Ruben Amorim

Ruben Amorim
	Amorim with Manchester United in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim
Date of birth	27 January 1985
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Manchester United (head coach)
Youth career
1998–2000	Clube Atlético Cultural
2000–2002	Benfica
2002–2003	Belenenses
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2008	Belenenses
2008–2017	Benfica
2012–2013	→ Braga (loan)
2015	Benfica B
2015–2016	→ Al-Wakrah (loan)
Total
International career
2003	Portugal U18
2003–2004	Portugal U19
2004–2005	Portugal U20
2005–2008	Portugal U21
2010–2014	Portugal
Managerial career
2018–2019	Casa Pia
2019	Braga B
2019–2020	Braga
2020–2024	Sporting CP
2024–2026	Manchester United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim (born 27 January 1985) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who most recently managed Premier League club Manchester United.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[4]^[5]
Club	Season	League			Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Belenenses	2003–04	Primeira Liga	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0
	2004–05	Primeira Liga	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		17	0
	2005–06	Primeira Liga	25	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		26	3
	2006–07	Primeira Liga	23	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	–		29	2
	2007–08	Primeira Liga	29	0	1	0	0	0	2^[a]	0	–		32	0
	Total		96	4	8	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	106	5
Benfica	2008–09	Primeira Liga	26	2	2	0	5	0	2^[a]	0	–		35	2
	2009–10	Primeira Liga	24	3	2	0	2	1	10^[b]	0	–		38	4
	2010–11	Primeira Liga	12	0	2	0	1	0	2^[c]	0	1^[d]	0	18	0
	2011–12	Primeira Liga	6	0	2	0	0	0	6^[c]	0	–		14	0
	2013–14	Primeira Liga	17	0	6	0	5	0	9^[e]	0	–		37	0
	2014–15	Primeira Liga	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1^[d]	0	12	0
	Total		95	5	14	0	14	1	29	0	2	0	154	6
Benfica B	2014–15	Segunda Liga	2	0	—		—		—		–		2	0
Braga (loan)	2011–12	Primeira Liga	8	0	0	0	0	0	2^[b]	0	–		10	0
	2012–13	Primeira Liga	22	4	3	0	4	1	7^[c]	0	–		36	5
	Total		30	4	3	0	4	1	9	0	0	0	46	5
Al-Wakrah (loan)	2015–16	Qatar Stars League	14	2	—		—		—		—		14	2
Career total			237	15	25	1	18	2	40	0	2	0	322	18

1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
1 2 Appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Portugal^[6]	2010	1
	2012	3
	2013	6
	2014	4
Total		14

Managerial statistics

As of match played 4 January 2026

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Casa Pia	1 July 2018	7 January 2019	4	3	0	1	075.00
Braga B	16 September 2019	23 December 2019	11	8	2	1	072.73
Braga	23 December 2019	4 March 2020	13	10	1	2	076.92
Sporting CP	4 March 2020	10 November 2024	231	164	34	33	071.00
Manchester United	11 November 2024	5 January 2026	63	24	18	21	038.10	^[7]
Career total			322	209	55	58	064.91

Honours

Player

Benfica

Primeira Liga: 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15^[8]
Taça de Portugal: 2013–14
Taça da Liga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2014
UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2013–14^[9]

Braga

Taça da Liga: 2012–13

Manager

Braga

Taça da Liga: 2019–20

Sporting CP

Primeira Liga: 2020–21, 2023–24
Taça da Liga: 2020–21, 2021–22
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2021^[10]

Manchester United

UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2024–25^[11]

Individual

Primeira Liga Manager of the Month: February 2021, April 2021, October/November 2021, September 2023,^[12] December 2023,^[13] January 2024,^[14] March 2024,^[15] August 2024,^[16] September/October 2024
Primeira Liga's Manager of the Season: 2021,^[17] 2024^[18]
Premier League Manager of the Month: October 2025^[19]

