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{{Short description|Portuguese football manager (born 1960)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|dos Santos|Peseiro}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = José Peseiro
| image = Braga-Shaht (3).jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Peseiro as manager of [[S.C. Braga|Braga]] in 2016
| full_name = José Vítor dos Santos Peseiro<ref name=Bio>{{WorldFootball.net|jose-peseiro}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|4|4|df=yes}}<ref name=Bio/>
| birth_place = [[Coruche]], Portugal<ref name=Bio/>
| height = 
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1977–1979 | youthclubs1 = Coruchense
| years1 = 1979–1980 | clubs1 = Cartaxo | caps1 = | goals1 = 
| years2 = 1980–1982 | clubs2 = Coruchense | caps2 = | goals2 = 
| years3 = 1982–1983 | clubs3 = [[Clube Oriental de Lisboa|Oriental]] | caps3 = | goals3 = 
| years4 = 1983–1984 | clubs4 = [[Amora F.C.|Amora]] | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1984–1987 | clubs5 = [[Clube Oriental de Lisboa|Oriental]] | caps5 = 51 | goals5 = 3
| years6 = 1987–1988 | clubs6 = [[GD Samora Correia|Samora Correia]] | caps6 = 33 | goals6 = 7
| years7 = 1988–1989 | clubs7 = [[S.C.U. Torreense|Torreense]] | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 1
| years8 = 1989–1991 | clubs8 = [[União de Santarém|União Santarém]] | caps8 = | goals8 = 
| years9 = 1991–1992 | clubs9 = [[A.C. Alcanenense|Alcanenense]] | caps9 = | goals9 = 
| years10 = 1992–1994 | clubs10 = [[União de Santarém|União Santarém]] | caps10 = | goals10 = 
| totalcaps = | totalgoals = 
| manageryears1 = 1992–1994 | managerclubs1 = [[União de Santarém|União Santarém]]
| manageryears2 = 1994–1996 | managerclubs2 = [[União Montemor]]
| manageryears3 = 1996–1999 | managerclubs3 = [[Clube Oriental de Lisboa|Oriental]]
| manageryears4 = 1999–2003 | managerclubs4 = [[C.D. Nacional|Nacional]]
| manageryears5 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs5 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2004–2005 | managerclubs6 = [[Sporting CP]]
| manageryears7 = 2006–2007 | managerclubs7 = [[Al Hilal SFC|Al Hilal]]
| manageryears8 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs8 = [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| manageryears9 = 2008 | managerclubs9 = [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]
| manageryears10 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs10 = [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]
| manageryears11 = 2009–2011 | managerclubs11 = [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
| manageryears12 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs12 = [[S.C. Braga|Braga]]
| manageryears13 = 2013–2015 | managerclubs13 = [[Al Wahda FC (UAE)|Al Wahda]]
| manageryears14 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs14 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
| manageryears15 = 2016 | managerclubs15 = [[FC Porto|Porto]]
| manageryears16 = 2016 | managerclubs16 = [[S.C. Braga|Braga]]
| manageryears17 = 2017 | managerclubs17 = [[Sharjah FC|Sharjah]]
| manageryears18 = 2018 | managerclubs18 = [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória Guimarães]]
| manageryears19 = 2018 | managerclubs19 = [[Sporting CP]]
| manageryears20 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs20 = [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]]
| manageryears21 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs21 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{medalCountry|{{fb|NGA}} (as manager)}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023 Ivory Coast]]|}}
}}
'''José Vítor dos Santos Peseiro''' {{post-nominals|country=NGA|MON}} (born 4 April 1960) is a Portuguese [[Association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former player who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].

After an unassuming career as a player, he went on to coach several clubs in his country, including [[Sporting CP]] – which he took to the [[2005 UEFA Cup final]]<ref name=UEFA>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2004/matches/round=1981/match=80814/postmatch/report/index.html|title=Resilient CSKA sink Sporting|publisher=UEFA|date=19 May 2005|access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref> – and [[FC Porto|Porto]]. He also worked extensively in Arab nations, being in charge of the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia national team]]. He also finished second at the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]] with [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]].

