List of S.L. Benfica managers

Ever since its foundation, S.L. Benfica has had 44 managers, which 7 were interim and 13 held the job on more than one time. The first manager was Manuel Gourlade and the current one is Jorge Jesus. The manager with more years in service is Cosme Damião, who held the charge from 1908 to 1926 (18 years).

Statistics

Information correct as of match played 26 April 2015. Only competitive matches are counted.

Table headers

• Nationality – The coach's nationality is given as his country of birth.
• From – The date the coach began working for Benfica.
• To – The date the coach last worked for Benfica.
• P – The number of games coached for Benfica.
• W – The number of games won as a coach.
• D – The number of games draw as a coach.
• L – The number of games lost as a coach.
• GF – The number of goals scored under his tenure.
• GA – The number of goals conceded under his tenure.
• Win% – The total winning percentage under his tenure.
• Honours – The trophies won while coaching Benfica.

Table key

•    = Player-coach (team player that assumed simultaneously the role of coach)
•    = Caretaker coach (assistant coach that assumed temporarily the job in the absence of the incumbent head coach or until a new head coach was hired)

Managers of S.L. Benfica, their statistics and honours

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%	Honours	Notes
Gourlade, ManuelManuel Gourlade	Portugal	01906-11-04-00004 November 1906	01908-03-22-000022 March 1908	7001160000000000000♠16	7000800000000000000♠8	5000000000000000000♠0	7000800000000000000♠8	7001180000000000000♠18	7001220000000000000♠22	7001500000000000000♠50.00
Damião, CosmeCosme Damião	Portugal	01908-10-17-000017 October 1908	01926-03-28-000028 March 1926	7002157000000000000♠157	7002102000000000000♠102	7001210000000000000♠21	7001340000000000000♠34	7002427000000000000♠427	7002161000000000000♠161	7001649700000000000♠64.97	99988 Campeonato de Lisboa	[n 1]
Reis, Ribeiro dosRibeiro dos Reis	Portugal	01926-10-17-000017 October 1926	01929-05-26-000026 May 1929	7001520000000000000♠52	7001280000000000000♠28	7001110000000000000♠11	7001130000000000000♠13	7002128000000000000♠128	7001860000000000000♠86	7001538500000000000♠53.85
John, ArthurArthur John	England	01929-10-20-000020 October 1929	01931-06-28-000028 June 1931	7001460000000000000♠46	7001280000000000000♠28	7000600000000000000♠6	7001120000000000000♠12	7002137000000000000♠137	7001550000000000000♠55	7001608700000000000♠60.87	99982 Campeonato de Portugal
Reis, Ribeiro dosRibeiro dos Reis	Portugal	01932-01-10-000010 January 1932	01934-06-30-000030 June 1934	7001560000000000000♠56	7001370000000000000♠37	7000800000000000000♠8	7001110000000000000♠11	7002135000000000000♠135	7001700000000000000♠70	7001660709999999999♠66.07	99981 Campeonato de Lisboa
Gonçalves, VítorVítor Gonçalves	Portugal	01934-10-01-00001 October 1934	01936-05-30-000030 May 1936	7001630000000000000♠63	7001410000000000000♠41	7000900000000000000♠9	7001130000000000000♠13	7002184000000000000♠184	7001910000000000000♠91	7001650800000000000♠65.08	99981 Primeira Liga 1 Campeonato de Portugal
Hertzka, LipótLipót Hertzka	Hungary	01936-10-01-00001 October 1936	01939-06-25-000025 June 1939	7001920000000000000♠92	7001610000000000000♠61	7001140000000000000♠14	7001170000000000000♠17	7002290000000000000♠290	7002127000000000000♠127	7001663000000000000♠66.30	99982 Primeira Liga
Biri, JánosJános Biri	Hungary	01939-09-01-00001 September 1939	01947-07-02-00002 July 1947	7002272000000000000♠272	7002194000000000000♠194	7001250000000000000♠25	7001530000000000000♠53	7002982000000000000♠982	7002470000000000000♠470	7001713209999999999♠71.32	99983 Primeira Divisão 3 Taça de Portugal 1 Campeonato de Lisboa
