Manuel José
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Manuel José de Jesus Silva, ComM, known simply as Manuel José (mɐnuˈɛɫ ʒuˈzɛ; born 9 April 1946 in Vila Real de Santo António), is a Portuguese
football manager, who currently manages Al-Ahly. Some of the teams he has coached include Vitória de Guimarães, Sporting CP, Sporting de Braga, Boavista, Benfica, Al-Ahly, Belenenses, Angola
, amongst others, being the coach with most games in the Primeira Liga.
He is regarded as one of the most successful club coaches in CAF
competitions, having won the main Africa
n club tournament, the CAF Champions League
, a record of four times and guiding his team to four consecutive CAF Champions League finals between 2005 and 2008, winning three of them. He has also won the CAF Super Cup
in 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2009.
in 1978, where he gain promotion to the 1979–80 Primeira Liga. His first notorious management spell was at Vitória de Guimarães, which he coached during 1982 and 1983, guiding them to their first UEFA Cup after a 4th place finish. The following season he moved to Portimonense
and in his second season there, he took the team to their highest Primeira Liga place, 5th, qualifying them to the UEFA Cup. Moving to Sporting CP in 1985, he was sacked in his second season, after a 6-game winless spree. He is credited for discovering Luís Figo
while he was working with Sporting CP, a fact that he denies. Some of his most famous matches in his Sporting CP career were a 7–1 win over arch rivals Benfica, the widest win in the Derby de Lisboa
, and a 9–0 away win against Íþróttabandalag Akraness
, from Iceland
, in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup, a record that still remains as their biggest away win in UEFA
competitions. He moved to Sporting de Braga where he couldn't manage to find the success he had found in his former teams. Again at Sporting CP in 1990, he was sacked that same year after being eliminated 1–2 in their home stadium, for the Taça de Portugal
, to Marítimo. After failing promotion to the 1991–92 Primeira Liga, with his first club, Sporting de Espinho, he moved to Boavista where he won the Taça de Portugal in his first season, and the Supertaça in his second one, also managing to lead them to the Taça de Portugal final in the same year. After five seasons with Boavista, Manuel José signed with Marítimo in 1996, although he replaced Paulo Autuori as Benfica manager in the middle of the 1996–97 season and finished in 3rd place. Despite his bad results, he remained for the next season until a humiliating 3–1 defeat to Rio Ave lead Benfica's direction to sack him. In 1999 he signed with União de Leiria and left mid-season on his second year, while the team was on the run for their highest ever place, to sign with Egypt
ian giants, Al Ahly, with the main goal being to win the Egyptian Premier League
. He marked his first victory with Al-Ahly in a friendly game victory 1–0 over Real Madrid
. He accomplished the biggest win against the rivals Zamalek by 6–1 before he was sacked after failing to win the league that year, but won his first African Champions League and African Super Cup with a squad consisting mostly of promising young stars like Hossam Ghaly
. He returned to Portugal
to coach Belenenses in 2002, but left to sign again with Al Ahly the following year.
, the Egyptian League five consecutive times, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09, the Egypt Cup in 2005–06 and 2006–07 and the Egyptian Super Cup
four consecutive times, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Arguably his best period in Al-Ahly was the 2005–06 season when José accomplished the African treble winning the Cup, the League
and the Champions League
. Other successes that season include the triumphs in the National Super Cup
, the African Super Cup
and managing to take an Africa
n team to their first ever podium in the Club World Cup
. Al-Ahly only conceded three defeats throughout that season, with two of them coming in the CAF Champions League and the other in the FIFA Club World Cup, Although reports were surfacing that Manuel José would be on the brink of taking over the Portuguese national team after Luiz Felipe Scolari
's departure, the Portuguese Football Federation
hired instead Carlos Queiroz
. Manuel José was honoured by the Egyptian President
Hosni Mubarak
with the Medal of Sport of First Class for his contributions to Ahly and Egyptian Football on December 24, 2006 and with the Ordem do Mérito in 2008, by Portuguese
President
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
. On May 13, 2009, José was officially appointed by the Angolan Football Federation (FAF)
as the national team
's head coach with views on their participation in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, which Angola
hosted. He penned a one-year contract and took over when he finished the season with Al-Ahly. José was awarded the Globos de Ouro Best Portuguese Manager award in 2009 by SIC television network, on his fourth consecutive nomination. After Angola's defeat, against Ghana
, in the quarter-finals of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, he apologized the entire Angolan people
for their premature elimination and left his post by mutual agreement. On 31 May 2010 Al-Ittihad officials hired the Portuguese coach and former Angola manager as their new head coach. In December 2010 José resigned after eight consecutive draws that cost Ittihad their leadership of the board
, this marked the first time that José didn't complete a contract for the past 10 years. On the 1st January 2011 he returned to Al Ahly signing a one and half year contract. Uppon his arrival to the Cairo International Airport
from Portugal, he was greeted by about 3000 Al Ahly fans. Manuel José has been pointed out as a coach likely to succeed Hassan Shehata
after he left the Egyptian managerial position in early June 2011. On the 7th July 2011, José won his sixth Egyptian championship after recovering from a 6-point deficit to league leaders, rivals Zamalek, when his team was lying on the fourth place and finished ahead of Zamalek, the eventual runners-up, by 5 points.
