António Jorge Rocha Simão (born 12 August 1976) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | António Jorge Rocha Simão | ||
Date of birth | (1976-08-12) 12 August 1976 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth | Pampilhosa da Serra, Portugal | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1991 | Estrela Amadora | ||
1991–1992 | Real Massamá | ||
1992–1995 | Estrela Amadora | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | Real Massamá | ||
1996–2000 | Atlético Cacém | ||
2001 | Fanhões | ||
2001–2002 | Carregado | ||
2002–2003 | Pêro Pinheiro | ||
Teams managed | |||
2003–2004 | Atlético Cacém (assistant) | ||
2004–2005 | Sacavenense (assistant) | ||
2005–2007 | Odivelas (assistant) | ||
2007–2009 | Olivais Moscavide (assistant) | ||
2009 | Estrela Amadora (assistant) | ||
2012–2014 | Belenenses (assistant) | ||
2014 | Atlético | ||
2014–2015 | Mafra | ||
2015 | Belenenses | ||
2015–2016 | Paços Ferreira | ||
2016 | Chaves | ||
2016–2017 | Braga | ||
2017–2019 | Boavista | ||
2019–2020 | Al-Fayha | ||
2020–2021 | Mouscron | ||
2021 | Paços Ferreira | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Pampilhosa da Serra, Coimbra District, Simão played solely amateur football, emerging through C.F. Estrela da Amadora's youth system and retiring at the age of 26. He started working as a coach in 2003, going on to act as assistant at several clubs.[1]
In February 2014, Simão embarked on his first managerial role by accepting an invitation at Segunda Liga side Atlético Clube de Portugal until the end of the season.[2] Despite claiming 16 points from a possible 36, he was unable to prevent his team from finishing bottom of the league,[3] but they were later reinstated as the competition was expanded.
Subsequently, Simão joined C.D. Mafra from the third division. In March 2015, however, he moved straight to the Primeira Liga with C.F. Os Belenenses.[4]
In the 2015 off-season, Simão succeeded Paulo Fonseca at the helm of F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[5] He left at the end of the campaign, after achieving a seventh-place finish.[6]
Simão started 2016–17 also in the top tier, with G.D. Chaves.[7] On 17 December 2016, he was appointed at fellow league club S.C. Braga as a replacement for fired José Peseiro.[8] He resigned at the latter in late April 2017, due to poor results.[9][10]
Simão returned to both active and the Portuguese top flight on 14 September 2017, replacing the fired Miguel Leal at the helm of Boavista FC.[11] His first game in charge was two days later, and his team managed to defeat current champions S.L. Benfica 2–1 at home.[12] On 26 January 2019, with the team one point above the relegation places, he left by mutual consent to be replaced by Lito Vidigal.[13]
In June that year, Simão's name was discussed by the board of EFL Championship club Middlesbrough for their vacant managerial position, but instead he took his first foreign job at Al-Fayha FC in the Saudi Professional League.[14] In late August 2020, he was dismissed with three games remaining and one point above relegation.[15]
On 14 May 2021, having been relegated with Royal Excel Mouscron of the Belgian First Division A, Simão returned to Paços de Ferreira.[16] On 11 December, after eight matches without a win in all competitions and with the side placed 13th in the league, he left by mutual consent.[17]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
Atlético | ![]() |
17 February 2014 | 12 May 2014 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 033.33 | |||
Mafra | ![]() |
1 July 2014 | 17 March 2015 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 060.00 | |||
Belenenses | ![]() |
17 March 2015 | 23 May 2015 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 033.33 | |||
Paços de Ferreira | ![]() |
14 June 2015 | 21 May 2016 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 037.50 | |||
Chaves | ![]() |
23 May 2016 | 17 December 2016 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 035.29 | |||
Braga | ![]() |
19 December 2016 | 23 April 2017 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 038.10 | |||
Boavista | ![]() |
14 September 2017 | 26 January 2019 | 52 | 18 | 10 | 24 | 034.62 | |||
Al-Fayha | ![]() |
9 June 2019 | 27 August 2020 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 030.00 | |||
Mouscron | ![]() |
20 October 2020 | 14 May 2021 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 026.92 | |||
Paços de Ferreira | ![]() |
20 May 2021 | 11 December 2021 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 021.74 | |||
Total | 255 | 90 | 70 | 95 | 035.29 |
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