Official! Varandas impressed in 2025/26, promotes Sporting coach | OneFootball

It’s official. Sporting has announced the new Under-15 coaching staff for the 2026/27 season, with Filipe Santos taking charge of the team. The coach, who has been part of the Lions' structure since 2019/20 and led the Under-14s last season, said he was pleased with the new challenge.

"It is a moment of continuity and, naturally, of great joy to represent this great Club". The coaching staff will consist of Pedro Loureiro, Diogo Valente and João Eusébio, who will serve as assistant coaches. Tiago Simões will be responsible for the goalkeepers, André Cruz will take charge of physical preparation and João Proença will be in charge of analysis.

Filipe Santos also highlighted the knowledge he has of the 2012 generation, recalling that he has been following these players for several years: "We will continue the work with the 2012 generation, which has grown tremendously and which I have known for a long time", he said.

The Sporting coach also valued the continuity of the coaching staff: "We have worked together for many years, we know each other very well and that makes our work much stronger and allows us to help the players in the best possible way for the next stages", he said.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.