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4w ago

Vasco Names Pedro Emanuel as Head Coach

He arrives with an international technical staff on a contract through December 2027 to try to lift the club out of the Brasileirão relegation zone before the league restarts.

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Overview

  • Vasco announced the hiring of Portuguese coach Pedro Emanuel on Friday, signing him to a deal that runs until December 2027.
  • Emanuel landed in Rio and began work at the club’s CT Moacyr Barbosa on Saturday with assistants Rui Gomes and Pedro Correia, fitness coach André Galbe and analyst Gil Varajão.
  • The new coach faces immediate pressure to improve results, with a likely competitive debut on July 16 against Vitória in the Brasileirão restart.
  • Club executive Admar Lopes accelerated negotiations after other targets fell through, and sources say Emanuel accepted Vasco’s project despite more lucrative offers from Saudi clubs.
  • Emanuel brings a long international résumé as a player and coach in Portugal, Cyprus, Spain and Saudi Arabia, and the club plans to use a Brazilian fitness coach to help his staff adapt to local football.