Luís Filipe Vieira

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Vieira and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.
Luís Filipe Vieira

Vieira in 2007
Born Luís Filipe Vieira Ferreira
(1949-06-22) 22 June 1949
São Domingos de Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality Portuguese
Occupation Real estate businessman
Known for President of S.L. Benfica
Spouse(s) Vanda Vieira
Children Tiago Vieira
Sara Vieira

Luís Filipe Vieira Ferreira (born 22 June 1949) is a Portuguese real estate businessman and the current president of S.L. Benfica.

Alverca

Vieira began his career in football as president of Futebol Clube de Alverca for a couple of years, at a time when Angolan player Mantorras was a rising star at the Alverca side, and Alverca was an affiliated and satellite club for parent club Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Mantorras was later transferred to Benfica.[1][2]

Benfica

2003–2006

On 31 October 2003, Vieira was elected by the club's associate members (sócios) as the 33rd president of S.L. Benfica,[3][4] defeating Jaime Antunes and Guerra Madaleno, and succeeding Manuel Vilarinho. He was committed to bring Benfica back to its European glory. In the first months in charge, he saw the club win its first trophy in eight years, after a triumph in the Portuguese Cup.

In the 2004–05 football season, the club won the Portuguese League, with the Italian Giovanni Trapattoni as manager. In the 2005–06 season, he hired Ronald Koeman, a Dutch international and former Ajax coach, as manager. Benfica won the Portuguese Super Cup and went to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, knocking out the defending champions Liverpool. Under his presidency, Benfica reached over 160,000 paying associate members in 2006, and was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the largest sports club in the world by number of registered paying associates.[5][6]

2006–2009

On 27 October 2006, Vieira ran uncontested and was re-elected for a second term by getting 95.6% of the votes.[7] For the 2006–07 season, he hired Portuguese manager Fernando Santos as the new coach for the football team. The club also signed veteran footballer Rui Costa after a long stint in the Italian Serie A. In May 2007, Benfica - Futebol, S.A.D. started to be listed on the Portuguese stock exchange Euronext Lisbon.

2009–2012

On 3 July 2009, a total number of 20,672 votes were cast in the presidential elections and Vieira was re-elected with 91.74% of the votes, defeating Bruno Carvalho who got 2.98%.[8] Before winning the elections, he promised a more winning term. In his previous one, Benfica never achieved better than a third place and a League Cup, but by winning the latter it became the only club to win all Portuguese competitions.[9] In his third term, with Jorge Jesus as manager, he won the Portuguese League in the first year, plus another League Cup,[10] but in the following two seasons, the team only managed to retain the League Cup, coming second place in those two years. In 2012 Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

2012–present

On 28 September 2012, Vieira became the second president to have the year's accounts flunked in members voting, after Manuel Damásio in 1997. The club presented an €11 million loss, despite heavy earnings in the Champions League and through sales of players such as Fábio Coentrão and Roberto.[11][12][13][14] He was asked to resign by the members.[15]

On 13 October 2012, he ran for a fourth term[16][17] and announced the intention to win three Portuguese League, achieve one European final in football, and win a total of 50 titles in other sports. He also promised to broadcast Benfica home games on Benfica TV.[18][19] On 26 October 2012,[20] he was re-elected with 83.02% of votes, defeating Rui Rangel who got 13.83%.[21][22]

On 7 December 2012, he surpassed Bento Mântua as the president with more days in charge of the club.[23] In 2013, Benfica finished second in the league and were runners-up in the Portuguese Cup and UEFA Europa League. Manager Jesus was contested but remained at the club for two more seasons. In 2014, the club achieved an unprecedented treble of Portuguese League, Portuguese Cup and League Cup, and were again runners-up in the UEFA Europa League. His term in the 2014–15 season was particularly successful as Benfica won a total 64 titles (41 national and 22 regional) in different sports.[24]

Trophies won by Benfica

As of 3 April 2016

List of trophies won by the club (in men's senior teams) during Vieira's presidency:

Football (14)

Futsal (18)

Roller hockey (12)

Basketball (24)

Handball (7)

Volleyball (16)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mantorras pago durante dois anos" (in Portuguese). Record. 18 April 2001. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Benfica pagou 2 milhões por 50% do passe de Mantorras" (in Portuguese). Diario Noticias. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Luís Filipe Vieira". SLBenfica.
  4. ↑ Edisport. ":.: Vieira é o presidente com maior mandato no clube - Benfica - Jornal Record :.:". xl.pt.
  5. ↑ "Guinness World Records - GWR Day - Portugal - A Team Effort". Guinness World Records. 2006. Archived from the original on 12 February 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Most widely supported football club". Guinness World Records. 9 November 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Vieira concorre sozinho às eleições do Benfica". Relvado.sapo.pt. 12 October 2006.
  8. ↑ "Luís Filipe Vieira vence eleições do Benfica com 91,74% dos votos". Jornal Noticias. 3 July 2009.
  9. ↑ "Vieira promete "mandato desportivo" para ganhar campeonatos". Publico. 26 June 2009.
  10. ↑ "Benfica campeão! - vídeos". I online. 9 May 2010.
  11. ↑ "Relatório de Contas do exercício de 2011-12" [2011-12 financial information] (PDF). SL Benfica (CMVM). 19 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "Benfica comunica à CMVM venda de Fábio Coentrão por 30 M€" [Benfica sells Coentrão for €30 million]. Netmadeira.com. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Benfica vende Roberto por 8,6 milhões de euros" [Benfica sells Roberto for €8.6 million]. Diário Noticias. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  14. ↑ "Benfica recebe 20 milhões" [Benfica earn €20 million in UEFA Champions League]. Mais Futebol. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  15. ↑ "Contas chumbadas. Sócios pedem demissão de Vieira" (in Portuguese). Radio Renascença. 28 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "Luís Filipe Vieira anuncia candidatura à presidência do Benfica". Jornal Noticias. 13 October 2012.
  17. ↑ "Bento Mântua". Diario Noticias.
  18. ↑ "A partir de 2013 os nossos jogos vão ser vistos na Benfica TV" (in Portuguese). 25 October 2012.
  19. ↑ "Luís Filipe Vieira diz que juiz Rui Rangel "envergonha a magistratura"". JN. 25 October 2012.
  20. ↑ "Eleições SL Benfica: Maior afluência de sempre!". Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Site Oficial.
  21. ↑ "Eleições SL Benfica: Lista A vence com 83,02% dos votos". Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Site Oficial.
  22. ↑ "Eleições: Conheça a votação dada a cada uma das listas". Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Site Oficial.
  23. ↑ "Benfica: Vieira já é o presidente com mais tempo". Relvado.com.
  24. ↑ "Melhor ano desportivo de sempre" [Best sports year ever] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

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Preceded by
Manuel Vilarinho		 President of Benfica
2003–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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