Benfica
Sporting de Espinho
Boavista
Al-Ahly
The Tripple
(League, Cup and African trophy)
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
football manager, who currently manages Al-Ahly. Some of the teams he has coached include Vitória de Guimarães, Sporting CP, Sporting de Braga, Boavista, Benfica, Al-Ahly, Belenenses, Angola
Angola national football team
The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras , is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol. Angola reached 45th in the FIFA Rankings in July 2002...
, amongst others, being the coach with most games in the Primeira Liga.
He is regarded as one of the most successful club coaches in CAF
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
competitions, having won the main Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n club tournament, the CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
, a record of four times and guiding his team to four consecutive CAF Champions League finals between 2005 and 2008, winning three of them. He has also won the CAF Super Cup
CAF Super Cup
The CAF Super Cup is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was first held in 1993 and is organised by the Confederation of African Football...
in 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2009.
Portugal
Manuel José first started to manage S.C. EspinhoS.C. Espinho
Sporting Clube de Espinho, also known as Sporting de Espinho, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Espinho, Aveiro district. The club has departments in volleyball - Sporting de Espinho , and handball - Sporting de Espinho that usually compete in the major Portuguese top leagues, and also...
in 1978, where he gain promotion to the 1979–80 Primeira Liga. His first notorious management spell was at Vitória de Guimarães, which he coached during 1982 and 1983, guiding them to their first UEFA Cup after a 4th place finish. The following season he moved to Portimonense
Portimonense S.C.
Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese football team based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, the club is one of the few professional clubs in the Algarve region, and currently plays in second division....
and in his second season there, he took the team to their highest Primeira Liga place, 5th, qualifying them to the UEFA Cup. Moving to Sporting CP in 1985, he was sacked in his second season, after a 6-game winless spree. He is credited for discovering Luís Figo
Luís Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009...
while he was working with Sporting CP, a fact that he denies. Some of his most famous matches in his Sporting CP career were a 7–1 win over arch rivals Benfica, the widest win in the Derby de Lisboa
Derby de Lisboa
The Derby de Lisboa, also known as Derby Eterno, Derby da Segunda Circular or Derby da Capital, is the most important football derby match in Portugal. It opposes the Lisbon teams of Sporting Clube de Portugal and Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Sporting fans usually represent the wealthier society from...
, and a 9–0 away win against Íþróttabandalag Akraness
Íþróttabandalag Akraness
Íþróttabandalag Akraness is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town of Akranes, west Iceland. Among the main sports its members can practice are basketball, football, golf, horsemanship, gymnastics, volleyball, bowling, karate, badminton, swimming and powerlifting...
