Bruno Lage

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Nascimento.
Bruno Lage
Bruno Lage 2019.png
Lage in 2019
Personal information
Full name Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento
Date of birth (1976-05-12) 12 May 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Position(s) Right winger[1]
Youth career
1990–1991 Independente[1]
1993–1995 UCRD Praiense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 UCRD Praiense[1]
2001–2002 Quintajense
Teams managed
1997–1999 Vitória Setúbal (youth)[1]
2000–2001 GDR 1.º Maio (youth)
2000–2001 Fazendense (assistant)
2001–2002 Comércio e Indústria
2002–2004 Estrela Vendas Novas (assistant)
2004 Sintrense (assistant)
2004–2012 Benfica (youth)
2012–2014 Shabab Al-Ahli (U19 and B team)
2015–2017 Sheffield Wednesday (assistant)
2017–2018 Swansea City (assistant)
2018–2019 Benfica B
2019–2020 Benfica
2021–2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento (born 12 May 1976), known as Bruno Lage[n 1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɾunu ˈlaʒɨ]), is a Portuguese football manager who most recently was the head coach of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

During his short tenure as coach of Benfica in Portugal, he won the 2018–19 league title and the 2019 Super Cup.

Career

Early career

Born in Setúbal, Lage started his coaching career in the youth ranks of hometown club Vitória de Setúbal in 1997.[2][3]

Lage coached every youth team of Benfica from 2004 to 2012 and later worked as an assistant coach to Carlos Carvalhal at Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea City.[4][5] Lage returned to Benfica as manager of their reserve team in July 2018 to replace Hélder Cristóvão.[1]

Benfica

During Benfica's 2018–19 season, Lage took charge of the club's first-team as caretaker manager, replacing Rui Vitória on 3 January 2019.[6][7] He managed his first Primeira Liga game in a 4–2 home win over Rio Ave on 6 January and was appointed permanent head coach eight days later.[8][9]

On 10 February, after winning two consecutive Lisbon derbies – including a 4–2 away win in the league [10][11] – he led Benfica to the biggest Primeira Liga margin of victory since 1964 and to the league's highest scoring win since 1965, a 10–0 thrashing of Nacional,[12][13][14] setting the record for the biggest win at the new Estádio da Luz.[15] In his UEFA Europa League debut, Benfica won in Turkey for the first time in their history, beating Galatasaray 2–1 in the first leg of the round of 32.[16][17]

As Benfica won 2–1 away in The Classic on 2 March 2019, Lage equalled Rui Vitória's 3 wins out of 16 matches against rivals Sporting and Porto.[18] From matchday 16 to 34, Lage went on winning 18 league matches and drawing 1 to conquer his first major trophy, Benfica's 37th league title. With a 94% winning percentage, he surpassed Jimmy Hagan's record at Benfica and achieved Primeira Liga's all-time best second round: 49 points. In addition, he equalled Sven-Göran Eriksson's 1990–91 feat of beating Porto, Sporting, and Braga away in the same season. Lage also equalled Benfica's league scoring record of 103 goals in 1963–64.[19]

Lage then started a second season at Benfica with a 5–0 win over Sporting CP in the Super Cup.[20] On 17 September, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2–1 home defeat to German side RB Leipzig, increasing Benfica's losses in the competition to 11 in the latest 14 matches.[21]

On 29 June 2020, Lage made his position available after equalising Benfica's worst ever series of results – 2 wins in 13 matches in the 2000–01 season[22][23] – and establishing a record of 5 consecutive matches without a win at Estádio da Luz, which included defeats to Braga and Santa Clara.[24] He was replaced by his assistant coach Nélson Veríssimo on 30 June and had his contract terminated on 4 July that year.[25][26]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

In June 2021, Lage was lined up to succeed compatriot Nuno Espírito Santo at Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He required a hearing for a work permit as he did not qualify automatically to work in Britain post-Brexit.[27] The hearing was successful[28] and, on 9 June, he was confirmed as the club's new head coach.[29][30]

On 14 August 2021, Lage lost 1–0 away to Leicester City on his debut.[31] He achieved his first win ten days later, a 4–0 victory at Nottingham Forest in the second round of the 2021–22 EFL Cup.[32] He got his first league win at the fourth attempt, a 2–0 win against Watford at Vicarage Road on 11 September.[33] Lage's first win at Molineux came in his fourth such Premier League game of the season, a 2–1 success against Newcastle United on 2 October, both Wolves strikes coming from Hwang Hee-chan.[34]

In 2021–22, Wolves came 10th, having not won any of their final seven games. Lage won away to opponents such as Aston Villa, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, but only scored more goals than the three relegated teams.[35] His winless streak continued into the following season before ending at 12, with a 1–0 home win over Southampton on 3 September.[36] On 2 October, after a defeat to West Ham United, Lage and his coaching staff were sacked, with the club 18th in the league.[37]

Personal life

Lage's son, Jaime (born April 2015), is named after Jaime Graça, Lage's biggest influence in football, as a mentor.[1] Lage's younger brother, Luís Nascimento, is also a coach.[38]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 1 October 2022[39][40][41]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Benfica B 1 July 2018[42] 3 January 2019[n 2] 13 8 3 2 15 7 +8 061.54
Benfica 3 January 2019[7] 29 June 2020[n 3] 76 51 12 13 181 75 +106 067.11
Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 June 2021[43] 2 October 2022 51 19 10 22 52 56 −4 037.25
Total 140 78 25 37 248 138 +110 055.71

Honours

Benfica[44]