Hertzka, LipótLipót Hertzka	Hungary	01947-09-01-00001 September 1947	01948-06-30-000030 June 1948	7001300000000000000♠30	7001220000000000000♠22	7000300000000000000♠3	7000500000000000000♠5	7001970000000000000♠97	7001420000000000000♠42	7001733300000000000♠73.33
Smith, TedTed Smith	England	01948-07-01-00001 July 1948	01952-04-06-00006 April 1952	7002109000000000000♠109	7001730000000000000♠73	7001180000000000000♠18	7001180000000000000♠18	7002354000000000000♠354	7002148000000000000♠148	7001669700000000000♠66.97	99981 Primeira Divisão 2 Taça de Portugal 1 Latin Cup	[n 2]
Tavares, CândidoCândido Tavares	Portugal	01951-12-03-00003 December 1951	01952-06-15-000015 June 1952	7001170000000000000♠17	7001130000000000000♠13	7000100000000000000♠1	7000300000000000000♠3	7001590000000000000♠59	7001190000000000000♠19	7001764700000000000♠76.47	99981 Taça de Portugal
Zozaya, AlbertoAlberto Zozaya	Argentina	01952-09-01-00001 September 1952	01953-02-01-00001 February 1953	7001150000000000000♠15	7001100000000000000♠10	7000100000000000000♠1	7000400000000000000♠4	7001450000000000000♠45	7001170000000000000♠17	7001666700000000000♠66.67
Reis, Ribeiro dosRibeiro dos Reis	Portugal	01953-02-02-00002 February 1953	01953-12-20-000020 December 1953	7001280000000000000♠28	7001190000000000000♠19	7000700000000000000♠7	7000200000000000000♠2	7001770000000000000♠77	7001280000000000000♠28	7001678600000000000♠67.86	99981 Taça de Portugal
Valdivieso, JoséJosé Valdivieso	Argentina	01953-12-21-000021 December 1953	01954-05-31-000031 May 1954	7001190000000000000♠19	7000800000000000000♠8	7000300000000000000♠3	7000800000000000000♠8	7001460000000000000♠46	7001370000000000000♠37	7001421100000000000♠42.11
Glória, OttoOtto Glória	Brazil	01954-08-01-00001 August 1954	01959-06-14-000014 June 1959	7002169000000000000♠169	7002113000000000000♠113	7001300000000000000♠30	7001260000000000000♠26	7002447000000000000♠447	7002163000000000000♠163	7001668600000000000♠66.86	99982 Primeira Divisão 2 Taça de Portugal
Valdivieso, JoséJosé Valdivieso	Argentina	01959-06-14-000014 June 1959	01959-06-30-000030 June 1959	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7002100000000000000♠100.000	99981 Taça de Portugal
Guttmann, BélaBéla Guttmann	Hungary	01959-07-01-00001 July 1959	01962-06-30-000030 June 1962	7002124000000000000♠124	7001890000000000000♠89	7001200000000000000♠20	7001150000000000000♠15	7002402000000000000♠402	7002144000000000000♠144	7001717700000000000♠71.77	99982 Primeira Divisão 2 European Cup
Caiado, FernandoFernando Caiado	Portugal	01962-07-01-00001 July 1962	01962-07-01-00001 July 1962	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	5000000000000000000♠0	7002100000000000000♠100.000	99981 Taça de Portugal
Riera, FernandoFernando Riera	Chile	01962-10-01-00001 October 1962	01963-05-30-000030 May 1963	7001430000000000000♠43	7001330000000000000♠33	7000500000000000000♠5	7000500000000000000♠5	7002130000000000000♠130	7001440000000000000♠44	7001767409999900000♠76.74	99981 Primeira Divisão
Czeizler, LajosLajos Czeizler	Hungary	01963-06-01-00001 June 1963	01964-06-30-000030 June 1964	7001410000000000000♠41	7001330000000000000♠33	7000600000000000000♠6	7000200000000000000♠2	7002169000000000000♠169	7001440000000000000♠44	7001804909999900000♠80.49	99981 Primeira Divisão 1 Taça de Portugal
Schwartz, ElekElek Schwartz	Romania	01964-07-01-00001 July 1964	01965-06-30-000030 June 1965	7001460000000000000♠46	7001330000000000000♠33	7000700000000000000♠7	7000600000000000000♠6	7002157000000000000♠157	7001410000000000000♠41	7001717409999900000♠71.74	99981 Primeira Divisão
Guttmann, BélaBéla Guttmann	Hungary	01965-07-01-00001 July 1965	01966-06-30-000030 June 1966	7001380000000000000♠38	7001250000000000000♠25	7000700000000000000♠7	7000600000000000000♠6	7002116000000000000♠116	7001510000000000000♠51	7001657900000000000♠65.79
