Not sure if he's worth €30m though
Coaching career[edit]
Shortly after retiring, Amorim joined the
Lisbon Football Association in order to earn a coaching licence. Additionally, he attended a
postgraduation course in
psychomotor education.
[25]
Amorim started working as a manager in
2018–19, with
third division team
Casa Pia AC.
[26][27] In January 2019, the team were deducted six points and he was suspended from all activity for one year after giving instructions during a match without having the required coaching level to do so;
[28] even though the bans were suspended shortly after,
[29] he presented his resignation in the aftermath.
[30]
On 20 May 2019, Amorim initially agreed to return to Benfica as their under-23 coach.
[31] The following month, however, after a meeting at the club, he rejected that possibility.
[32]
In mid-September 2019, Amorim was appointed at
Braga's reserves in the third tier.
[33] Three months later, he replaced the dismissed
Ricardo Sá Pinto at the helm of the first team on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
[34] In his first game in charge on 4 January, he led them to a 7–1 away demolition of
Belenenses SAD,
[35] and three weeks later won the
domestic League Cup final against
FC Porto with a
last-minute goal from
Ricardo Horta.
[36]
Amorim became
Sporting CP's manager on 4 March 2020 after the sacking of
Silas, signing a deal until 30 June 2023 with a
€20 million
buyout clause.
[37] Despite only having two months of top-flight experience, Sporting paid €10 million for his services, the third-highest transfer fee for a manager in history.
[38] On 23 January 2021 he won a
second consecutive league cup final, against his previous club; both he and Braga manager
Carlos Carvalhal were sent to the stands for arguing with each other.
[39]
On 4 March 2021, Amorim renewed his contract for one more year, with an improved release clause of €30 million.[40] On 11 May, following a 1–0 home win against Boavista, he led the team to their
first national championship in 19 years.
[41]
