FC Porto name Sérgio Ferreira's under-19 successor and other changes | OneFootball

After a successful 2025/26 season, in which they completed a clean sweep in youth football and also added the senior title, FC Porto have already finalized the technical structure of their main youth teams for next season. The changes come in the wake of Sérgio Ferreira’s departure to Alverca.

José João, who led the under-17s to the title last season, has been promoted and will take charge of the under-19 team, as A BOLA had already reported. Manuel Prata, champion with the under-15s, is also moving up an age group and will be the new under-17 coach. The under-15 team will be handed to José Miranda, who returns to the bench after serving as technical coordinator for the younger age groups.

It should be remembered that José João recorded 30 wins and four draws in 36 matches in charge of the under-17s, winning the league with an 11-point lead over Benfica. The team scored 114 goals and conceded 31, ending a title drought at this level that had lasted since 2011/12.

Meanwhile, Manuel Prata, 32, guided the under-15s to the 15th national title in FC Porto’s history, the first since 2010/11, making FC Porto the club with the most titles in the age group. His team won 29 of their 36 matches, drew three, and finished with 103 goals scored and 33 conceded.

The new under-15 coach, José Miranda, 37, is a former player developed at FC Porto, with spells at clubs such as FC Maia, Folgosa da Maia and Maia Lidador, as well as experience in futsal with Valadares Gaia. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Padroense and joined FC Porto’s structure in 2017/18.

José Tavares, FC Porto’s youth development coordinator, praised the choice of the three coaches, describing them as professionals “with the FC Porto stamp, with the club’s culture, winners by nature and with enormous passion and ambition.” According to the official, the trio have “a bulletproof commitment, aligned with the methodology and with a huge desire to be successful again.”

The coordinator also reinforced the club’s objectives: “We want to keep winning and to fulfill the mission of FC Porto’s academy, which is to develop players for the first team. In youth development, we want to continue maximizing our talent through victories.”

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