Vítor Matos
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Matos at Red Bull Salzburg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor Emanuel Soares Matos | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swansea City (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2025 | Marítimo | ||
| 2025– | Swansea City | ||
Vítor Emanuel Soares Matos (born 28 March 1988) is a Portuguese football manager who is the head coach of EFL Championship club Swansea City.
Matos began his career coaching youth teams in Portugal, including at Porto. After two years coaching at Shandong Luneng in China, he returned to Porto before joining Premier League club Liverpool as an elite development coach under Jürgen Klopp in 2019. Five years later, Matos joined Pepijn Lijnders as his assistant coach at Red Bull Salzburg.
In 2025, Matos became manager of Liga Portugal 2 club Marítimo, his first job as a head coach of a senior team. He was appointed head coach of Swansea City later that year.