Ricardo Formosinho

Coaching career Formosinho started working as a manager with his last team, acting as player-coach in the 1990–91 season and leading them to promotion to the second tier. For the remainder of the decade, he coached in the second and third divisions, attaining another promotion to the former competition in 1999 with Imortal.

Formosinho continued working in the same leagues in the 2000s, his biggest achievement being leading Penafiel to the fifth position in division two 2000–01. In 2003–04, he was also part of José Mourinho's coaching staff at Porto, with the campaign ending in national championship and UEFA Champions League conquest.

In the 2004–05 season, Formosinho was in charge of Santa Clara in the second division, being appointed for the last seven rounds and helping the financially troubled Azores club finally avoid relegation, winning three games, drawing one and losing three. In the following campaign, he returned to his main side Vitória and worked as both technical director and reserve team coach.

Late into the decade, Formosinho also plied his trade in Saudi Arabia and Vietnam;

Formosinho was appointed as head coach of Malaysian club Kuala Lumpur City for the 2015 season, being relieved of his duties after less than three months in charge due to poor results. In the summer of 2016 he again paired with Mourinho, acting as his assistant at Manchester United; in November 2019, they reunited at fellow English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur, with Formosinho leaving on 6 August 2020.

In March 2021, Formosinho became manager of Al-Hilal in the Sudan Premier League. Two years later, he joined inaugural Egyptian League Cup winners Modern Future from The Strongest in the Bolivian Primera División. On 26 December, he led the former to the final of the Egyptian Super Cup after beating Pyramids 14–13 on penalties; he was dismissed in January 2024.

Formosinho reunited with Mourinho once again in June 2024, at Fenerbahçe in the Turkish Süper Lig. After the latter was fired in August 2025, he chose Formosinho for the staff of his next club, Benfica.

Honours Manager Amora Segunda Divisão: 1993–94

Imortal Segunda Divisão: 1998–99

The Strongest Bolivian Primera División: 2023