e Azevedo" [From the top to the fall: the beginning of the end for Vale e Azevedo]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Ley, John (20 September 2007). "Mourinho's Chelsea love affair finally ends". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ Gordon, Phil (5 November 2007). "The Special One waits to be wooed by Benfica". The Times. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "'If something got in his way - which is winning - he would leave'". The Guardian. 17 January 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Efeméride - Passagem do testemunho de Manuel Vilarinho para Luís Filipe Vieira Vilarinho" (in Portuguese). Futebolar. 14 July 2008. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Manuel Vilarinho candidato à Mesa da Assembleia Geral do Benfica" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 30 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2 October 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ Manuel Vilarinho at Geneall.net