Manuel Vilarinho

Manuel Lino Rodrigues Vilarinho (born 23 June 1948) is a Portuguese businessman who served as the 32nd president of sports club S.L. Benfica.

For the Portuguese painter, see Manuel Vilarinho (painter).
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Vilarinho.

Benfica

Born in Lisbon,[1] Vilarinho was elected president of Benfica on 27 October 2000 with 62% of the votes,[2] ousting the incumbent chairman João Vale e Azevedo in the second most contested election in the history of Benfica.[3] In the club's football department, Vilarinho caused head coach José Mourinho to demand a contract extension and ultimately leave Benfica when he stated that he saw the team's former player and coach Toni as their manager for the future.[4][5] Vilarinho later admitted that he would have probably renewed Mourinho's contract, but his refusal to negotiate an extension mid-season led to the manager's departure. [6]

Vilarinho green-lighted the construction of the new Estádio da Luz, with the team moving to the stadium in 2004. Additionally, he gave his full support to the presidential candidacy of Luís Filipe Vieira, the club's director of football at the time, who became president of Benfica on 31 October 2003.[7] Three years later, Vilarinho was elected as the fifth president of the club's General Assembly on 27 October.[8]

Honours

Futsal (3 titles)

Roller hockey (4 titles)

Rugby (1 title)

Personal life

Vilarinho is married to Mariana Correia da Costa Pereira Caldas, daughter of João Jorge Dargent Pereira Caldas (of maternal French Belgian descent) and Ana Maria Bicker Correia da Costa (of remote Dutch descent).[9]

References
  1. https://www.publico.pt/2016/04/08/economia/noticia/mais-de-240-portugueses-nos-documentos-do-caso-panama-papers-1728576
  2. https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/opiniao/antonio-esteves/as-eleicoes-do-benfica-ja-la-vao-16-anos_957471
  3. Pedras, Filipe; Martins, Nuno (31 October 2017). "Do topo à queda: O princípio do fim para Vale e Azevedo" [From the top to the fall: the beginning of the end for Vale e Azevedo]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. Ley, John (2007-09-20). "Mourinho's Chelsea love affair finally ends". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  5. Gordon, Phil (2007-11-05). "The Special One waits to be wooed by Benfica". The Times. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  6. "'If something got in his way - which is winning - he would leave'". The Guardian. 2007-01-17. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  7. "Efeméride - Passagem do testemunho de Manuel Vilarinho para Luís Filipe Vieira Vilarinho" (in Portuguese). Futebolar. 2008-07-14. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  8. "Manuel Vilarinho candidato à Mesa da Assembleia Geral do Benfica" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 2006-09-30. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  9. http://www.geneall.net/P/per_page.php?id=1016612 Manuel Vilarinho in a Portuguese Genealogical site
Preceded by
João Vale e Azevedo		 President of Benfica
2000–2003		 Succeeded by
Luís Filipe Vieira
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