Pedro Daniel da Cunha Pereira de Sousa (born 3 October 1984) is a Portuguese football manager who is the current head coach of Primeira Liga club Arouca.
 Sousa in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Daniel da Cunha Pereira de Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelos, Portugal | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arouca (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009–2010 | Académica (analyst) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Porto (analyst) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Chelsea (analyst) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Tottenham Hotspur (analyst) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Zenit Saint Petersburg (analyst) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Shanghai Port (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Marseille (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Gil Vicente | ||
| 2023– | Arouca | ||
After working as a long-term assistant manager to André Villas-Boas, he started managing in his own right in the Primeira Liga in 2022.
Coaching career edit
Assistant edit
Sousa first met the Portuguese coach André Villas-Boas when the former was a student at the University of Porto, in the Faculty of Sports. He interviewed Villas-Boas about strategies for attacking football as part of his final-year thesis, and was later recommended to the young manager by professor of football José Guilherme, who was Villas-Boas' assistant at Académica.[1] Sousa was Villas-Boas' match analyst at Académica, Porto, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, and Zenit Saint Petersburg, and assistant manager at Zenit Shanghai Port and Marseille spanning 10 years of service.[2][3]
Gil Vicente edit
On 16 November 2022, Sousa was named in his first managerial job, at his hometown club Gil Vicente FC. He replaced Ivo Vieira at the 16th-placed team.[4] His debut four days later was a 2–2 draw at S.C. Covilhã in the Taça da Liga group stage;[5] by winning the two other games they made the quarter-finals and lost 2–0 to eventual winners Porto.[6]
Sousa's first Primeira Liga game was a 1–0 home win over C.D. Santa Clara on 29 December 2022.[7] The following 26 February, he won 2–1 away to Porto, one of only three losses over the season for the opponents and of two at the Estádio do Dragão.[8] After a 13th-placed finish, he left on 26 June 2023 as the club president wanted a different manager.[9]
Arouca edit
On 15 November 2023, following the sacking of Daniel Ramos, Sousa was appointed manager of F.C. Arouca, who sat last place in the Primeira Liga table, signing a contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.[10] He made his debut eleven days later in the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal at home to Boavista F.C. and won on penalties after a 2–2 home draw.[11] On 3 December, away to the same opponents, he won 4–0 in his first league game.[12] He was the Manager of the Month for February 2024 with three wins and a loss, including a 3–2 home victory against FC Porto.[13]
Managerial statistics edit
- As of 19 April 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Gil Vicente | 
|
16 November 2022 | 26 June 2023 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 40.00 | [14] |
| Arouca |
|
15 November 2023 | Present | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 57.14 | [15] |
| Total | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 47.83 | — | |||
References edit
- ^ "Andre Villas-Boas: Chelsea's new manager who has dedicated himself to football". www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "OM - Daniel Sousa : "On ne peut pas comparer"". LaProvence.com (in French). November 23, 2020.
- ^ "″O meu passado com André Villas-Boas é preponderante no que sou hoje″". ojogo.pt (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Oficial: Gil Vicente confirma contratação do novo treinador" [Official: Gil Vicente confirm signing of new manager]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Sousa: «Na primeira parte temos situações em que poderíamos ter 'matado' o jogo»" [Daniel Sousa: "In the first half we had situations in which we could have 'killed' the game]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 November 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Sousa, Nuno (21 December 2022). "FC Porto desembrulhou acesso às meias-finais da Taça da Liga" [FC Porto sealed passage to the Taça da Liga semi-finals]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Sousa quer "um bom jogo" do Gil Vicente no "difícil" reduto do Boavista" [Daniel Sousa wants "a good game" for Gil Vicente at Boavista's "difficult" ground] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Esteves Teixeira, Sofia (26 February 2023). "Daniel Sousa: "Vitória é muito especial por ser contra um dos candidatos ao título"" [Daniel Sousa: "The victory is very special because it was against one of the title candidates"]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Presidente do Gil Vicente confirma saída do treinador Daniel Sousa" [Gil Vicente president confirms exit of manager Daniel Sousa] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Sousa assina pelo Arouca até ao final da época" [Daniel Sousa signs for Arouca until the end of the season] (in Portuguese). Record. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Arouca vence Boavista nos penáltis e segue em frente na Taça de Portugal" [Arouca defeat Boavista on penalteis and advance in the Taça de Portugal] (in Portuguese). SIC Notícias. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Daniel Sousa após a goleada do Arouca no Bessa: «A equipa já está mais confortável»" [Daniel Sousa after Arouca's rout at the Bessa: "The team is already more comfortable"]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Daniel Sousa eleito treinador do mês de fevereiro na Primeira Liga" [Daniel Sousa elected Primeira Liga Manager of the Month for February] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Gil Vicente FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "FC Arouca: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
External links edit
- Daniel Sousa at Soccerway
- Ogol profile