==Playing career==
Born in [[Coruche]], [[Santarém District]], Peseiro never played in higher than the [[Segunda Liga]] as a professional, starting out at Sport Lisboa e Cartaxo in 1979. In that competition, he represented [[Amora F.C.|Amora]], [[Clube Oriental de Lisboa|Oriental]], [[GD Samora Correia|Samora Correia]] and [[S.C.U. Torreense|Torreense]] for a total of five seasons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/domingo/detalhe/os-dias-de-peseiro|title=Os dias de Peseiro|trans-title=The Peseiro days|newspaper=[[Correio da Manhã (Portugal)|Correio da Manhã]]|language=pt|date=15 May 2005|access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref>

34-year-old Peseiro retired at the end of the 1993–94 season in the [[Terceira Divisão|fourth division]], with local club [[União de Santarém]].<ref name=Lion>{{cite news|url=https://omirante.pt/semanario/2003-07-10/desporto/2003-07-09-um-salto-de-leao|title=Um salto de leão|trans-title=A lion's leap|newspaper=O Mirante|language=pt|date=9 July 2003|access-date=15 October 2021}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
===Beginnings===
Peseiro spent his first eight years as a manager in the [[Segunda Divisão|third]] and fourth tiers of Portuguese football, starting out as a [[player-coach]] at his last team.<ref name=Lion/> In summer 1999, he was appointed at [[C.D. Nacional|Nacional]], which he helped get promoted to the [[Primeira Liga]] in just [[2001–02 Segunda Liga|three seasons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/fc-porto/peseiro-vs-vingada-sexto-duelo-marcante-dez-anos-depois|title=Peseiro vs Vingada: sexto duelo marcante dez anos depois|trans-title=Peseiro vs Vingada: sixth important duel ten years later|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Ricardo|last=Gouveia|language=pt|date=21 January 2016|access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref> In [[2002–03 Primeira Liga|2002–03]], he led the team to a final eleventh position.

In [[2003–04 La Liga|2003–04]], Peseiro assisted [[Carlos Queiroz]] at [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2003/07/09/mas_futbol/1057701612_850215.html|title=Queiroz presenta a Peseiro y Di Salvo|trans-title=Queiroz presents Peseiro and Di Salvo|newspaper=[[As (newspaper)|As]]|language=es|date=9 July 2003|access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref> At the end of the campaign, after the team lost a considerable advantage on the table to be finally surpassed by [[Valencia CF|Valencia]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[Deportivo de La Coruña]], the pair was sacked,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cadenaser.com/ser/2004/05/25/deportes/1085441290_850215.html|title=Camacho elegido, Queiroz cesado|trans-title=Camacho chosen, Queiroz sacked|publisher=[[Cadena SER]]|language=es|date=24 May 2004|access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref> and the latter returned to his assistant position in [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].

===Sporting CP===
Peseiro signed with [[Sporting CP]] for [[2004–05 Primeira Liga|2004–05]]. After collecting three losses and two draws in his first nine games in charge, the side eventually finished in third place with 61 points, four behind champions [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]];<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ionline.sapo.pt/391904|title=Luisão, Ricardo e o golo aos 83'19|trans-title=Luisão, Ricardo and the goal at 83'19|newspaper=[[i (Portuguese newspaper)|i]]|first=Rui Miguel|last=Tovar|language=pt|date=14 May 2015|access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref> additionally, he coached the team to a [[2004–05 UEFA Cup|runner-up run]] in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] after disposing of the likes of [[Feyenoord]], [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] and [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. [[2005 UEFA Cup final|The final]] was played at the [[Estádio José Alvalade]], and after a 1–0 lead at [[half-time]] the hosts eventually succumbed to [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] 3–1.<ref name=UEFA/>

