Who is the best manager in Porto history?

Porto's managers have ranged from championship-building architects to Champions League-winning legends — one of the most decorated benches in European football. Who was best?

1

José Mourinho

Won the UEFA Cup in 2003 and the Champions League in 2004 with Porto, announcing himself as one of football's greatest managers.

1000pts

2

Sérgio Conceição

Won seven Primeira Liga titles across his reign from 2017, making him the most decorated domestic manager in the club's modern era.

799pts

3

José Peseiro

Managed Porto during a successful domestic spell and maintained the high standards set by the club's celebrated coaching tradition.

666pts

4

Bobby Robson

English legend who managed Porto in 1994–96, winning two Primeira Liga titles and a Portuguese Cup before moving to Barcelona.

533pts

5

Fernando Santos

Managed Porto in the 1990s, winning multiple Primeira Liga titles and establishing the club's status as a domestic powerhouse.

533pts

6

André Villas-Boas

Mourinho's protégé who went unbeaten in the 2010–11 Primeira Liga season, winning an unprecedented domestic treble with Porto.

449pts

7

Julen Lopetegui

Spanish coach who managed Porto from 2014 to 2016, winning a Primeira Liga title and shaping the club's tactical identity.

449pts

8

Paulo Fonseca

Portuguese coach whose exciting Porto team in 2016–17 reached the Europa League semi-final and won the 2018 Primeira Liga title.

342pts

9

Vítor Pereira

Led Porto to back-to-back Primeira Liga titles in 2012 and 2013 with a dominant squad featuring James Rodríguez and João Moutinho.

199pts