Official: Antunes named manager at Portuguese club, ex-Sporting star | OneFootball

It's official. Vitorino Antunes, former Sporting player, is back at a club he knows well: the former Portuguese international was announced this Tuesday as the new coach of Freamunde. At 38 years old, the former left-back will have his first adventure on the sidelines.

Antunes ended his career last season, playing for Paços de Ferreira. As a player, besides Leixões and Sporting, he also represented international clubs such as Roma, Lecce, Livorno (Italy), Panionios (Greece), Málaga, Getafe (Spain), and Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine).

Freamunde is currently eighth in Series 1 of the Elite Division of the Porto Football Association, after five rounds. It should be noted that, in 2023/24, the club began its journey in the II District Division, following the separation from the SAD.

The former left-back has a strong connection to Freamunde, as he completed his entire youth development (between 1995 and 2006) at the club. From there, he went on to numerous experiences until ending his career in 2024/2025, after a year with 36 games (six goals and two assists) at Paços de Ferreira.

Antunes, it should be remembered, was signed by Sporting at the start of the 2020/21 season as a free agent, after playing three seasons for Getafe. At Alvalade, under the management of Ruben Amorim, the former Portuguese international played 13 matches, won a National Championship and a League Cup.

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