Official! 5 years on, Varandas brings coach back to Sporting | OneFootball

It’s official. Pedro Guerreiro is returning to Sporting to take charge of the junior team. At 39, the coach begins a new chapter at Alvalade in what will be his second spell at the Club, after having led the under-23 side during the 2020/21 season.

The coach returns to the Lions after a season-and-a-half spell in Turkey, where he was part of João Pereira’s coaching staff at Alanyaspor. Before that adventure, he was at Estoril, coaching the under-23s and also serving as assistant coach of the first team, followed by spells at Casa Pia and Estrela da Amadora.

The coach highlighted how proud he is to rejoin the project and stressed that he returns with a strong sense of responsibility, considering that, despite the changes seen over recent years, the institution’s identity, values and principles remain unchanged.

The arrival of the new coach is part of the reorganisation promoted by Sporting across the youth ranks for the new season. The Club has been making changes to several coaching teams at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, backing a new structure to boost the development of young players.

In his new role, Pedro Guerreiro will have André Ferreira as assistant coach. The rest of the technical staff remains unchanged, with Diogo Souto serving as assistant, Luís Caetano as goalkeeping coach, André Milheiro in charge of physical preparation and João Jorge responsible for the team’s performance analysis.

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