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.
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| 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) | ||
Early life
editSacramento was born in Portugal to Ernestino Sacramento, and electrical engineer, and his wife.[1]
Playing career
editSacramento played as a midfielder in Portugal before attending university.[2]
College career
editSacramento attended the University of Glamorgan in Wales.[3]
Managerial career
editIn 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]
Managerial Honours
editPersonal life
editSacramento has been able speak French, Spanish, and Portuguese.[9]
Managerial statistics
edit- 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
edit- ↑ "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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