Vítor Pereira (footballer, born 1978)


Vítor José Joaquim Pereira is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the manager of Mamer 32.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 69 matches and nine goals over six seasons, representing mainly Moreirense. He also appeared in the competition for Braga and União de Leiria.

Club career

Pereira was born in Vieira do Minho, Braga District. Having had no impact whatsoever in two years at S.C. Braga he moved to the second division with G.D. Chaves, after which he signed with CF Extremadura in Spain, also in the second level.
After his team suffered relegation in 2002, Pereira returned to his country, helping lowly Moreirense F.C. retain their Primeira Liga status until 2005 and subsequently joining U.D. Leiria, where his competitive input consisted of nine minutes.
Following Angola's participation at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, Pereira moved to Atlético Petróleos Luanda and remained at the club two years, after which he moved to Cyprus to continue his career. In 2010 he switched to Luxembourg, representing CS Muhlenbach Lusitanos during three seasons.

Coaching career

From March 2012 until the summer 2013, Pereira worked as a playing manager for CS Muhlenbach Lusitanos. He then became manager of US Sandweiler where he was in charge until the summer 2018, and also was active as a player from January 2015 until the summer 2016.
In May 2018, he was appointed manager of US Esch. He left the club in the summer 2019 and became the manager of FC Rodange 91. However, after one and a half months and three games with 0 points, he decided to resign on 20 August 2019.
On 11 November 2019, he became manager of FC Mamer 32.