Ruben Amorim has been appointed as the new Manchester United head coach and will join on November 11, once he has fulfilled his obligations with Sporting.
Rúben Filipe Marques Amorim (Portuguese pronunciation born 27 January 1985) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Primeira Liga club Sporting CP. He has been appointed as head coach of Premier League club Manchester United effective 11 November 2024, subject to work visa requirements.
As a footballer, Amorim played mainly as a midfielder. He spent most of his professional career with Belenenses and Benfica, signing with the latter in 2008 and going on to win ten major titles, including three league titles, one Taça de Portugal, five Taças da Liga and one Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. He represented Portugal in two FIFA World Cups, earning a total of 14 caps.
Upon retiring in 2017, Amorim began his coaching career at Casa Pia in 2018, before resigning in 2018, amid a dispute with the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). He was appointed as head coach at Braga B, before taking charge of the first team in December 2019, winning the 2020 Taça da Liga.
In March 2020, Amorim was appointed manager of Sporting CP, becoming then the third most expensive manager ever.[3] He guided the club to a double of the Taça da Liga and the Primeira Liga, ending the latter’s 19-year league title drought. These achievements won him the Primeira Liga’s Manager of the Year award for the 2020–21 season. He later led them to another Primeira Liga title in the 2023–24 season.