At the start of the [[2005–06 Primeira Liga|2005–06 season]], the Lions were [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|ousted]] from the [[UEFA Champions League]] by [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2005/matches/round=2200/match=81599/postmatch/report/index.html|title=Udinese see off Sporting|publisher=UEFA|date=24 August 2005|access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref> and after being relegated to the UEFA Cup they were [[2005–06 UEFA Cup|immediately knocked out]] by [[Halmstads BK|Halmstads]] 4–4 on aggregate after a 2–3 home loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/sporting-halmstads-2-3-a-p-ficha|title=Sporting-Halmstads, 2–3, a.p. (ficha)|trans-title=Sporting-Halmstads, 2–3, a.e.t. (match sheet)|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|date=29 September 2005|access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/fc-porto/liga/dez-coisas-que-precisa-saber-sobre-jose-peseiro|title=Dez coisas que precisa saber sobre José Peseiro|trans-title=Ten things you need to know about José Peseiro|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=João Tiago|last=Figueiredo|language=pt|date=20 January 2016|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref> On 16 October 2005, following a 0–1 home defeat to [[Académica de Coimbra (football)|Académica de Coimbra]] that saw Sporting sink to the seventh position, he resigned.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.pt/arquivo/2007/sporting-tem-balanco-negativo-sem-liedson-654054.html|title=Sporting tem balanço negativo sem Liedson|trans-title=Sporting have negative record without Liedson|newspaper=[[Diário de Notícias]]|first=Isaura|last=Almeida|language=pt|date=10 March 2007|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/sporting/detalhe/peseiro-historia-do-regresso|title=Do 'milagre de Alkmaar' ao balde de água fria: o percurso de Peseiro em Alvalade|trans-title=From 'miracle of Alkmaar' to major upset: Peseiro's career at Alvalade|newspaper=[[Record (Portuguese newspaper)|Record]]|language=pt|date=2 July 2018|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref>

===Eastern Europe===
In the 2007 off-season, Peseiro was named manager of [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/national-associations/news/01c2-0f84b045ee45-1f153dec4951-1000--peseiro-answers-panathinaikos-call/|title=Peseiro answers Panathinaikos call|publisher=UEFA|date=5 June 2007|access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref> After [[2007–08 Super League Greece|failing to win]] the [[Super League Greece]] and also [[2007–08 Greek Football Cup|losing 4–0]] to neighbouring [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] in the [[Greek Football Cup|domestic cup]], he was forced to step down.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/internacional/detalhe/peseiro-goleado-no-derbi-da-taca|title=Peseiro goleado no dérbi da Taça|trans-title=Peseiro takes a beating in Cup derby|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=16 January 2008|access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jn.pt/arquivo/2008/futebol-grecia---jose-peseiro-demite-se-do-comando-tecnico-do-panathinaikos-941437.html|title=Futebol: Grécia – José Peseiro demite-se do comando técnico do Panathinaikos|trans-title=Football: Greece – José Peseiro resigns at Panathinaikos|newspaper=[[Jornal de Notícias]]|language=pt|date=14 May 2008|access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref>

In June 2008, Peseiro signed a three-year contract with Romanian club [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]. On 2 October, after being [[2008–09 UEFA Cup|eliminated from the UEFA Cup]] by [[VfL Wolfsburg]], he was sacked<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ziare.com/vfl-wolfsburg/stiri-vfl-wolfsburg/peseiro-a-fost-demis-426560|title=Peseiro a fost demis|trans-title=Peseiro has been sacked|publisher=Ziare|language=ro|date=2 October 2008|access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref> only to be reinstated a few days later;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.terra.com/deportes/articulo/html/fox753870.htm|title=El portugués Peseiro, restituido como entrenador del Rapid de Bucarest|trans-title=Portuguese Peseiro, reinstated as Rapid Bucharest manager|publisher=[[Terra (company)|Terra]]|language=es|date=9 October 2008|access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref> he eventually resigned on 12 January 2009, after failing to agree on a new deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://relvado.aeiou.pt/internacional/romenia-rapid-bucareste-cumpre-acordo-com-jose-peseiro|title=Roménia: Rapid Bucareste cumpre acordo com José Peseiro|trans-title=Romania: Rapid Bucharest honour deal with José Peseiro|publisher=Relvado|first=Susana|last=Valente|language=pt|date=28 January 2009|access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref>

