Villas-Boas hails Tiago Madureira: “He brought unity, structure” | OneFootball

FC Porto president André Villas-Boas attended a dinner with FC Porto representatives and, on the sidelines of that meeting, spoke about several current issues surrounding the Dragons, highlighting the role of a discreet figure who helped transform the club’s sporting structure and was at the root of this season’s success: Tiago Madureira.

“I would point to some key strategic changes. I cannot deny that the sporting management side, also entrusted to Tiago Madureira, was something that revolutionised us, creating unity, method and structure. He is an almost invisible person within the structure because of the way he carries himself, but the truth is that, within everything related to FC Porto’s sporting sphere, particularly in football, he made changes that were fundamental this season. Therefore, he has proved to be a key figure. As you know, when he joined FC Porto, within the executive committee he was responsible for the commercial area, then moved into the sporting area thanks to his strategic vision and, with great help from Henrique Monteiro, our executive football manager, he transformed everything in the players’ day-to-day life at Olival. Professionalism is linked to the highest level of demands that FC Porto stands for. Therefore, I think he played a fundamental role, an almost shadowy and invisible role, but I think he must be given due credit. After a whole support structure and the changes we made, both in the squad and in the coaching staff, which led us to success,” said Villas-Boas.

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