Andre Villas-Boas Biography

His name is related to the Portuguese naming customs. His first name is Carbal and his second name is Villas-Boas which is the name of his family.

 Luis Andre de Pina Carbal e Villas-Boas is Portuguese football coach his name is commonly referred as AVB, he was born in October 17, 1977. Villas-Boas is the current football manager of the English Tottenham Hotspur. Villas-Boas coached Academica for eight months, and then he moved to Porto to be his manager for one year, after that he moved to Chelsea where he spent nine months as manager of Chelsea to move then to Tottenham Hotspur.  

While he was being a manager of Porto, he led them to achieve the title of Primera Liga in the year 2010-2011, and then he becomes the youngest coach who wins the European title.

Villas-Boas has no experience in the field of playing football, although he is a manager at the top level.

Villas-Boas was born in Porto, Portugal, he speak English fluently since his childhood. When he became 16 years old he discovered that he was living beside Sir Bobby Robson the former manager of Porto, where he appointed Villas-Boas to Porto’s observation department.

Villas-Boas was arranged by Robson in order to obtain the FA coaching qualification, where he got UEFA C coaching license in Scotland , then B License , and after that he got the A license and UEFA Pro License under the tutelage of Jim Fleeting.

In 1998 He became a short stint as head manager of the British Virgin Islands National team under the age 21, and then he moved to be the assistant coach at Porto under Jose Mourinho.

He followed Mourinho when the later moved between Chelsea and Internazionale. 

Managerial Career

Academica de Coimbra:

Villas-Boas at the start of the season of 2009-10 he left Mourinho’s team to qualify himself to be a football coach, where he found a job with Academica de Coimbra in the Primera Liga, to fill the vacancy of his successor Rogerio Goncalves.

Villas-Boas applied to his new career as manager of Academica when the team was in the bottom of the League and without any wins , but Villas-Boas started to change the team luck by adding his new style , pushing them to raise to the 11^th position in the league , away by ten point from the regelation zone.

On the other hand, he led them in the same season to reach to the semi-finals of the Portuguese League Cup, but they lost in front of Porto at the Estadio de Dragoa and by a goal from Mariano Gonzalez.

The attractive football displayed by the team, and solid results led the press and media to make intense speculation by linking him to fill the vacant position in FC Porto or Sporting during the summer of 2010.

FC Porto: 

In June 2, 2010, Villas-Boas moved to Porto to sign a contract to be the new coach for the team for two years, so after two month of his signing he won the first trophy when Porto beat Benfica and got the title of the Portuguese Super cup. Then he led them to win the undefeated season in the Primera League by more than 20 points. He did not stop at that success but he continued to lead them to win the title of the Portuguese Cup and the UEFA Europe League.

Chelsea:

Chelsea signed with him a contract for 3 years to be his head Coach at June 22, 2011, by paying €15 million to Villas-Boas in order to active his release Clause from Porto’s Contract.

So on July 30, 2011 he led his new team to win 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy during pre-season. So Chelsea won all his pre-season games under the leader of Villa-Boas.

By the starting of the primer League,  Chelsea ended  the game in front of Stoke City by a 0-0 draw, where Villas commented on the strong defense of Stoke in their home. After that in August 20, he led his team to win over West Bromwich Albion with 2-1 result. He continued to win by beating Norwich City 3-1 . but in September 18, 2011, his team lost in front of Manchester United by 3-1 at Old Trafford. They lost their second derby by a result 5-3 in front of Arsenal. Then after three week , he lost again in front of Liverpool by a result 2-1. And then by the same team , he lost again but in the League Cup by 2-0 in the quarter final.

Villas-Boas stared to receive pressures on February 11, 2012  , when Chelsea dropped out of the top Four of the Primer League by a defeat against Everton  2-0.

Then they lost in front of Napoli by 3-1 during UEFA Champions League and on March 14, 2012 he lost in front of West Bromwich Albion , to be in the 5^th position lifting Arsenal in the 4^th one, so after that Villas-Boas was relieved  of his managerial duties by Chelsea to give the leading to his assistant Roberto di Matteo.

Tottenham Hotspur:

On July 3, 2012 he signed with Tottenham a contract for three years after a successful talks with the administration of the club. He was being a successor of Harry Kidknapp.

Villas led Tottenham to win at Old Trafford over Manchester United by 2-3. He led Tottenham to the last 16 of the Europe League. So in the end of the season he led his team to the fifth position which Tottenham sat a one point from his rival Arsenal in order to enter the Champions League but they failed in that.

Villas-Boas was approached from PSG and Real Madrid , but he refused their offer and preferred to stay with Tottenham.

His Personal Life:

Villas-Boas married to Joana Maria Noronha de Ornelas Teixeria ,  they have two daughters , Benedita whom was born in August 2009 and Carolina was born in October 2010. As we said before , Villas speaks fluent English, he taught from his grandmother Margaret Kendell, her mother moved from Cheadle, Cheshire , England to Portugal in order to start a wine business. Her brother was a commander in the RAF during the World War II.

Vilash Boach: Bale Mistaken …and awaited him soon in Real

The Portuguese coach of Tottenham Hotspur André Vilash Boash Said that he wishes the best for his Welsh star Gareth Bale if his move to Real Madrid, which is disclosed that may occur "very soon."

