José Boto
 Boto (standing) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Fernando Rodrigues Boto | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Loures, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Osijek (sporting director) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1996–1997 | Loures | ||
| 1997–2001 | Sacavenense | ||
| 2002–2004 | Benfica (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2006 | Sacavenense | ||
| 2007–2010 | Benfica (scout) | ||
| 2010–2018 | Benfica (chief scout) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Shakhtar (sporting director) | ||
| 2021–2023 | PAOK (sporting director) | ||
| 2024– | Osijek (sporting director) | ||
José Boto (born 2 March 1966) is a Portuguese sporting director, currently working for Croatian Football League club Osijek.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Jose Boto was born on 2 March 1966, in Loures, Lisbon District. He started working as a manager with the local team of his birthplace, before moving on to Sacavenense, and then he joined Benfica.
From 2007 he became a scout, while in 2010 he became the head of the scouting department, a role he held until 2018, when he left the Portuguese club.
In 2018 he moved to Ukraine and became the sports director of Shakhtar Donetsk, taking on a significant share of responsibility for building the squad. Under his stewardship, Shakhtar won various titles and played in the UEFA Champions League.[4]
Boto moved to PAOK as Sporting Director for two-and-a-half years.[5]
On 11 January 2024, Boto was appointed as sporting director of Croatian Football League club NK Osijek, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Jorge García (6 May 2020). "José Boto: "Oblak era un niño con la serenidad de un treinteañero"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Savvas Tziompanoglou (22 December 2021). "ΠΑΟΚ: Όσα φέρνει ο Ζοζέ Μπότο". sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Harris Emmanouilidis (21 December 2021). "José Boto, mr «The best or nothing»". Metrosport (in Greek). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Shakhtar Donetsk Director Jose Boto: “Inter Are One Of The Best Clubs In Europe”, ojogo.pt, 9 December 2020
- ^ Oficial: José Boto é o novo diretor-desportivo do PAOK, ojogo.pt, 29 December 2021
- ^ "Boto: Razumijevanje je najvažniji aspekt suradnje" [Boto: Understanding is the most important aspect of cooperation] (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Loures
- Sportspeople from Lisbon District
- Portuguese football managers
- Association football coaches
- S.L. Benfica non-playing staff
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk non-playing staff
- PAOK FC non-playing staff
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Croatia