Done deal! Sporting secure Vítor Pereira | OneFootball

Sporting continue to prepare for the new season on all fronts, and the structure led by Frederico Varandas has once again moved behind the scenes. This time, the Lions have strengthened a department considered strategic for the Club’s future, bringing in a professional with a well-established track record in Portugal and abroad.

The chosen one is Vítor Pereira, who will take on the role of goalkeeping coordinator for Sporting’s youth football setup. The 54-year-old Portuguese coach arrives in Alvalade after a spell at Zamalek in Egypt and two seasons with Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, where he worked alongside Jorge Jesus and was responsible for training Moroccan international Bono.

Before his adventure in the Middle East, Vítor Pereira built a solid résumé in Portugal, representing clubs such as Arouca, Desportivo das Aves, Boavista and Vitória de Setúbal. He then moved to France - where Faye will play - , where he joined Bordeaux’s structure, serving as both goalkeeping coach and academy coordinator, experience he will now put into practice again with the green-and-whites.

The new member of Sporting’s structure also had a spell at Pharco, also in Egypt, further strengthening a career marked by experience in different leagues and working methods. Sporting’s move is aimed at boosting the development of young goalkeepers at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, one of the leading references in European football for developing talent.

According to reports in the national press, Vítor Pereira will begin his duties at the start of August, immediately joining the work of Sporting’s academy. João Spínola will continue to serve as deputy coordinator of the department, in a structure aiming to raise even further the quality of the work carried out in Sporting’s youth ranks.

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