EThis chosen the new technical director of Benfica formation, who will succeed Rodrigo Magalhães in office. This is Joaquim Milheiro, 46, in information advanced by the sports press and confirmed by the Sport to Minute.
Joaquim Milheiro has already said goodbye to Al Hilal, a club for which he had moved about a year ago, with a long message on social networks and will be announced by the club of Luz very soon, according to the information collected by Sport to Minute.
After two years outside Portugal, where he passed Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the Portuguese leader returns to national soil to lead Benfica’s formation and occupy the position of Rodrigo Magalhães, who will curlly the reverse path and join the Saudi Arabia Neom.
Moreover, Joaquim Milheiro already points batteries to the new professional challenge, ensuring that he is “ready for the next stage” of his career, through social networks.
“Unforgettable and gratifying moments that I lived with the Al-Hilal jersey at the time 2024-2025, I was really happy. Learning and unique experiences that will be forever in the heart and memorable experiences in a large and high potential country,” he began by writing Joaquim Milheiro, continuing.
Thank you very much. Shukran to the highly competent administration, the fantastic technical structures, to the extraordinary players, the different resilient people from different areas and the tireless and passionate al-Hilal fans. Mabruke for all, God bless you… In search of the construction and development of the specific DNA of play and training (specificity), developing and enhancing the player (individuality), the harmony of interaction between the different teams from the top (family), the dynamization of interdisciplinary team work, the integration of players in the first team, the national selection and the progress and the parties, the permanent reflections and the share Ideas, and so many more things I have been involved in passionately, “said the next director of Benfica’s formation.
Passed at FC Porto and the National Team
Joaquim Milheiro began his professional career as a fitness coach in the youth layers of FC Porto, before signing brief passages in Angola, Morocco or Romania, before setting, for a long period of time, in the young teams of Portugal.
It started as a fitness coach, but quickly went to train adjunct, also ending the coordination of the national team’s formation.
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