Vítor Campelos

Vítor Fernando de Carvalho Campelos (born 11 May 1975) is a Portuguese professional football manager who is in charge of Slovenian PrvaLiga club Celje.

After working as an assistant to Toni in the Middle East, he managed in his own right from 2013, leading Vitória Guimarães, Moreirense, Chaves and Gil Vicente in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Career Early career Born in Guimarães, Campelos began his career in the staff of José Manuel Gomes at F.C. Paços de Ferreira and Leixões SC. From 2007 to 2013, Campelos worked as an assistant manager to compatriot Toni at Saudi Arabian side Ettifaq FC, Sharjah FC in the United Arab Emirates, Al-Ittihad Club in Saudi Arabia and Tractor S.C. in Iran. In 2013, he was given his first outright managerial job, at the reserve team of Hungary's Fehérvár FC in the country's third division. In his first game as a professional manager six days later, he lost 2–0 at home to S.L. Benfica B.

Vitória Guimarães and Moreirense After relegation, Campelos moved in June 2015 to his hometown team Vitória S.C. B. He left in May 2018, having kept them in the second tier in each of his three seasons with finishes of 13th, 11th and 11th; He led the first team on an interim basis after the resignation of Pedro Martins, losing 3–2 at C.S. Marítimo in his only game on 24 February 2018.

In May 2019, Campelos was appointed manager of Primeira Liga club Moreirense FC, replacing Ivo Vieira. He left by mutual accord on 16 December.

On 15 January 2020, Campelos returned to the Saudi Professional League with Al Taawoun FC, replacing fellow Portuguese Paulo Sérgio. He lost his job at the end of August, with six consecutive defeats out of a record of three wins in 15.

Chaves

Campelos went back to Portugal's second tier on 11 February 2021, succeeding Carlos Pinto at fifth-placed G.D. Chaves. In 2021–22, he won the league's Manager of the Month in December, January and April as the team finished third and returned to the top-flight after a three-year absence with a 2–1 aggregate win over his former club Moreirense in the promotion/relegation play-offs.

In 2022–23, Campelos led the Trás-os-Montes team to seventh place with 46 points, one fewer than their all-time best five years earlier. Highlights included a 1–0 home win over eventual champions S.L. Benfica on 15 April. The team were in contention until the final day for sixth place, which would have guaranteed a first ever European season in the UEFA Europa Conference League, but the club's board had not registered with UEFA before the deadline.

Campelos was linked with EFL Championship teams Hull City and Cardiff City. He said he was "99 per cent" on the way to Cardiff, before owner Vincent Tan hired another manager. He left Chaves on 2 June 2023.

Gil Vicente On 30 June 2023, Campelos signed a one-year deal at Gil Vicente F.C. in the same league.

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Honours Celje Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2025–26