===Saudi Arabia===
Peseiro succeeded [[Nasser Al-Johar]] at the helm of the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia national team]] in 2009, during the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|qualifying campaign]]. His debut took place on 28 March, and it ended with a 2–1 away win over [[Iran national football team|Iran]] which was the former's first ever victory in that country and the latter's first loss in nearly 40 home games;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2009/03/30/2003439728|title=2010 FIFA WORLD CUP: Saudi rally to put huge dent in Iran's World Cup hopes|newspaper=[[Taipei Times]]|date=30 March 2009|access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> eventually, the nation failed to reach the finals in South Africa after losing to [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] on the [[away goals rule]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1941821/amp|title=Saudi Arabia look to banish memories of humiliating loss to Japan 10 years ago|newspaper=[[Arab News]]|first=John|last=Duerden|date=5 October 2021|access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> and on 10 January 2011 he was relieved of his duties following a 2–1 defeat against [[Syria national football team|Syria]] in the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]] opener.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/863595/saudi-arabia-sack-coach-jose-peseiro-after-shock-asian-cup-loss-?cc=5739|title=Saudi Arabia sack Peseiro after loss|publisher=[[ESPN FC|ESPN Soccernet]]|date=10 January 2011|access-date=10 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112193555/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/863595/saudi-arabia-sack-coach-jose-peseiro-after-shock-asian-cup-loss-?cc=5739|archive-date=12 January 2011}}</ref>

===Braga===
On 3 June 2012, Peseiro was appointed at [[S.C. Braga|Braga]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/sp--braga/detalhe/jose-peseiro-certo-nos-bracarenses-760036|title=José Peseiro certo nos bracarenses|trans-title=José Peseiro confirmed at the ''bracarenses''|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=3 June 2012|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref> His first major signing was [[Portugal national football team|Portuguese]] international [[Rúben Micael]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/sp--braga/detalhe/ruben-micael-vai-ser-reforco-769570|title=Rúben Micael vai ser reforço|trans-title=Rúben Micael will be an addition|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=26 July 2012|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref> and he qualified the club for the [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|group stage of the Champions League]] for the second time in its history, after disposing of Udinese on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2013/matches/round=2000346/match=2009483/postmatch/report/index.html|title=Micael the hero as Braga oust Udinese in shoot-out|publisher=UEFA|date=28 August 2012|access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=349648|title=Mil adeptos receberam a equipa, Salvador levado em ombros (fotos)|trans-title=A thousand fans welcomed the team, Salvador lifted in the air (photos)|newspaper=[[A Bola]]|first=Pascoal|last=Sousa|language=pt|date=29 August 2012|access-date=11 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001135420/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=349648|archive-date=1 October 2012}}</ref>

At the end of [[2012–13 Primeira Liga|the campaign]], in spite of [[2012–13 Taça da Liga|winning]] the [[Taça da Liga]] and ranking fourth in the league, Braga and Peseiro reached an agreement to terminate the manager's contract.<ref name=Yahoo>{{cite web|url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/football-braga-coach-peseiro-leaves-club-despite-trophy-161646218.html|title=European Football – Braga sack Peseiro despite Cup win|publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|date=29 May 2013|access-date=7 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807062506/https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/football-braga-coach-peseiro-leaves-club-despite-trophy-161646218.html|archive-date=7 August 2016}}</ref>

