Manchester United have announced Ruben Amorim as the club’s new manager, replacing former boss Erik ten Hag.
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The announcement came less than a week after the club parted ways with Ten Hag following a poor run of form this season.
Amorim will resume in the dugout as Manchester United manager after the November international break scheduled for November 11 to 19, 2024.
He will take on Ipswich Town in the Premier League in his first game as United manager on November 24, 2024, before hosting Bodo Glimt in the Europa League on November 28, 2024.
Amorim will become the 7th Manchester United manager in the post-Ferguson era. United have struggled to return to top-level performance since Ferguson exited the reins as the club’s manager in 2013.
From David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ralf Rangnick, and Erik ten Hag, the club has continued to struggle for results in the post-Ferguson era.
Finishing in the top four in the Premier League has now been a rarity and a big challenge for the club. They have also struggled with years of trophy drought, which was broken by Jose Mourinho and Erik ten Hag. Under Ruben Amorim, the club are hopeful of turning a new corner.
Ruben Amorim’s managerial profile
Amorim has earned plaudits for his fairy tale and brilliant managerial career in the Portuguese elite division. He began his managerial career in 2018, coaching Casa Pia. He tarried for a few months in the role from July 1, 2018 to January 7, 2019.
In that stretch, he took charge of four games, winning three and losing one to record a sensational 75.00% win rate with a positive goal difference of +14.
From Casa Pia, Amorim joined the Braga reserve team on September 16, 2019 as manager. He led the team to 8 wins in 11 games, drawing 2 and losing one to record a 72.73% win rate.
Following a brilliant run the dugout as Braga reserve team manager, he was promoted to the club’s first-team head coach a few months later on December 23, 2023, where he continued on his standout performances.
Notably, Amorim recorded his highest win rate (76.92%) as a manager with the Braga first team. He won 10 of his 13 matches, drawing two and recording only one defeat.
He won his first trophy—the 2019-20 Taca da Liga—as managed with the club. The terrific managerial outing with Braga saw him emerge a priority for Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon.
He left his role as Braga manager to join Sporting Lisbon on March 4, 2020, and the rest is history.
At Sporting Lisbon, Amorim led the team to a domestic double. He won the Portuguese league title and the Taça da Liga on his debut campaign.
In his second season, he defended the Taca da Liga trophy and would finish as runners-up the next season in 2023 before winning the Portuguese league title again in the 2023-24 season. He also added the Portugal Super Cup to his collection with the club.
Ruben Amorim’s awards
Amorim can rightly be regarded as the best football club manager in the Portuguese league. He bagged an array of individual awards to cap his brilliant performances in the Portuguese top flight.
He has won the Primeira Liga manager of the month 10 times more than any other manager since his breakout campaign with Braga.
Also, he has won the Primeira Liga Manager of the Year award twice in 2021 and 2024.
Can Ruben Amorim change the narrative at Manchester United?
Amorim earned plaudits for his transformational role at Sporting Lisbon. He brought the club to a formidable third force in the Portuguese league, rivaling the dominance of Benfica and FC Porto.
Away from his heroics in the Primeira Liga, a new challenge awaits in the Premier League. United fans are hopeful he will recreate similar energy in the club’s dugout as new manager and only time will tell whether this will be achieved.
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