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Filipa Patão
Filipa Santos Patão (born March 6, 1989) is a Portuguese association football, soccer coach and former player who is the head coach of Boston Legacy FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously managed S.L. Benfica (women), Benfica and led the club to five consecutive Campeonato Nacional Feminino, league titles. Career Benfica Patão became S.L. Benfica (women), Benfica's manager in December 2020, taking over from Luís Andrade. In five seasons with the club, she won the Campeonato Nacional Feminino five times consecutively, the Taça de Portugal Feminina once, and the Taça da Liga Feminina three times. In the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League, she led Benfica to the quarterfinals, a first for a Portuguese club. Boston Legacy In June 2025, it was announced that Patão would become the inaugural head coach of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) expansion side Boston Legacy FC, who begin play in 2026. Honors Player ;1º Dezembro * Campeonato Nacion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers, and wing-backs. The centre-back and full-back positions are most common in modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised, often limited to certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the Midfielder#Centre-half, centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly Forward (association football)#Centre-forward, centre-forwards, from scoring. Centre-backs accomplish this by blocking Shooting (association football), shots, Tackle (football move)#Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
