Tozé Mendes

António José Cardoso Mendes (born 12 March 1979), commonly known as Tozé Mendes, is a Portuguese football coach who is assistant coach of Swansea City.

Coaching career Early career Born in Guimarães, Mendes began coaching in the youth ranks of Vitória Guimarães in 2002. He won the national title in 2013–14. His debut on 22 January was a 1–0 win over Balzan. He finished the 2020–21 season in 7th place, and left by mutual consent on 3 February 2022 while in 6th.

Mendes became manager of the Malta under-19 team on 29 April 2022. He led the team in their hosting of the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, elimination with three defeats, ending with a 2–1 loss to Portugal.

Vitória B On 1 August 2023, Mendes returned to Vitória as manager of the B team. He left the following 10 April, with one year remaining on his contract; the team were 8th in the Campeonato de Portugal and one point above being placed in the relegation series.

Assistant Mendes moved to AVS as assistant to Vítor Campelos in July 2024. He joined Marítimo to assist Vítor Matos in August 2025. When Matos departed for Swansea City, Mendes was caretaker manager for a 2–1 home win in Liga Portugal 2 against Penafiel on 23 November.

On 19 December 2025, Mendes moved to Swansea as part of Matos's staff. His arrival at the EFL Championship club had been delayed by work permit issues.

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