Pedro Caixinha

Portugal

After an unassuming career as a player, Beja-born Caixinha started managing at the age of 28, his first appointment being with his last club, hometown's C.D. Beja, where he was in charge of his youth sides for four years. In 2003, he moved to the seniors with amateurs C.F. Vasco da Gama Vidigueira. After that sole season, Caixinha started a professional relationship with José Peseiro that would last until the end of the decade, with the former acting as assistant to the latter in several clubs – mainly Sporting CP – and the Saudi Arabia national team. In the 2010–11 season he returned to head coaching duties and made his Primeira Liga debut, leading U.D. Leiria to the tenth position. Caixinha resigned only one month into the following campaign, amidst rumours of several months due in wages to both him and the players. He quickly signed for fellow top-division C.D. Nacional, helping the Madeirans to rank seventh after winning ten of his 21 games in charge. On 11 October 2012, Caixinha resigned after only picking up five points from six league matches, which left the side placed second-bottom in the league.

Santos Laguna

Late into October 2012, Caixinha accepted an offer from Mexico's Santos Laguna. In his first national tournament, he qualified the team for the Clausura Liguilla in the Liga MX and also reached the final of the region's most important club competition, the CONCACAF Champions League. Caixinha left on 15 August 2015, after winning…

Manager

Santos Laguna

Liga MX: Clausura 2015 Copa MX: Apertura 2014 Campeón de Campeones: 2015 Cruz Azul

Copa MX: Apertura 2018 Supercopa MX: 2019 Individual

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Manager of the Month: September 2023, October 2023