João Sacramento
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Sacramento | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelos, Portugal | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2017–2019 | Lille (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Roma (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Paris Saint-Germain (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Al-Duhail (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | LASK | ||
| 2026– | Morocco (assistant) | ||
João Pedro Machado Sacramento (born 31 January 1989) is a Portuguese football manager. He is currently the assistant manager of the Moroccan national football team.
Early life
Sacramento was born in Portugal to Ernestino Sacramento, and electrical engineer, and his wife.[1]
Playing career
Sacramento played as a midfielder in Portugal before attending university.[2]
College career
Sacramento attended the University of Glamorgan in Wales.[3]
Managerial career
In 2020, Sacramento was appointed assistant manager to José Mourinho at English Premier League side Tottenham.[4] Previously, he was assistant manager of French Ligue 1 side Lille.[5]
He later joined Mourinho at Roma in 2021, before serving as assistant coach to Christophe Galtier at both Paris Saint-Germain and Al-Duhail.[6]
In June 2025, Sacramento became the head coach of Austrian side LASK.[7] He left the club after a mutually agreed contract termination on 23 September 2025.
On the 5th of March, Sacramento's appointment as assistant manager of the Moroccan national team was made public in a press conference held by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.[8]
Personal life
Sacramento has been able speak French, Spanish, and Portuguese.[9]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 5 October 2025
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| LASK | 1 July 2025 | 23 September 2025 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 36.36 |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 36.36 | ||
References
- ^ "Joao Sacramento: the 'academic' coach who has gone from university football to Jose Mourinho's assistant at Spurs". telegraph.co.uk (Archived). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "The making of João Sacramento, José Mourinho's right-hand man at Tottenham Hotspur". thetimes.co.uk (Archived). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Joao Sacramento: Jose Mourinho's new No 2 at Tottenham Hotspur is a coaching prodigy shaped in Wales". skysports.com.
- ^ "Every word said about Mourinho's assistant Joao Sacramento". football.london.
- ^ "Who is Joao Sacramento?". football.london.
- ^ "Mögliche Überraschung beim LASK: Mourinho-Schüler ante portas" (in German). Kicker. 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Joao Sacramento wird neuer Cheftrainer des LASK" (in German). LASK. 2 June 2025.
- ^ "الجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم تعين السيد محمد وهبي مدربا للمنتخب الوطني الأول وتعزز طاقمه في إطار خارطة الطريق "المغرب" [The Royal Moroccan Football Federation appoints Mr. Mohamed Wahbi as coach of the first national team and strengthens his staff within the framework of the “Morocco” roadmap]. FRMF.ma. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "João Sacramento - The Athletic article". Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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