João Gião shines at Sporting, set for reward | OneFootball

Sporting B has kicked off the Segunda Liga in style, currently sitting at the top of the table with 12 points. Thanks to the success of the Lions' secondary team, the Board, led by Frederico Varandas, is already preparing to renew João Gião’s contract, according to Leonino.

As our newspaper has learned, although there have not yet been any formal talks, Sporting’s management is extremely satisfied with the work being done by the 39-year-old coach, so they plan to extend the contract with the green and white manager, as well as offer him a salary increase.

Moreover, in the month he made his debut in Liga Portugal 2 as head coach, João Gião was voted by his peers as the best coach of August in the competition, receiving 24.44% of the votes, ahead of Ricardo Sousa from Vizela (22.2%) and Vítor Matos from Marítimo (17.78%).

In addition to a strong start to the season, the coach also achieved promotion to Liga 2, after seven years of the Alvalade club in Liga 3. The young green and whites accomplished a much-desired promotion at Alvalade, which brings greater competitive responsibility.

João Gião joined Sporting at the end of March 2020, after João Pereira left for Turkish side Alanyaspor. Since then, the coach—who has worked in Benfica’s youth system and served as assistant coach for teams such as Sacavenense, Pinhalnovense, Melaka United, Académica, Grasshoppers, Lausanne-Sport, and Paços de Ferreira—has led 13 matches, winning nine, drawing two, and losing two.

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