References

1 2 "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 14 July 2014. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
↑ "Ruben Amorim admite: "Nunca pensei que fosse gostar do Sporting como gosto"" [Ruben Amorim admits: «I never thought I would come to like Sporting as much as I do»]. zerozero.pt. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
↑ "Rúben Amorim". worldfootball.net. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
↑ Ruben Amorim at Soccerway
↑ "Rúben Amorim". Worldfootball. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
↑ "Ruben Amorim". European Football. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
↑ "Managers: Ruben Amorim". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
↑ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champions: 28 with the sashes and two await]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
↑ Atkin, John (14 May 2014). "Spot-on Sevilla leave Benfica dreams in tatters". UEFA. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
↑ "Sporting CP win Supertaça with victory over SC Braga". Sporting CP. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
↑ "Tottenham vs Man Utd | UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Final". UEFA. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
↑ "Rúben Amorim vence Prémio Vítor Oliveira - Treinador do Mês" [Rúben Amorim wins Vítor Oliveira Award - Manager of the Month]. Liga Portugal (in European Portuguese). 12 October 2023.
↑ "Rúben Amorim wins the Vítor Oliveira Award – Manager of the Month". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 17 January 2024. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
↑ "Rúben Amorim wins the Vítor Oliveira Award – Manager of the Month". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
↑ "Rúben Amorim wins the Vítor Oliveira Award – Manager of the Month". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
↑ "Rúben Amorim wins the Liga Portugal Betclic Award – Manager of the Month". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
↑ "Kick-Off 2021/22: os premiados, as declarações e o sorteio dos calendários". O Jogo. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
↑ "Todos os premiados do Liga Portugal Awards". Liga Portugal. 26 August 2024. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
↑ "Amorim named Barclays Manager of the Month". Premier League. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

Other websites

Ruben Amorim at Soccerway.com

Ruben Amorim at WorldFootball.net

Ruben Amorim at Soccerbase.com

Ruben Amorim at National-Football-Teams.com

Ruben Amorim at kicker (in German)
Ruben Amorim – FIFA competition record (archived)
Ruben Amorim – UEFA competition record (archive)

[UC-6] 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup

[UEL-7] 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[UCL-8] 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

[supertaça-9] 1 2 Appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

[10] Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League

[FIFA-1] 1 2 "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 14 July 2014. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.

[2] "Ruben Amorim admite: "Nunca pensei que fosse gostar do Sporting como gosto"" [Ruben Amorim admits: «I never thought I would come to like Sporting as much as I do»]. zerozero.pt. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.

[3] "Rúben Amorim". worldfootball.net. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

[4] Ruben Amorim at Soccerway

[5] "Rúben Amorim". Worldfootball. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[11] "Ruben Amorim". European Football. Retrieved 1 January 2016.

[12] "Managers: Ruben Amorim". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2026.

[13] Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champions: 28 with the sashes and two await]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[14] Atkin, John (14 May 2014). "Spot-on Sevilla leave Benfica dreams in tatters". UEFA. Retrieved 15 May 2014.

[15] "Sporting CP win Supertaça with victory over SC Braga". Sporting CP. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[16] "Tottenham vs Man Utd | UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Final". UEFA. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.

[17] "Rúben Amorim vence Prémio Vítor Oliveira - Treinador do Mês" [Rúben Amorim wins Vítor Oliveira Award - Manager of the Month]. Liga Portugal (in European Portuguese). 12 October 2023.

[18] "Rúben Amorim wins the Vítor Oliveira Award – Manager of the Month". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 17 January 2024. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

[19] "Rúben Amorim wins the Vítor Oliveira Award – Manager of the Month". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[20] "Rúben Amorim wins the Vítor Oliveira Award – Manager of the Month". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.

[21] "Rúben Amorim wins the Liga Portugal Betclic Award – Manager of the Month". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

[22] "Kick-Off 2021/22: os premiados, as declarações e o sorteio dos calendários". O Jogo. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[23] "Todos os premiados do Liga Portugal Awards". Liga Portugal. 26 August 2024. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[24] "Amorim named Barclays Manager of the Month". Premier League. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

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