Riera, FernandoFernando Riera	Chile	01966-07-01-00001 July 1966	01967-11-30-000030 November 1967	7001490000000000000♠49	7001350000000000000♠35	7000800000000000000♠8	7000600000000000000♠6	7002123000000000000♠123	7001330000000000000♠33	7001714300000000000♠71.43	99981 Primeira Divisão	[n 3]
Cabrita, FernandoFernando Cabrita	Portugal	01967-12-01-00001 December 1967	01968-04-07-00007 April 1968	7001180000000000000♠18	7001130000000000000♠13	7000200000000000000♠2	7000300000000000000♠3	7001510000000000000♠51	7001170000000000000♠17	7001722200000000000♠72.22
Glória, OttoOtto Glória	Brazil	01968-04-08-00008 April 1968	01970-02-08-00008 February 1970	7001750000000000000♠75	7001450000000000000♠45	7001160000000000000♠16	7001140000000000000♠14	7002170000000000000♠170	7001650000000000000♠65	7001600000000000000♠60.00	99982 Primeira Divisão 1 Taça de Portugal
Augusto, JoséJosé Augusto	Portugal	01970-02-09-00009 February 1970	01970-05-14-000014 May 1970	7001160000000000000♠16	7001120000000000000♠12	7000300000000000000♠3	7000100000000000000♠1	7001440000000000000♠44	7001130000000000000♠13	7001750000000000000♠75.00	99981 Taça de Portugal
Hagan, JimmyJimmy Hagan	England	01970-06-30-000030 June 1970	01974-09-23-000023 September 1974	7002120000000000000♠120	7001940000000000000♠94	7001140000000000000♠14	7001120000000000000♠12	7002339000000000000♠339	7001800000000000000♠80	7001783300000000000♠78.33	99983 Primeira Divisão 1 Taça de Portugal
Cabrita, FernandoFernando Cabrita	Portugal	01973-09-24-000024 September 1973	01974-06-09-00009 June 1974	7001350000000000000♠35	7001240000000000000♠24	7000600000000000000♠6	7000500000000000000♠5	7001830000000000000♠83	7001250000000000000♠25	7001685709999999999♠68.57
Pavić, MiloradMilorad Pavić	Yugoslavia	01974-07-01-00001 July 1974	01975-06-30-000030 June 1975	7001410000000000000♠41	7001270000000000000♠27	7001100000000000000♠10	7000400000000000000♠4	7001860000000000000♠86	7001210000000000000♠21	7001658509999900000♠65.85	99981 Primeira Divisão
Wilson, MárioMário Wilson	Portugal	01975-07-01-00001 July 1975	01976-06-30-000030 June 1976	7001370000000000000♠37	7001250000000000000♠25	7000500000000000000♠5	7000700000000000000♠7	7002108000000000000♠108	7001320000000000000♠32	7001675709999999999♠67.57	99981 Primeira Divisão
Mortimore, JohnJohn Mortimore	England	01976-07-01-00001 July 1976	01979-06-30-000030 June 1979	7002114000000000000♠114	7001790000000000000♠79	7001220000000000000♠22	7001130000000000000♠13	7002244000000000000♠244	7001770000000000000♠77	7001693000000000000♠69.30	99981 Primeira Divisão
Wilson, MárioMário Wilson	Portugal	01979-07-01-00001 July 1979	01980-06-30-000030 June 1980	7001390000000000000♠39	7001270000000000000♠27	7000700000000000000♠7	7000500000000000000♠5	7002102000000000000♠102	7001270000000000000♠27	7001692300000000000♠69.23	99981 Taça de Portugal
Baróti, LajosLajos Baróti	Hungary	01980-07-01-00001 July 1980	01982-06-30-000030 June 1982	7001920000000000000♠92	7001630000000000000♠63	7001160000000000000♠16	7001130000000000000♠13	7002187000000000000♠187	7001590000000000000♠59	7001684800000000000♠68.48	99981 Primeira Divisão 1 Taça de Portugal 1 Supertaça de Portugal
Eriksson, Sven-GöranSven-Göran Eriksson	Sweden	01982-07-01-00001 July 1982	01984-06-30-000030 June 1984	7001910000000000000♠91	7001650000000000000♠65	7001170000000000000♠17	7000900000000000000♠9	7002223000000000000♠223	7001600000000000000♠60	7001714300000000000♠71.43	99982 Primeira Divisão 1 Taça de Portugal
Csernai, PálPál Csernai	Hungary	01984-07-01-00001 July 1984	01985-06-30-000030 June 1985	7001450000000000000♠45	7001280000000000000♠28	7000700000000000000♠7	7001100000000000000♠10	7002100000000000000♠100	7001410000000000000♠41	7001622200000000000♠62.22	99981 Taça de Portugal