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ "Lage" is a homage to his father, Fernando Lage do Nascimento.[1][2]
  2. ^ Statistics do not include two losses by 2–0 in the Premier League International Cup.
  3. ^ Lage was replaced on 30 June and his contract was terminated on 4 July.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Melo, Rui Miguel (16 February 2019). "A história de Bruno Nascimento, o Lage que revolucionou o Benfica" [The story of Bruno Nascimento, the Lage who has revolutionised Benfica]. A Bola (in Portuguese). pp. 5–9.
  2. ^ a b "Saiba quem é Bruno Lage, o sucessor de Rui Vitória" [Know who is Bruno Lage, the successor of Rui Vitória]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ^ Aleixo, Mário (4 January 2019). "Bruno Lage preparado para dar a tática frente ao Rio Ave" [Bruno Lage ready to lay down the tactics against Rio Ave]. RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Benfica confirma Bruno Lage como treinador interino" [Benfica confirm Bruno Lage as interim coach]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  5. ^ Homewood, Brian; Radnedge, Christian (14 January 2019). "Benfica name Bruno Lage as coach on full-time basis". Reuters. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. ^ Carlos, Nogueira (4 January 2019). "Sai Vitória, assume Bruno Lage (para já). Perito na formação, já escreveu dois livros" [Vitória leaves, Bruno Lage takes charge (for now). A development expert, he has written two books]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Princípio de acordo com Rui Vitória" [Agreement in principle with Rui Vitória]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Última reviravolta em desvantagem por dois golos na Luz tinha sido em 2002" [The last comeback from a two-goal disadvantage at Estádio da Luz had been in 2002]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). CMVM (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 14 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Bruno Lage iguala registo de mais três" [Bruno Lage equals record of three other]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Bruno Lage iguala registo de Herzaka, Riera e Souness nos dérbis" [Bruno Lage equals record of Herzaka, Riera, and Souness in the derbies]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  12. ^ Stephen, Creek (10 February 2019). "Benfica demolish Nacional 10–0 in biggest Primeira Liga win for 55 years". Goal. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Benfica score 10 in league win over Nacional". BBC Sport. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Benfica 10–0 Nacional: Chuva de golos deixa 'águias' a um ponto da liderança" [Benfica 10–0 Nacional: goal rain moves "eagles" within one point of the lead]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Maior goleada da nova Luz começou com o golo mais rápido" [Biggest thrashing at the new Estádio da Luz started with the fastest goal]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Bruno Lage faz história na estreia em jogos europeus" [Brune Lage makes history in his European competition debut]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  17. ^ Leitão, Cátia (14 February 2019). "Liga Europa: Benfica carimba primeira vitória de sempre na Turquia e está mais perto dos oitavos" [Europa League: Benfica seal their first ever win in Turkey and are closer to the round of 16]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Bruno Lage iguala registo de Rui Vitória em jogos grandes" [Bruno Lage equals Rui Vitória's big matches record]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 4 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Os números e os recordes de Bruno Lage" [Bruno Lage's numbers and records]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 19 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Benfica rout Sporting in Portuguese Super Cup". Free Malaysia Today. Agence France-Presse. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Werner ilumina Da Luz y el Benfica amplía su mala racha en la Champions" [Werner illuminates Da Luz and Benfica increase their losing streak in the Champions League]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  22. ^ "Bruno Lage colocou lugar à disposição" [Bruno Lage makes his place available]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  23. ^ "Benfica negoceia rescisão com Bruno Lage" [Benfica negotiates termination with Bruno Lage]. Renascença (in Portuguese). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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  25. ^ "A BOLA". Archived from the original on 3 July 2020.
  26. ^ "A BOLA - Pior série de resultados da história em jogos na Luz (Benfica)". 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020.
  27. ^ Maher, Matt (1 June 2021). "Wolves boss search enters key week with Bruno Lage set for work permit hearing". Express & Star. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  28. ^ Stone, Simon (2 June 2021). "Bruno Lage: Wolves able to appoint Portuguese as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  29. ^ "Wolves: Bruno Lage appointed as manager". BBC Sport. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  30. ^ "Lage becomes new Wolves head coach". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  31. ^ Bate, Adam (14 August 2021). "Leicester 1-0 Wolves: Jamie Vardy is the hero again as Foxes seal opening day Premier League win". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  32. ^ "Carabao Cup: Nottingham Forest 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  33. ^ Begley, Emlyn (11 September 2021). "Watford 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Hwang Hee-chan scores on debut as Wolves win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  34. ^ Howarth, Matthew (2 October 2021). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Newcastle United: Hwang Hee-chan double sinks winless Magpies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  35. ^ Fielden, James (5 August 2022). "Wolves 2022/23 season preview and prediction: Why Bruno Lage has a mammoth task ahead". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  36. ^ Rej, Arindam (3 September 2022). "Wolves edge past Southampton for first win of the season". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  37. ^ "Wolves sack manager Lage following West Ham defeat". BBC Sport. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  38. ^ "Segredos do campeão revelados pelo pai de Bruno Lage" [The champion's secrets revealed by Bruno Lage's father]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  39. ^ "Bruno Lage coach statistics". zerozero. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  40. ^ "Bruno Lage". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  41. ^ "Bruno Lage career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  42. ^ "Bruno Lage is the new coach of Benfica B". S.L. Benfica. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  43. ^ "Lage becomes new Wolves head coach". Wolverhampton Wanderers. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  44. ^ Bruno Lage coach profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  45. ^ "Bruno Lage eleito Melhor Treinador da Liga 2018/2019" [Bruno Lage elected Best Coach of 2018–19 Primeira Liga]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  46. ^ "Bruno Lage eleito treinador do ano: "Para ganhar um dia temos de perder muito"" [Bruno Lage awarded coach of the year]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  47. ^ "Lage claims Barclays Manager of the Month award". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

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