Sérgio Conceição on Benfica job: “Difficult, but never say never” | OneFootball

Sérgio Conceição confirmed that he spoke with Luís Filipe Vieira about the possibility of managing Benfica, although he stressed that he cannot imagine himself coaching any other club in Portugal besides FC Porto.

“Very difficult… Given my history here in Portugal, it would have been difficult [to coach Benfica], but I can’t say never because I’m a football professional. At this moment, I feel it’s difficult to coach any other club in Portugal besides FC Porto,” said Sérgio Conceição in an interview with TVI, before addressing the fact that he had been one of Luís Filipe Vieira’s election cards: “I don’t think it’s appropriate to be talking about that. It was something that never materialized, it led nowhere. I’m not going to deny that there was interest from Benfica’s former president and that, if he were elected, I would be the one coaching Benfica. But it never went beyond a simple informal conversation.”

Regarding the possibility of coaching the national team, the manager made another revelation. “I recently had the chance to coach a national team that will be at the World Cup and I turned it down. There was an offer when Tedesco left Belgium, and also from two French clubs a short while ago… The next step in my career will be outside Portugal,” he stressed, concluding: “I’m prepared for anything. I’ll think about what may come up, about a project that is a little different from the last two I had. Both were very difficult.”

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