Edgar Cardoso (football manager)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Martins and the second or paternal family name is Cardoso.
Edgar Cardoso
Personal information
Full name Edgar Filipe Martins Cardoso
Date of birth (1983-03-16) 16 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Portugal
Managerial career
Years Team
2002–2014 Benfica (youth)
2016–2019 Qatar U23 (assistant)
2020–2023 Shakhtar (youth)
2023–2024 Kitchee(assistant)
2024– Kitchee

Edgar Filipe Martins Cardoso (born 16 March 1983) is a Portuguese football manager who manages Kitchee.

Life and career

Cardoso never played professional football. In 2002, he was appointed as a youth manager of Portuguese side Benfica. After that, he worked as a youth manager for the Aspire Academy in Qatar. In 2016, Cardoso was appointed assistant manager of the Qatar national under-23 football team. He worked as assistant manager to Spanish manager Félix Sánchez. In 2020, he was appointed youth manager of Ukrainian side Shakhtar. In 2021, he renewed his contract with the club until 2023.[1] He worked for the club during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

After that, he worked as a consultant for Belgian football consultant group Double Pass. In 2024, he was appointed manager of Hong Kong side Kitchee. He previously worked as assistant manager of the club. He worked as assistant manager to South Korean manager Kim Dong-jin. He was described as "unable to arrest Kitchee’s slide at the back end of [the 2023/24 season]".[2] He remained as their manager for the 2024/25 season.

Cardoso was born on 16 March 1983 in Portugal. He obtained the UEFA Pro License. He has a son. He has been married to a Portuguese woman.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Edgar Cardoso vive o dia a dia no Shakhtar Donetsk". rtp.pt.
  2. ^ "Kitchee's new coach Edgar Cardoso says fresh signings can turn club's fortunes around". scmp.com.
  3. ^ "«Tinha viagem às 10h para voltar a Portugal... às 4h começaram as bombas»". iol.pt.