Jaime Moreira Pacheco (born 22 July 1958) is a Portuguese former

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who played as a

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, and is a current

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. During his career he played, among others, for

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and Sporting, amassing

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totals of 296 matches and 19 goals over 15 seasons. Subsequently, he worked as a manager for several clubs during more than two decades, including Boavista which he led to its only league title. A

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on 25 occasions, Pacheco represented the country at the 1986 World Cup and Euro 1984.

Playing career

Club

Born in Paredes, Pacheco arrived at

FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...

from lowly Aliados do Lordelo FC, then in the

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. He eventually consolidated himself in the team's starting XI, playing more than 100 competitive matches during his first spell. In the summer of 1984, Pacheco signed with another

club,

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...

, moving alongside teammate

António Sousa António Augusto Gomes de Sousa (; born 28 April 1957) is a Portuguese former football central midfielder and manager. During his career he played, among others, for Porto and Sporting, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 483 matches and 83 go ...

as part of the deal that sent 17-year-old prodigy

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in the opposite direction. The pair returned after two seasons, proceeding to win the

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, the Intercontinental Cup and the

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whilst appearing regularly (Sousa more than Pacheco). Pacheco joined Vitória F.C. aged 31, playing two seasons with both them and

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal s ...

and another with

S.C. Braga Sporting Clube de Braga () (), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese ...

– always in the top flight – retiring at the end of 1995 with amateurs

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International

Pacheco made his debut for the Portuguese national team on 23 February 1983, in a 1–0 friendly win over

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. In the following seven years, he won a further 24

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without scoring. Pacheco represented the nation at both

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and the

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, both as a leading player. After a four-year absence he made his final appearance, playing in a 0–0 Euro 1992 qualifier against

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, on 12 September 1990.

Coaching career

Pacheco took up coaching while still an active footballer, starting with Paços Ferreira. In early 1994 he left Braga (as a player), and returned to the former in the same capacity. In a similar move, he would again act as

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, now at

Rio Ave FC Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which flows through the town and into the Atlant ...

, and leave Paredes for

Vitória S.C. Vitória Sport Clube, commonly known as Vitória de Guimarães, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top-flight of football in Portugal. Vitória de Guimarães have finished t ...

midway through the 1995–96 season, after which he concentrated solely on management; also with the Minho side, he managed a fifth place in the 1996–97 campaign and a third in

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. Pacheco was responsible for

Boavista FC Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista (), is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903 by British entrepreneurs and Portuguese textile workers (thus the "FC" being appended – the British way as oppos ...

's greatest ever success, the league championship in 2001, followed by a participation in the

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of the

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and a 2002–03 UEFA Cup semi-final run. These achievements prompted the interest of

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club

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in June 2003, but he was dismissed in September after just five matches and one win, immediately returning to Boavista as a replacement for sacked

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team were relegated to division two at the end of the 2007–08 season, due to the '' Apito Dourado'' affair. He then signed with

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, but left by mutual agreement in May 2009 as the

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side were eventually

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– later reinstated. Pacheco joined

Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) Al-Shabab Football Club ( ar, نادي الشباب), or The Youth Football Club, in English, is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Riyadh. It was founded in 1947, and was at first named ''Shabab Al Riyadh''. (), meaning Riyadh ...

in 2009, winning the Prince Faisal bin Fahad Cup almost immediately. However, following a 0–1 group stage loss against

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Sepahan F.C. Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان اصفهان, ''Bâšgâh-è Varzeši-ye Fulâd-è Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan S.C., are an Iranian spor ...

for the campaign's AFC Champions League on 15 April 2010, he was relieved of his duties. In December 2010, Pacheco was signed by

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of the

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on a year-long contract. In June of the following year, during a match against Tianjin Teda F.C. at Workers Stadium, he erected his middle finger to the

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and the opposite team, being punished with an eight-match suspension and a

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4,265 fine by the

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. Pacheco moved to the third continent of his career in October 2014, when he was appointed at Egypt's

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East, an ...

as a replacement for the dismissed

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. At the turn of the new year, he unexpectedly quit the league leaders to return to Al-Shabab; he had a record of eight wins and a draw from ten games and felt disrespected by the club's board. His second spell in

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lasted just until March 2015, when he left by mutual consent to deal with undisclosed personal issues at home. In August 2016, Pacheco returned to China's top flight by agreeing to a one-year deal with Tianjin Teda. Having completed his goal of keeping them in the league that year, he left the next May after a five-game winless run in the opening stages of the following campaign. Pacheco returned to Zamalek on 23 September 2020. On 12 March 2021, he was dismissed.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Porto *

: 1987–88 *

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: 1983–84, 1987–88 *

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese football match played since 1979 between the winners of the Portuguese League (Primeira Liga) and Portuguese ...

: 1981, 1983, 1986 *

: 1986–87 * Intercontinental Cup: 1987 *

: 1987

Manager

Boavista *

: 2000–01 Al Shabab *

Saudi Federation Cup Prince Faisal bin Fahd League U-21, formerly Saudi Federation Cup/Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup U-21/Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup and currently known as Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Cup, is an association football league of Saudi Arabia. It was founded in t ...

: 2009–10

References

External links

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Portugal stats at Eu-Football
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pacheco, Jaime 1958 births Living people People from Paredes, Portugal Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders FC Porto players Sporting CP footballers Vitória F.C. players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players S.C. Braga players Rio Ave F.C. players U.S.C. Paredes players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Portugal international footballers UEFA Euro 1984 players 1986 FIFA World Cup players Portuguese football managers F.C. Paços de Ferreira managers Rio Ave F.C. managers Vitória S.C. managers Boavista F.C. managers C.F. Os Belenenses managers RCD Mallorca managers Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) managers Beijing Guoan F.C. managers Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. managers Zamalek SC managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers La Liga managers Saudi Professional League managers Chinese Super League managers Egyptian Premier League managers Portuguese expatriate football managers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in China Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate football managers in Spain Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in China Expatriate football managers in Egypt Sportspeople from Porto District