AC Milan appoints R\u00faben Amorim as Head Coach of the men’s First Team.<\/p>\n
Amorim began his coaching career in 2018, following a professional playing career in which he represented Belenenses and Benfica, as well as the Portugal national team.<\/p>\n
After early coaching experiences at Casa Pia and Braga, he was appointed Head Coach of Sporting Clube de Portugal in March 2020, marking the start of a cycle defined by a strong playing identity, innovation, and player development. This period translated into tangible success, including two Portuguese league titles, two League Cups, and one Super Cup. He most recently served as Head Coach of Manchester United before joining AC Milan.<\/p>\n
Throughout his career, Amorim has developed a modern dominant tactical approach with clear player profiles and strong organizational design that develops young players and maximizes their potential.<\/p>\n
“We have tracked R\u00faben for years and his Sporting tenure is extremely impressive and reflects the style of play that we are looking for. He is one of the most prepared and innovative coaches of the new European generation – young, ambitious, and with a\u00a0modern footballing identity defined by dominating games in possession, a modern pressing system and a clear tactical approach,” said Gerry Cardinale, Managing Partner of RedBird Capital Partners. “R\u00faben believes in high press attacking football with quick transitions that enable greater goal scoring. His philosophy aligns perfectly with our vision, while his leadership qualities and track record in developing players stood out to us. We believe in R\u00faben and are excited to welcome him to the Club.”<\/p>\n
“There are ambitions that stay with you throughout your career, and coaching AC Milan has always been one of mine,” said R\u00faben Amorim. “I know exactly what this Club means: history, prestige and an extraordinary fanbase around the world. It is a challenge I embrace with pride and enthusiasm, fully aware of what these colors represent. I can’t wait to get started and to experience every day the passion that drives AC Milan.”<\/p>\n
AC Milan extends a warm welcome to R\u00faben and his staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AC Milan appoints R\u00faben Amorim as Head Coach of the men’s First Team. Amorim began his coaching career…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":707882,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":["post-707881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=707881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/707882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=707881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=707881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=707881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}