Have a look at the style of play and teams coached by Vitor Pereira
Wolverhampton Wanderers have reportedly signed Vitor Pereira as their new manager to replace the outgoing Gary O’Neil, find out more about him below.
The reports about Vitor Pereira being in talks for the change came just hours after Gary O’Neil’s sacking. Wolverhampton is set to appoint Vitor Pereira as manager, paying €1 million compensation to Saudi club Al Shabab with the new manager set to sign an 18 month contract at the club.
Who is Vitor Pereira new Wolverhampton Wanderers manager, bio, age, height, wife, tactics, formation, teams coached, salary and net worth
🟠🐺 Vitor Pereira’s appointment has new Wolves head coach has been sealed today, as expected.
Documents are being checked. pic.twitter.com/wDL6T0YMAl
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 17, 2024
Pereira reportedly had to trigger a release clause valued at around £800,000 to make the move to Wolves.
Vitor joins Wolves
Vitor Pereira has reportedly joined Wolves on a €1 million deal out of his current contract with Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab. He will join the team ahead of the team’s upcoming match against relegation rivals Leicester City on Sunday. The move comes just after the side sacked Gary just after his 2-1 loss to Ipswich Town at Molineux.
Vitor Pereira bio
Vitor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira is a Portuguese football manager who was born on July 26, 1968, in Espinho, Portugal. He is also a former player who mainly played as a midfielder. He is the newly appointed head coach of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Vitor has so far managed a long list of clubs ever since the early 2000s, taking on thirteen managerial jobs. Pereira reportedly retired early from professional football at 28 before starting out his coaching tenure over two decades back.
Age and height
Vitor Pereira is currently 56 years old and stands at a height of 1.76 meters.
Wife
Vitor Pereira is currently married to his wife Fátima Silva.
Managerial career
Vitor Pereira started out his career at the junior level midway through the 2004-05 season, with Sanjoanense in the third division. He then worked with Espinho in the same league and then returned to Porto’s juniors for another season. He then worked as the head coach for Santa Clara in the Segunda Liga in 2008.
Over the years, he has taken charge of several other clubs, including Shanghai SIPG, Olympiacos, Corinthians, and Flamengo. He is currently leading Saudi club Al Shabab after joining them in February 2024.
While his Wolverhampton salary isn’t known, as the coach of the Chinese League club, Shanghai SIPG, he was paid 7.5 million euros for a year or equivalent to Rp 120 billion and has a net worth of $20-30 million.
Pereira is a manager who adapts to the quality of his players, although he seems to prefer to build through the third in wide areas, perhaps an area where Wolves are not the strongest at the moment.
At Fenerbahce, he played more of a 3-4-3 but they were fifth when he was sacked after just five months.
Pereira played 4-3-3 during his time at Porto, although it was not uncommon to build up with a 3-2-5 structure in attack.
Teams managed
| Team | PEnt | Since | Until | |
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Al-Shabab | 30 | 04-02-2024 | 30-06-2025 |
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Flamengo | 21 | 13-12-2022 | 11-04-2023 |
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Corinthians | 65 | 23-02-2022 | 14-11-2022 |
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Fenerbahçe | 25 | 02-07-2021 | 20-12-2021 |
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Shanghái Port | 114 | 12-12-2017 | 26-11-2020 |
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1860 München | 20 | 01-01-2017 | 31-05-2017 |
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Fenerbahçe | 62 | 11-06-2015 | 15-08-2016 |
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Olympiacos | 26 | 08-01-2015 | 10-06-2015 |
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Al-Ahli SFC | 34 | 01-07-2013 | 04-05-2014 |
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Porto | 92 | 22-06-2011 | 07-06-2013 |
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CD Santa Clara | 68 | 01-06-2008 | 03-06-2010 |
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AD Sanjoanense | 0 | 30-11-2004 | 30-06-2005 |
| 557 | 4652 days | |||
Vitor Pereira has an Instagram account with the handle @fotosdepereira, where he has about 2,231 followers and about 1,327 posts.