During a press conference Vilash Boash said: "Bale in the midst of an important transition to Real Madrid and if the deal is in the end, we wish him the best," but at the same time acknowledged that the player is absent from Training of the team acted wrong.

After Bale absent for the second day in a row about training of Spurs, The Vilash Boash revealed that his departure to Real Madrid may occur as soon as possible, despite its commitment in past Welshman survival.

The Portuguese coach added that Tottenham is he must decide in the absence of Bale and determine the question of whether the imposition of punishing him or not as a result of this.

The latest reports from the British media have speculated that Bale will join Real Madrid for 85 million pounds (about 99.45 million euros).

If these expectations ratified the Bale will become the most expensive deal in football history, beating Cristiano Ronaldo, who left Manchester United to Real Madrid for 80 million pounds (94 million euros) in 2009.

Other reports indicated that the deal will include the inclusion of Portuguese Fabio Coentrao to defend the colors of Tottenham, after nearly two seasons spell at the Royal squad.

On the other hand, Italy station (Sky) Said that the word may finally written in terms in the next few hours the serial transmission deal Welshman Gareth Bale Tottenham Hotspur player to Real Madrid, who served European sports circles during the current summer transfer period.

The station said that the value of the deal would be about 87 million euros, which least what the media recently said that Bale will travel to the Spanish capital for a value of 100 and sometimes 130 million euros.

If the (Sky Italy) reports are correct Welsh deal will not become the most expensive in history, and this title will remain the property of the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who left Manchester United to Real Madrid also compared to 80 million pounds (94 million euros).

 And station justified near resolving the deal in the absence of Bale yesterday for the London club exercises, in an attempt to put pressure on the head of the "Spurs" Daniel Levy to agree to his departure to the European club of the twentieth century.

Ancelotti hails alone in front of the Lopez and commends the good start for Benzema

Coach of Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti on Monday evening Said that the club goalkeeper Diego Lopez "offers a good level," prompted him to adopt in the defense against Granada.

Ancelotti praised, in a press conference after his team's win over Granada in order without a response, Frenchman Karim Benzema the owner of  only goal of the game, pointing out that "works well and score goals, we have started the league well."

Ancelotti expressed his satisfaction at the level that appeared by his side, saying, "I've been playing very well and the pace is very high," and expressed regret at the lack of a second goal progress, one goal He explained, "We made a very good level, and the pace is very high, and the team was together on the defensive level, and all the players have a good level and I'm happy."

"It is important to harvest points and work to improve the level", in favor of the judge’s decision not awarded a penalty in favor of Granada in the ball entered into by Casimiro with Argentine Diego Buonanotte.

Real Madrid won with unanswered goal by Karim Benzema to take his tally to six points in fifth place, two goals behind Villarreal fourth, while host stuck at three points in ninth place. Without reply does not allow control of things fully, he said.

The left-back for Real Madrid, Alvaro Arbeloa said about goalkeeper's participation Iker Casillas or not, "the decision is up to the coach," Italian Ancelotti, who gambled on Diego Lopez in the second meeting respectively in La Liga in front of Granada.

Arbeloa explained, in comments after the game, "We have four goalkeepers, and we will support the coach in his decision whether relying on Diego Lopez, Casillas or Thomas or Jesus."

And about the course of events in the meeting said, "We have performed well in the first half of the game and the proportion of large acquisitions into the net, it is natural to put pressure on us away from home, and the team suffers."

With regard to the low level in the second half, said, "We are in the second week of the league, and they should be patient, we'll see our best level in a month or two, Granada pressure on us, but we did not much suffer".

Martino did not expect a different match against Atletico in the second leg Super Cup

The coach of Barcelona, Gerardo "Tata" Martino said Tuesday he did not expect, in the second leg Super Cup against Atletico Madrid stadium Camp Nou, different game going, and said that despite the draw in Madrid in order to like him, but that his team will retain his style in search of the first titles in season.

Tata said in a press conference on the eve of the upcoming meeting "I think we will maintain on the ball and Atletico will try to exploit our mistakes. Feature that our bench is bold and this may help the players, we have to look for always play our way."

The coach confirmed that the star of the team, Lionel Messi, who received a medical statement Tuesday evening after a missed muscle pains, "fine" and that he is ready to play the game.

He noted, "Although the Barcelona ties in Madrid, but he does not need to change, he has to play his usual way. The draw is acceptable outcome and does not mean the need to change the way we play."

And about his feelings about the possibility of lifting the first trophy with Barcelona, the coach pointed out that "strongly wants to Coronation Super Cup, although the players and former coach Tito Vilanova are they work by their performance in the last season in La Liga".

"The care of the Super Cup title for the future more than for me. If am the coach here since a year so I thought about a different way, I was not to be here tomorrow."

This is considered the "crowning Super Cup would mean a big boost for the players, compared to mean a loss in the first title of the season."

And good impressions about the Brazilian Neymar, the owner of the Barcelona goal in the first leg, responded, "He's a player develops nicely, I look forward to stay in the team for a decade, was ready to go to a meeting Levante (last Sunday) in its entirety."

and about asking about the possibility of contracting the club with a new striker before the end of the current summer transfer season, he answered" current group is adequate, and as I said we were thinking in the contract with the player fulcrum, but may do so after three months in the winter season."