===Al-Wahda and Al-Ahly===
From 11 November 2013 to 11 January 2015, Peseiro worked with [[Al Wahda FC (UAE)|Al Wahda]] in the [[UAE Pro League]]. On 9 October of the latter year, [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] announced his signing; upon hearing the news, fans of the latter protested against the decision based on his weak [[résumé]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kingfut.com/2015/10/09/al-ahly-appoint-jose-peseiro-as-new-manager./|title=Al Ahly appoint José Peseiro as new manager|publisher=[[KingFut]]|first=Mohaned|last=Ghanem|date=9 October 2015|access-date=9 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.el-ahly.com/Pages/News.aspx?aid=79113|script-title=ar:جمهور الأهلي يهتف ويطالب برحيل مجلس محمود طاهر|trans-title=Ahly fans protesting against the signing of Peseiro|publisher=El Ahly|language=ar|date=11 October 2015|access-date=11 October 2015}}</ref>

===Return to Portugal===
On 18 January 2016, after cutting ties with the Egyptian side, Peseiro replaced [[Julen Lopetegui]] at [[FC Porto|Porto]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rr.sapo.pt/noticia/44544/pinto_da_costa_decidiu_esta_decidido_peseiro_e_o_sucessor_de_lopetegui|title=Pinto da Costa decidiu, está decidido. Peseiro é o sucessor de Lopetegui|trans-title=Pinto da Costa said it, it is said. Peseiro is Lopetegui's successor|publisher=[[Rádio Renascença]]|language=pt|date=18 January 2016|access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref> Even though the third position they occupied at the time of the Spaniard's dismissal was [[2015–16 Primeira Liga|still secured]], he collected more losses than his predecessor,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/crise/jose-peseiro/fc-porto-de-peseiro-ja-tem-mais-derrotas-que-com-julen-lopetegui|title=FC Porto: José Peseiro já tem mais derrotas que Julen Lopetegui|trans-title=FC Porto: José Peseiro has already more losses than Julen Lopetegui|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|date=7 March 2016|access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref> and also lost [[2016 Taça de Portugal final|the final]] of the [[Taça de Portugal]] to his former team Braga, on penalties.<ref name=PCUP>{{cite web|url=https://rr.sapo.pt/noticia/54785/sp_braga_vence_taca_de_portugal|title=Sp. Braga vence Taça de Portugal|trans-title=Sp. Braga win Portuguese Cup|publisher=Rádio Renascença|first=Carlos|last=Calaveiras|language=pt|date=22 May 2016|access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref>

On 6 June 2016, Peseiro signed a two-year deal with Braga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scbraga.pt/sc-braga-anuncia-jose-peseiro/|title=SC Braga anuncia José Peseiro|trans-title=SC Braga announce José Peseiro|publisher=S.C. Braga|language=pt|date=6 June 2016|access-date=7 June 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217233651/http://scbraga.pt/sc-braga-anuncia-jose-peseiro/|archive-date=17 February 2017}}</ref> On 14 December, following consecutive home defeats that resulted in elimination from the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] and the [[2016–17 Taça de Portugal|Portuguese Cup]], respectively at the hands of [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] (4–2) and [[S.C. Covilhã|Covilhã]] (2–1), he was fired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rr.sapo.pt/noticia/71010/sete_meses_de_peseiro_em_braga_quase_tudo_falhou|title=Sete meses de Peseiro em Braga. Quase tudo falhou|trans-title=Seven months of Peseiro in Braga. Almost everything went wrong|publisher=Rádio Renascença|language=pt|date=15 December 2016|access-date=15 December 2016}}</ref>

Peseiro returned to the UAE in January 2017 with [[Sharjah FC|Sharjah]], and was sacked nine months later after a poor start to the [[2017–18 UAE Pro-League|new season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/uae/football/coach-peseiro-sacked-by-sharjah-1.2106670|title=Coach Peseiro sacked by Sharjah|newspaper=[[Gulf News]]|first=Ashley|last=Hammond|date=16 October 2017|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> The following February, he went home to sign a contract at [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória de Guimarães]] until June 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/jose-peseiro-no-vitoria-de-guimaraes-por-epoca-e-meia|title=José Peseiro no Vitória de Guimarães por época e meia|trans-title=José Peseiro at Vitória de Guimarães for a season and a half|publisher=[[SAPO (company)|SAPO]]|language=pt|date=28 February 2018|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> which he rescinded by mutual agreement a year early.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://observador.pt/2018/05/15/vitoria-de-guimaraes-anuncia-saida-de-jose-peseiro-por-mutuo-acordo/|title=Vitória de Guimarães anuncia saída de José Peseiro, por mútuo acordo|trans-title=Vitória de Guimarães announce exit of José Peseiro, by mutual agreement|newspaper=[[Observador]]|language=pt|date=15 May 2018|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref>

