João Carlos Valado Tralhão (born 3 September 1980) is a Portuguese football manager who is assistant manager of Primeira Liga club Benfica.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Carlos Valado Tralhão | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica (assistant) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2018–2019 | Monaco (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Vilafranquense | ||
| 2023–2024 | Antalyaspor (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Borussia Dortmund (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | Fenerbahçe (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Benfica (assistant) | ||
Career
editBorn in Lisbon, Tralhão worked with Benfica's youth teams from 2002. In 2011, he took charge of the under-19 team,[1] and in June 2018 he was promoted to the under-23 team.[2]
In October 2018, Tralhão left to be first-team assistant manager to Thierry Henry at Monaco,[3] leaving Benfica under-23 to his older brother Luís Tralhão.[4] At the end of January, with Monaco having dismissed Henry and replaced him with Leonardo Jardim, Tralhão left.[5]
On 28 October 2020, having spent the previous season without a club, Tralhão was named as a senior head coach for the first time, succeeding Quim Machado at Vilafranquense, second-last in Liga Portugal 2.[6] His debut three days later was a goalless draw away to Chaves.[7] He left on the following 9 March, after ten games without a win; his last game was a 2–2 draw at home to Sporting da Covilhã, conceding the equaliser in added time.[8]
In August 2023, Tralhão signed a one-year deal to assist Nuri Şahin at Antalyaspor in Turkey.[9] The following July, he moved with Şahin to Borussia Dortmund.[10]
Tralhão went back to Turkey in June 2025, to assist compatriot José Mourinho at Fenerbahçe.[11] Dismissed at the end of August, they returned to Benfica in September.[12] Mourinho was sent off in a UEFA Champions League knockout playoff first leg against Real Madrid, meaning that Tralhão took over his media and coaching duties for the second leg on 25 February 2026;[13] his side lost 2–1 at the Bernabéu (3–1 aggregate).[14]
References
edit- ↑ "João Tralhão: «Preocupa-me mais o crescimento dos jovens»" [João Tralhão: "I'm more concerned about the growth of young players"]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ Marques, Valter (8 June 2024). "João Tralhão fica para os sub-23 do Benfica" [João Tralhão to Benfica under-23]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ Ferreira, Luís Pedro (12 October 2018). "Benfica: João Tralhão de saída para o Mónaco" [Benfica: João Tralhão leaving for Monaco] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "Luís Tralhão troca de sub-23: deixa o Benfica para orientar o Cova da Piedade" [Luís Tralhão swaps under-23: he leaves Benfica to lead Cova da Piedade] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "João Tralhão anuncia saída do Mónaco" [João Tralhão announces exit from Monaco] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ Pinto, Pedro Gonçalo; Silva, Flávio Miguel (28 October 2020). "João Tralhão é o novo treinador do Vilafranquense" [João Tralhão is the new manager of Vilafranquense]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "Chaves-Vilafranquense, 0-0: Empate na estreia de João Tralhão" [Chaves-Vilafranquense, 0-0: Debut on João Tralhão's debut]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 October 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "João Tralhão já não é treinador do Vilafranquense" [João Tralhão is no longer manager of Vilafranquense]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "Turquia: João Tralhão é o novo adjunto do Antalyaspor" [Turkey: João Tralhão is the new assistant manager of Antalyaspor]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ Aleixo, Mário (28 June 2024). "João Tralhão integra equipa técnica do Borussia Dortmund" [João Tralhão joins Borussia Dortmund coaching team] (in Portuguese). Rádio. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ Novo, David (14 June 2025). "Esta é a nova equipa técnica de José Mourinho no Fenerbahçe" [This is José Mourinho's new coaching team at Fenerbahçe]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "José Mourinho conta com 8 elementos na equipa técnica: saiba quem são" [José Mourinho counts on 8 people in the coaching staff: get to know who they are]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 September 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ Deniran-Alleyne, Tashan (25 February 2026). "Why Jose Mourinho will not be on the touchline for Real Madrid vs Benfica today". Evening Standard. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ Santos, André (25 February 2026). "João Tralhão: «No conjunto dos três jogos com o Real Madrid empatámos 5-5...»" [João Tralhão: "Over the course of the three games with Real Madrid we drew 5-5..."]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 March 2026.