Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas (born 3 November 1973), known as Armando Evangelista, is a Portuguese football manager and former player, currently in charge of F.C. Arouca.
![]() Evangelista with Penafiel in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas | ||
Date of birth | (1973-11-03) 3 November 1973 (age 49) | ||
Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Arouca (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–1992 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1994 | Régua | ||
1994–1996 | Joane | ||
1996–1999 | Naval | ||
1999–2000 | Fafe | 24 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Espinho | 27 | (1) |
2001–2003 | Moreirense | 34 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Lixa | 27 | (1) |
2004–2007 | Joane | – | (–) |
Teams managed | |||
2010–2012 | Vitória Guimarães U19 | ||
2012–2013 | Vizela | ||
2013–2015 | Vitória Guimarães B | ||
2015 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
2016 | Varzim | ||
2017–2019 | Penafiel | ||
2020 | Vilafranquense | ||
2020– | Arouca | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In the summer of 2010, three seasons after finishing his professional career as a player, Evangelista embarked on his managerial career by taking charge of Vitória S.C.'s under-19 team. After two seasons there, he departed to take charge of F.C. Vizela in the third tier.
Evangelista's stay with Vizela was short-lived, and in April 2013 he returned to Vitória to manage its reserve side in Segunda Liga until the end of the season.[1] Despite claiming 9 points from a possible 21, he was unable to prevent relegation to the third tier.[2]
However, Evangelista's stay was prolonged and in 2013–14 season he led the Conquistadores to a first-place finish, and thus promotion back to the second tier.[3][4][5] The following season, he took them to 9th.[6] He was subsequently named manager of the first team in June 2015 after Rui Vitória's departure from the club.[7][8]
After just five league matches – a win and a loss each – and elimination from the UEFA Europa League qualifiers by Austria's SC Rheindorf Altach, Evangelista was dismissed on 21 September.[9] In May 2016, he succeeded Nuno Capucho at Varzim S.C. in the second tier.[10] He left on 13 October, with the team in 12th.[11]
In September 2017, Evangelista returned to the second tier at 15th-placed F.C. Penafiel for the rest of the season.[12] He then signed on for the following campaign,[13] in which he took the team to 8th then left to be replaced by Miguel Leal.[14]
Evangelista returned to work on 5 February 2020, at U.D. Vilafranquense, presiding over only four games as the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then turning down a new deal.[15][16] On 15 May that year, he moved to second-tier newcomers F.C. Arouca.[17]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Vizela | ![]() |
1 July 2012 | 8 April 2013 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 044.83 |
Vitória Guimarães B | ![]() |
11 April 2013 | 15 June 2015 | 88 | 42 | 18 | 28 | 147 | 102 | +45 | 047.73 |
Vitória Guimarães | ![]() |
15 June 2015 | 21 September 2015 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 014.29 |
Varzim | ![]() |
25 May 2016 | 13 October 2016 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 030.77 |
Penafiel | ![]() |
28 September 2017 | 4 June 2019 | 69 | 29 | 17 | 23 | 101 | 85 | +16 | 042.03 |
Vilafranquense | ![]() |
5 February 2020 | 13 May 2020 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 040.00 |
Arouca | ![]() |
15 May 2020 | Present | 90 | 37 | 24 | 29 | 109 | 101 | +8 | 041.11 |
Total | 301 | 128 | 75 | 98 | 420 | 358 | +62 | 042.52 |
F.C. Arouca – current squad | |
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Current Primeira Liga managers | |
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Vitória S.C. – managers | |
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F.C. Penafiel – managers | |
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