In July 2018, Peseiro returned to Sporting after 13 years away, assuming the reins at a club that had lost several key players following fan violence, and whose previous manager [[Siniša Mihajlović]] lasted just nine days in the job.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/jose-peseiro-returns-coach-sporting-cp|title=Jose Peseiro returns to coach Sporting CP|publisher=[[FourFourTwo]]|date=1 July 2018|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> On 1 November, following poor overall performances and a 1–2 home loss against [[G.D. Estoril Praia|Estoril]] in the [[2018–19 Taça da Liga|group stage]] of the [[Taça da Liga]], he was relieved of his duties.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/sporting/detalhe/jose-peseiro-despedido|title=José Peseiro despedido|trans-title=José Peseiro fired|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=1 November 2018|access-date=2 November 2018}}</ref>

===Venezuela===
Peseiro returned to national team duties on 4 February 2020, being appointed by [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] after the resignation of [[Rafael Dudamel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2020/02/04/portugues-jose-peseiro-nuevo-entrenador-de-la-seleccion-de-futbol-de-venezuela/o|title=Portugués José Peseiro, nuevo entrenador de la selección de fútbol de Venezuela|trans-title=Portuguese José Peseiro, new manager of the Venezuela national football team|publisher=[[Infobae]]|language=es|date=4 February 2020|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref> He made his debut on 9 October in a 3–0 loss away to [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] in [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|qualification]]; the opponents were led by compatriot [[Carlos Queiroz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/deportes/2020/10/09/colombia-y-venezuela-se-miden-en-barranquilla-en-su-debut-en-las-eliminatorias-hora-tv-y-formaciones/|title=Colombia goleó a Venezuela en Barranquilla por la primera fecha de las eliminatorias|trans-title=Colombia thrashed Venezuela in Barranquilla on the first day of qualification|publisher=Infobae|language=es|date=9 October 2020|access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref>

At the [[2021 Copa América]] in Brazil, Venezuela was eliminated from the [[2021 Copa América Group A|group stage]] with two draws and two defeats; Peseiro was praised by pundit [[Tim Vickery]] for achieving those results, despite a spate of [[COVID-19]] infections and virus-related travel restrictions that kept key [[Forward (association football)|forward]] [[Salomón Rondón]] in China.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/copa-america/story/4423019/ricardo-garecas-peru-upstages-brazil-and-argentina-at-the-copa-america|title=Ricardo Gareca's Peru upstages Brazil and Argentina at the Copa America|publisher=[[ESPN]]|first=Tim|last=Vickery|date=29 June 2021|access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref> He resigned in August, having not been paid for over a year amidst the South American country's [[Venezuelan crisis|economic crisis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210820-venezuela-coach-quits-after-a-year-with-no-pay|title=Venezuela coach quits after a year with no pay|publisher=[[France 24]]|date=20 August 2021|access-date=23 August 2021}}</ref>

===Nigeria===
On 29 December 2021, Peseiro reached a verbal agreement with the [[Nigeria Football Federation]] to replace [[Gernot Rohr]] at the helm of [[Nigeria national football team|the national team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-ng/amp/news/nff-appoint-former-porto-and-venezuela-coach-peseiro-as-new/blt1f963d9bfff6bc0c/|title=NFF appoint former Porto and Venezuela mentor Peseiro as new Super Eagles coach|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|first=Taiye|last=Taiwo|date=29 December 2021|access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref> He was supposed to travel to the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]] in Cameroon, but strictly as an "observer" while [[interim manager]] [[Augustine Eguavoen]] led the side to the last 16;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/60117072|title=Afcon 2021: Nigeria interim coach Augustine Eguavoen dismisses reports of exit|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=24 January 2022|access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref> the deal eventually fell through, as Eguavoen was retained at the end of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/soccer-nigeria-eguavoen-idUKL4N2UJ0M0|title=Soccer-Nigeria retain Eguavoen, decide not to appoint Peseiro head coach|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=8 February 2022|access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref>

