Hugo Pereira
{{short description|Portuguese football coach and former player}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hugo Pereira
| image =
| fullname = Hugo Carlos Rodrigues Ganchinho Pereira
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|11|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Portugal
| height =
| position = Striker
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1990–1998
| youthclubs1 = Benfica
| youthyears2 = 1995–1996
| youthclubs2 = → Alverca (loan)
| years1 = 1998–1999
| clubs1 = Montijo
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1999–2001
| clubs2 = Almada
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2001–2002
| clubs3 = Juventude
| caps3 =
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| years4 = 2002–2004
| clubs4 = Amora
| caps4 = 67
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2004–2005
| clubs5 = Estrela Vendas Novas
| caps5 = 18
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2005–2006
| clubs6 = Alcochetense
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| goals6 =
| years7 = 2006–2007
| clubs7 = Oeiras
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| goals7 =
| manageryears1 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs1 = Follo (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2013–2016
| managerclubs2 = Rosenborg (player developer)
| manageryears3 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs3 = Rosenborg (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs4 = Colombia (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2021–2023
| managerclubs5 = Ranheim
}}
Hugo Carlos Rodrigues Ganchinho Pereira (born 6 November 1978), is a Portuguese football coach and former player. He is currently head coach for Ranheim. He was also assistant manager of Kåre Ingebrigtsen at Rosenborg along with Erik Hoftun. During his period at the club, Pereira contributed to two Norwegian league titles, two Norwegian super cup and one Norwegian cup.
Biography
Hugo Pereira was a youth player at Benfica but never managed to take the step up to professional football. After playing amateur football for about 10 years, Pereira retired and instead started pursuing a career as a football manager.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=197811060002|title=ForaDeJogo.net - Hugo Pereira (Hugo Carlos Rodrigues Ganchinho Pereira)|website=ForaDeJogo|access-date=2017-07-19}} Pereira has a master's degree in education and a post-graduation in high performance football coaching from the University of Lisbon.{{cite web |url=http://football.fmh.ulisboa.pt/speaker/hugo-carlos-pereira/ |title=Hugo Carlos Pereira - High Performance Football Coaching |accessdate=2017-02-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202070545/http://football.fmh.ulisboa.pt/speaker/hugo-carlos-pereira/ |archivedate=2017-02-02 }} In 2012, Pereira became the assistant manager and academy director of Follo.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oblad.no/follo-fk/sport/portugisisk-topptrener-til-follo-fk/s/2-2.2610-1.6638722|title=Østlandets Blad - Portugisisk topptrener til Follo FK|website=www.oblad.no|date=30 November 2011 |language=no|access-date=2017-07-19}} Due to the club struggling with finances, Pereira stepped down after the season to spare the club money. In 2013, he left for Rosenborg to enter the position of a player developer at the Rosenborg academy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rbkweb.no/vis/9889|title=RBKweb - artikkel|website=www.rbkweb.no|access-date=2017-07-19}} In January 2017 he became the assistant manager of Kåre Ingebrigtsen at Rosenborg alongside Erik Hoftun.{{Cite news|url=http://www.rbk.no/nyheter/hugo-pereira-inn-i-trenerteamet|title=Hugo Pereira inn i trenerteamet|work=Rosenborg|access-date=2017-07-19|language=nb-NO}}
In January 2017, Pereira was chosen as one of two to spend a week with José Mourinho at Manchester United.{{Cite news|url=http://www.rbk.no/nyheter/mourinho-valgte-hugo|title=Mourinho valgte Hugo|work=Rosenborg|access-date=2017-07-19|language=nb-NO}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Club-News/2017/Jan/Jose-Mourinho-invites-coaches-for-internship-with-Manchester-United.aspx|title=Mourinho rewards coaching students - Official Manchester United Website|website=www.manutd.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-19}} This came to be through the High Performance Football Coaching course at the University of Lisbon where Mourinho would choose the two that impressed the most. From among several other contenders coincidence had it that the other one chosen to visit José Mourinho was Norwegian Martin Reier, former Follo player at the time Pereira was at Follo who had also attended the course.
= Managerial statistics =
As of 11 July 2022
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| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % |
| align=left|Ranheim
|{{flagicon|NOR}} |align=left|7 July 2021 |align=left|8 January 2023 {{WDL|40|20|7|13}} | ||||
| colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|40|20|7|13}} |
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Category:Expatriate football managers in Norway
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