FC Porto: Silvestre Varela set to join Sérgio Ferreira in Liga

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·7 June 2026

FC Porto: Silvestre Varela set to join Sérgio Ferreira in Liga

Sérgio Ferreira, coach of FC Porto’s under-19 team, is about to make the jump to the top tier of Portuguese football and is expected to do so alongside Silvestre Varela, who is also set to move to Alverca to join the Ribatejo club’s new coaching staff.

The former Dragons player and current assistant to Sérgio Ferreira has been working with Porto’s under-19s since 2024/25, after being part of the B team’s coaching staff in 2023/24.

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Now, at 41, he is set for his first experience on the benches in the top flight. It is also likely that other members will follow the same path, leaving Porto’s junior team to join Alverca, which will force a reshuffle in the Dragons’ youth coaching structure.

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