On 15 May 2022, Peseiro was finally appointed as the new head coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://dailytrust.com/just-in-jose-peseiro-appointed-super-eagles-coach|title=José Peseiro finally appointed Super Eagles' coach|newspaper=[[Media Trust]]|first=Joshua|last=Odeyemi|date=15 May 2022|access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> He finished runner-up in the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]], losing 2–1 to hosts [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]];<ref name=BBC>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68196261|title=Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Rob|last=Stevens|date=11 February 2024|access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> subsequently, he was awarded the [[Order of the Niger]] by president [[Bola Tinubu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2024/02/13/just-in-president-tinubu-honours-super-eagles-with-mon-merit|title=AFCON 2023: Tinubu Confers National Honours On Super Eagles|publisher=[[Channels TV]]|first=Tom|last=Jones Usen|date=13 February 2024|access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>

Peseiro left his position on 1 March 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.completesports.com/breaking-peseiro-leaves-position-as-super-eagles-head-coach/|title=BREAKING: Peseiro leaves position as Super Eagles head coach|newspaper=[[Complete Sports]]|date=1 March 2024|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 11 February 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"				
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure	
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="8"|Record
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}	
|-	
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}	
|-
| align="left"|[[Clube Oriental de Lisboa|Oriental]]	
|{{Flagicon|Portugal}}
|align=left|29 October 1996
|align=left|2 June 1999
{{WDL|103|51|26|26|for=136|against=103|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/portugal/clube-oriental-lisboa/1720/|title=Clube Oriental de Lisboa: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align="left"|[[C.D. Nacional|Nacional]]
|{{Flagicon|Portugal}}
|align=left|2 June 1999
|align=left|25 June 2003
{{WDL|148|68|40|40|for=234|against=182|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/portugal/clube-desportivo-nacional/1681/|title=CD Nacional: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>	
|-
| align="left" |[[Sporting CP]]
|{{Flagicon|Portugal}}
|align=left|3 June 2004
|align=left|18 October 2005
{{WDL|63|34|10|19|for=118|against=74|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=SPORTING>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/portugal/sporting-clube-de-portugal/1680/|title=Sporting CP: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>		
|-
| align="left" |[[Al Hilal SFC|Al Hilal]]
|{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}
|align=left|4 June 2006
|align=left|10 January 2007
{{WDL|14|10|2|2|for=22|against=10|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/saudi-arabia/al-hilal-riyadh/3511/|title=Al-Hilal FC: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>	
|-		
| align="left" |[[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]
|{{Flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|5 June 2007
|align=left|15 May 2008
{{WDL|46|30|10|6|for=74|against=32|diff=yes}}	
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/greece/panathinaikos-fc/1039/|title=Panathinaikos FC: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]
|{{Flagicon|Romania}}
|align=left|3 June 2008
|align=left|2 October 2008
{{WDL|11|4|2|5|for=12|against=11|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=RAPID>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/romania/sc-fc-rapid-sa-bucuresti/1777/|title=FC Rapid București: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]]
|{{Flagicon|Romania}}
|align=left|9 October 2008
|align=left|12 January 2009
{{WDL|9|6|3|0|for=17|against=8|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=RAPID/>
|-
|align=left|[[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
|{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}
|align=left|18 February 2009
|align=left|10 January 2011
{{WDL|31|12|12|7|for=35|against=22|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia/1897/|title=Saudi Arabia: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[S.C. Braga|Braga]]
|{{Flagicon|Portugal}}
|align=left|3 June 2012
|align=left|29 May 2013
{{WDL|47|23|8|16|for=84|against=64|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=BRAGA>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/portugal/sporting-braga/1682/|title=SC Braga: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[Al Wahda FC (UAE)|Al Wahda]]
|{{Flagicon|UAE}}
|align=left|11 November 2013
|align=left|11 January 2015
{{WDL|43|20|13|10|for=77|against=61|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-arab-emirates/al-wahda-fc-abu-dhabi/5494/|title=Al-Wahda FC: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
|{{Flagicon|Egypt}}
|align=left|9 October 2015
|align=left|18 January 2016
{{WDL|12|8|2|2|for=22|against=10|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/egypt/al-ahly/3447/|title=Al Ahly SC: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[FC Porto|Porto]]
|{{Flagicon|Portugal}}
|align=left|21 January 2016
|align=left|30 May 2016
{{WDL|22|13|1|8|for=38|against=26|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/portugal/futebol-clube-do-porto/1678/|title=FC Porto: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[S.C. Braga|Braga]]
|{{Flagicon|Portugal}}
|align=left|6 June 2016
|align=left|15 December 2016
{{WDL|23|11|5|7|for=39|against=30|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=BRAGA/>
|-
|align=left|[[Sharjah FC|Sharjah]]
|{{Flagicon|UAE}}
|align=left|1 January 2017
|align=left|16 October 2017
{{WDL|21|3|8|10|for=24|against=36|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-arab-emirates/al-sharjah/5492/|title=Al-Sharjah SCC: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[Vitória S.C.|Vitória Guimarães]]
|{{Flagicon|Portugal}}
|align=left|28 February 2018
|align=left|16 May 2018
{{WDL|10|4|2|4|for=13|against=10|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/portugal/vitoria-guimaraes/1689/|title=Vitória Guimarães: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
| align=left|[[Sporting CP]]
|{{Flagicon|Portugal}}
|align=left|1 July 2018
|align=left|1 November 2018
{{WDL|14|9|1|4|for=24|against=14|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=SPORTING/>
|-
|align=left|[[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]]
|{{Flagicon|Venezuela}}
|align=left|4 February 2020
|align=left|20 August 2021
{{WDL|10|1|3|6|for=5|against=15|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/venezuela/venezuela/2313/|title=Venezuela: Matches|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]]
|{{Flagicon|Nigeria}}
|align=left|15 May 2022
|align=left|1 March 2024 
{{WDL|22|10|5|7|for=39|against=25|diff=yes}}
|
|-
! colspan=4 | Total
{{WDLtot|651|317|153|181|for=1012|against=736|diff=yes}}	
!—	
|}

