Porto to honour Villas-Boas, Tavares, Fernandes, Costa and Oliveira | OneFootball

Porto City Council will proceed with the awarding of the City Merit Medals, after the list of honorees was unanimously approved at the Executive meeting held this Monday.

Among those distinguished are FC Porto president André Villas-Boas, the president of FC Porto’s General Assembly Board, António Tavares, and FC Porto athlete Carla Oliveira, a two-time European boccia champion.

Jorge Costa, former captain and director of professional football at FC Porto, who died in August 2025, and José Manuel Matos Fernandes, former president of the General Assembly Board, who passed away last April, will also be decorated by the municipality posthumously.

The municipal medals honor individuals or organizations, national or foreign, who have stood out for their merit or civic achievements. According to the City Council, “the distinction of the honorees makes them a source of pride for the people of Porto and the wider community”.

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