Mortimore, JohnJohn Mortimore	England	01985-07-01-00001 July 1985	01987-06-04-00004 June 1987	7001880000000000000♠88	7001600000000000000♠60	7001190000000000000♠19	7000900000000000000♠9	7002173000000000000♠173	7001520000000000000♠52	7001681800000000000♠68.18	99981 Primeira Divisão 2 Taça de Portugal 1 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Skovdahl, EbbeEbbe Skovdahl	Denmark	01987-07-10-000010 July 1987	01987-11-28-000028 November 1987	7001160000000000000♠16	7001100000000000000♠10	7000300000000000000♠3	7000300000000000000♠3	7001240000000000000♠24	7000700000000000000♠7	7001625000000000000♠62.50
Toni	Portugal	01987-11-29-000029 November 1987	01989-05-30-000030 May 1989	7001870000000000000♠87	7001520000000000000♠52	7001240000000000000♠24	7001110000000000000♠11	7002158000000000000♠158	7001520000000000000♠52	7001597700000000000♠59.77	99981 Primeira Divisão
Eriksson, Sven-GöranSven-Göran Eriksson	Sweden	01989-07-01-00001 July 1989	01992-06-30-000030 June 1992	7002143000000000000♠143	7001940000000000000♠94	7001310000000000000♠31	7001180000000000000♠18	7002304000000000000♠304	7001850000000000000♠85	7001657300000000000♠65.73	99981 Primeira Divisão 1 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Ivić, TomislavTomislav Ivić	Croatia	01992-07-01-00001 July 1992	01992-10-25-000025 October 1992	7001120000000000000♠12	7000700000000000000♠7	7000300000000000000♠3	7000200000000000000♠2	7001230000000000000♠23	7000800000000000000♠8	7001583300000000000♠58.33
Toni	Portugal	01992-10-26-000026 October 1992	01994-06-30-000030 June 1994	7001850000000000000♠85	7001570000000000000♠57	7001190000000000000♠19	7000900000000000000♠9	7002176000000000000♠176	7001620000000000000♠62	7001670600000000000♠67.06	99981 Primeira Divisão 1 Taça de Portugal
Jorge, ArturArtur Jorge	Portugal	01994-07-01-00001 July 1994	01995-09-09-00009 September 1995	7001540000000000000♠54	7001280000000000000♠28	7001150000000000000♠15	7001110000000000000♠11	7001920000000000000♠92	7001450000000000000♠45	7001518500000000000♠51.85
Wilson, MárioMário Wilson	Portugal	01995-09-10-000010 September 1995	01996-06-30-000030 June 1996	7001430000000000000♠43	7001290000000000000♠29	7000700000000000000♠7	7000700000000000000♠7	7001770000000000000♠77	7001390000000000000♠39	7001674400000000000♠67.44	99981 Taça de Portugal
Autuori, PauloPaulo Autuori	Brazil	01996-07-01-00001 July 1996	01997-01-19-000019 January 1997	7001230000000000000♠23	7001140000000000000♠14	7000400000000000000♠4	7000500000000000000♠5	7001430000000000000♠43	7001190000000000000♠19	7001608700000000000♠60.87
Wilson, MárioMário Wilson	Portugal	01997-01-20-000020 January 1997	01997-01-26-000026 January 1997	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	7000200000000000000♠2	05000000000000000000♠0.00
José, ManuelManuel José	Portugal	01997-01-27-000027 January 1997	01997-09-20-000020 September 1997	7001290000000000000♠29	7001140000000000000♠14	7000500000000000000♠5	7001100000000000000♠10	7001390000000000000♠39	7001330000000000000♠33	7001482800000000000♠48.28
Wilson, MárioMário Wilson	Portugal	01997-09-21-000021 September 1997	01997-11-01-00001 November 1997	7000600000000000000♠6	7000300000000000000♠3	7000300000000000000♠3	5000000000000000000♠0	7000900000000000000♠9	7000400000000000000♠4	7001500000000000000♠50.00
Souness, GraemeGraeme Souness	Scotland	01997-11-02-00002 November 1997	01999-05-02-00002 May 1999	7001710000000000000♠71	7001410000000000000♠41	7001150000000000000♠15	7001150000000000000♠15	7002139000000000000♠139	7001650000000000000♠65	7001577500000000000♠57.75
Han, ShéuShéu Han	Portugal	01999-05-03-00003 May 1999	01999-05-30-000030 May 1999	7000400000000000000♠4	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	7001100000000000000♠10	7000500000000000000♠5	7001500000000000000♠50.00