==Honours==
'''Nacional'''
*[[Segunda Divisão]]: [[1999–2000 Segunda Divisão B|1999–00]]
*[[Madeira Football Association#Madeira Cup|AF Madeira Cup]]: 2001–02

'''Sporting CP'''
*[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] runner-up: [[2004–05 UEFA Cup|2004–05]]<ref name=UEFA/>

'''Braga'''
*[[Taça da Liga]]: [[2012–13 Taça da Liga|2012–13]]<ref name=Yahoo/>

'''Al Ahly'''
*[[Egyptian Premier League]]: [[2015–16 Egyptian Premier League|2015–16]]

'''Porto'''
*[[Taça de Portugal]] runner-up: [[2015–16 Taça de Portugal|2015–16]]<ref name=PCUP/>

'''Nigeria'''
*[[Africa Cup of Nations]] runner-up: [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]]<ref name=BBC/>

'''Orders'''
*[[File:Order_of_the_Niger_civil_division_ribbon.svg|60x60px]] Member of the [[Order of the Niger]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68286543|title=Afcon: Ivory Coast and Nigeria players get cash, villas and honours|publisher=[[BBC News]]|first=Natasha|last=Booty|date=13 February 2024|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://punchng.com/tinubu-gifts-eagles-lands-houses-national-honours-after-afcon/|title=Tinubu gifts Eagles lands, houses, national honours after AFCON|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|date=14 February 2024|access-date=19 February 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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