Heynckes, JuppJupp Heynckes	Germany	01999-07-01-00001 July 1999	02000-09-18-000018 September 2000	7001480000000000000♠48	7001270000000000000♠27	7000800000000000000♠8	7001130000000000000♠13	7001810000000000000♠81	7001550000000000000♠55	7001562500000000000♠56.25
Mourinho, JoséJosé Mourinho	Portugal	02000-09-20-000020 September 2000	02000-12-05-00005 December 2000	7001110000000000000♠11	7000600000000000000♠6	7000300000000000000♠3	7000200000000000000♠2	7001170000000000000♠17	7000900000000000000♠9	7001545500000000000♠54.55
Toni	Portugal	02000-12-06-00006 December 2000	02001-12-23-000023 December 2001	7001430000000000000♠43	7001170000000000000♠17	7001160000000000000♠16	7001100000000000000♠10	7001670000000000000♠67	7001580000000000000♠58	7001395300000000000♠39.53
Ferreira, JesualdoJesualdo Ferreira	Portugal	02001-12-25-000025 December 2001	02002-11-24-000024 November 2002	7001300000000000000♠30	7001160000000000000♠16	7000700000000000000♠7	7000700000000000000♠7	7001650000000000000♠65	7001320000000000000♠32	7001533300000000000♠53.33
Chalana, FernandoFernando Chalana	Portugal	02002-11-25-000025 November 2002	02002-11-30-000030 November 2002	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	5000000000000000000♠0	7002100000000000000♠100.000
Camacho, José AntonioJosé Antonio Camacho	Spain	02002-12-01-00001 December 2002	02004-05-30-000030 May 2004	7001710000000000000♠71	7001470000000000000♠47	7001140000000000000♠14	7001100000000000000♠10	7002132000000000000♠132	7001600000000000000♠60	7001662000000000000♠66.20	99981 Taça de Portugal
Trapattoni, GiovanniGiovanni Trapattoni	Italy	02004-07-01-00001 July 2004	02005-05-30-000030 May 2005	7001510000000000000♠51	7001290000000000000♠29	7001100000000000000♠10	7001120000000000000♠12	7001820000000000000♠82	7001500000000000000♠50	7001568600000000000♠56.86	99981 Primeira Liga
Koeman, RonaldRonald Koeman	Netherlands	02005-07-01-00001 July 2005	02006-05-30-000030 May 2006	7001490000000000000♠49	7001270000000000000♠27	7001110000000000000♠11	7001110000000000000♠11	7001640000000000000♠64	7001380000000000000♠38	7001551000000000000♠55.10	99981 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Santos, FernandoFernando Santos	Portugal	02006-07-01-00001 July 2006	02007-08-18-000018 August 2007	7001490000000000000♠49	7001290000000000000♠29	7001110000000000000♠11	7000900000000000000♠9	7001860000000000000♠86	7001410000000000000♠41	7001591800000000000♠59.18
Camacho, José AntonioJosé Antonio Camacho	Spain	02007-08-18-000018 August 2007	02008-03-09-00009 March 2008	7001380000000000000♠38	7001180000000000000♠18	7001130000000000000♠13	7000700000000000000♠7	7001570000000000000♠57	7001290000000000000♠29	7001473700000000000♠47.37
Chalana, FernandoFernando Chalana	Portugal	02008-03-10-000010 March 2008	02008-05-11-000011 May 2008	7001100000000000000♠10	7000300000000000000♠3	7000300000000000000♠3	7000400000000000000♠4	7001130000000000000♠13	7001130000000000000♠13	7001300000000000000♠30.00
Flores, QuiqueQuique Flores	Spain	02008-05-24-000024 May 2008	02009-06-08-00008 June 2009	7001440000000000000♠44	7001230000000000000♠23	7001120000000000000♠12	7000900000000000000♠9	7001730000000000000♠73	7001470000000000000♠47	7001522700000000000♠52.27	99981 Taça da Liga
Jesus, JorgeJorge Jesus	Portugal	02009-06-17-000017 June 2009	Present	7002316000000000000♠316	7002221000000000000♠221	7001500000000000000♠50	7001450000000000000♠45	7002659000000000000♠659	7002247000000000000♠247	7001699400000000000♠69.94	99982 Primeira Liga 1 Taça de Portugal 4 Taça da Liga 1 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Notes

References

• Tovar, Rui Miguel (November 2012). Almanaque do Benfica (in Portuguese). Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8. 
• "Os 57 treinadores do Benfica". dn.pt. Retrieved 2 January 2013. 

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