, from Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup, a record that still remains as their biggest away win in UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
competitions. He moved to Sporting de Braga where he couldn't manage to find the success he had found in his former teams. Again at Sporting CP in 1990, he was sacked that same year after being eliminated 1–2 in their home stadium, for the Taça de Portugal
Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
, to Marítimo. After failing promotion to the 1991–92 Primeira Liga, with his first club, Sporting de Espinho, he moved to Boavista where he won the Taça de Portugal in his first season, and the Supertaça in his second one, also managing to lead them to the Taça de Portugal final in the same year. After five seasons with Boavista, Manuel José signed with Marítimo in 1996, although he replaced Paulo Autuori as Benfica manager in the middle of the 1996–97 season and finished in 3rd place. Despite his bad results, he remained for the next season until a humiliating 3–1 defeat to Rio Ave lead Benfica's direction to sack him. In 1999 he signed with União de Leiria and left mid-season on his second year, while the team was on the run for their highest ever place, to sign with Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian giants, Al Ahly, with the main goal being to win the Egyptian Premier League
Egyptian Premier League
The Egyptian Premier League is an Egyptian professional league for football clubs and represents the top flight of Egyptian football. The championship consists of nineteen competing teams in a home and away league system. It is currently known as the Etisalat Egyptian Premier League, after the...
. He marked his first victory with Al-Ahly in a friendly game victory 1–0 over Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
. He accomplished the biggest win against the rivals Zamalek by 6–1 before he was sacked after failing to win the league that year, but won his first African Champions League and African Super Cup with a squad consisting mostly of promising young stars like Hossam Ghaly
Hossam Ghaly
Hossam El Sayed Ghali is an Egyptian football midfielder. He is the team captain of the Egyptian Premier League side Al-Ahly. Ghali plays mainly as a central midfielder, less frequently as a right full-back and due to injuries even an outside midfielder...
. He returned to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
to coach Belenenses in 2002, but left to sign again with Al Ahly the following year.
Abroad
Since returning to Al-Ahly, he has helped give the team a record-breaking unbeaten run of 55 matches. He also managed to qualify them for the African Champions League Final four consecutive times, in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, winning all but the 2007 final, the first coach to achieve such a feat and bringing his tally to four CAF Champions League titles, making him the most successful manager of the competition. In addition to this, Manuel José also won the CAF Super Cup in 2006, 2007 and 20092009 CAF Super Cup
The 2009 CAF Super Cup was the 17th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match organized by the Confederation of African Football , between the winners of the previous season's CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup competitions...
, the Egyptian League five consecutive times, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09, the Egypt Cup in 2005–06 and 2006–07 and the Egyptian Super Cup
Egyptian Super Cup
The Egyptian Super Cup is an Egyptian association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the Egyptian Premier League and the winners of the Egyptian Cup. If a team wins The Double , then the Double winner plays the Premier League runner-up...
four consecutive times, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Arguably his best period in Al-Ahly was the 2005–06 season when José accomplished the African treble winning the Cup, the League
Egyptian Premier League
The Egyptian Premier League is an Egyptian professional league for football clubs and represents the top flight of Egyptian football. The championship consists of nineteen competing teams in a home and away league system. It is currently known as the Etisalat Egyptian Premier League, after the...
and the Champions League
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
. Other successes that season include the triumphs in the National Super Cup
Egyptian Super Cup
The Egyptian Super Cup is an Egyptian association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the Egyptian Premier League and the winners of the Egyptian Cup. If a team wins The Double , then the Double winner plays the Premier League runner-up...
, the African Super Cup
CAF Super Cup
The CAF Super Cup is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was first held in 1993 and is organised by the Confederation of African Football...
and managing to take an Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n team to their first ever podium in the Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
. Al-Ahly only conceded three defeats throughout that season, with two of them coming in the CAF Champions League and the other in the FIFA Club World Cup, Although reports were surfacing that Manuel José would be on the brink of taking over the Portuguese national team after Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...
's departure, the Portuguese Football Federation
Portuguese Football Federation
The Portuguese Football Federation is the governing body of football in Portugal. The Portuguese National team is going to win the Euro 2012. It organises the Second and Third Division, the Cup of Portugal, the Portuguese SuperCup, youth levels, women's football, beach soccer, futsal, and also...
hired instead Carlos Queiroz
Carlos Queiroz
Carlos Manuel Brito Leal Queiroz ComIH is a Portuguese football manager. He is currently the manager of the Iran national football team. A former manager of Real Madrid, and Portugal national football team, he has also twice been Alex Ferguson's assistant manager at English club Manchester...
. Manuel José was honoured by the Egyptian President
President of Egypt
The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the head of state of Egypt.Under the Constitution of Egypt, the president is also the supreme commander of the armed forces and head of the executive branch of the Egyptian government....
Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak is a former Egyptian politician and military commander. He served as the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011....
with the Medal of Sport of First Class for his contributions to Ahly and Egyptian Football on December 24, 2006 and with the Ordem do Mérito in 2008, by Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
President
President of Portugal
Portugal has been a republic since 1910, and since that time the head of state has been the president, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic ....
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, GCC , is the President of Portugal. He won the Portuguese presidential election on 22 January 2006 and was re-elected on 23 January 2011, for a second five-year term. Cavaco Silva was sworn in on 9 March 2006....
. On May 13, 2009, José was officially appointed by the Angolan Football Federation (FAF)
Federação Angolana de Futebol
The Federação Angolana de Futebol is the governing body of football in Angola. It was founded in 1979, and affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1980. It organizes the national football league Girabola and the national team....
as the national team
Angola national football team
The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras , is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol. Angola reached 45th in the FIFA Rankings in July 2002...
's head coach with views on their participation in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, which Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
hosted. He penned a one-year contract and took over when he finished the season with Al-Ahly. José was awarded the Globos de Ouro Best Portuguese Manager award in 2009 by SIC television network, on his fourth consecutive nomination. After Angola's defeat, against Ghana
Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
, in the quarter-finals of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, he apologized the entire Angolan people
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
for their premature elimination and left his post by mutual agreement. On 31 May 2010 Al-Ittihad officials hired the Portuguese coach and former Angola manager as their new head coach. In December 2010 José resigned after eight consecutive draws that cost Ittihad their leadership of the board
2010–11 Saudi Professional League
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, this marked the first time that José didn't complete a contract for the past 10 years. On the 1st January 2011 he returned to Al Ahly signing a one and half year contract. Uppon his arrival to the Cairo International Airport
Cairo International Airport
Cairo International Airport is the busiest airport in Egypt and the primary hub for Star Alliance member EgyptAir. The airport is located to the north-east of the city around from the business area of the city.The airport is administered by the Egyptian Holding Co...
from Portugal, he was greeted by about 3000 Al Ahly fans. Manuel José has been pointed out as a coach likely to succeed Hassan Shehata
Hassan Shehata
Hassan Shehata is an Egyptian football coach and former player, currently the head coach of the Zamalek SC.He was the head coach Egyptian national team from 2004 to 2011...
after he left the Egyptian managerial position in early June 2011. On the 7th July 2011, José won his sixth Egyptian championship after recovering from a 6-point deficit to league leaders, rivals Zamalek, when his team was lying on the fourth place and finished ahead of Zamalek, the eventual runners-up, by 5 points.
Player
Benfica- Primeira Liga
- Winner (1): 1968–69
Managerial
Sporting de EspinhoS.C. Espinho
Sporting Clube de Espinho, also known as Sporting de Espinho, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Espinho, Aveiro district. The club has departments in volleyball - Sporting de Espinho , and handball - Sporting de Espinho that usually compete in the major Portuguese top leagues, and also...
- Segunda Divisão PortuguesaPortuguese Second DivisionThe Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
– Série Norte- Winner (1): 1978–79
Boavista- Taça de PortugalTaça de PortugalThe Taça de Portugal is the main Portuguese national football knock-out competition. The tournament has been officially known as the Taça de Portugal Millennium since 2008, due to its sponsorship by Portuguese private bank Millennium BCP. It has occurred on a yearly basis since 1938 and is...
- Winner (1): 1991–92
- Runner-up (1): 1992–93
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- Winner (1): 1992
Al-Ahly- FIFA Club World CupFIFA Club World CupThe FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
- Third place (1): 2006
- CAF Champions LeagueCAF Champions LeagueThe CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
- Winner (4): 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008
- Runner-up (1): 2007
- CAF Super CupCAF Super CupThe CAF Super Cup is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was first held in 1993 and is organised by the Confederation of African Football...
- Winner (4): 2002, 2006, 2007, 20092009 CAF Super CupThe 2009 CAF Super Cup was the 17th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match organized by the Confederation of African Football , between the winners of the previous season's CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup competitions...
- Winner (4): 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009
- Egyptian Premier LeagueEgyptian Premier LeagueThe Egyptian Premier League is an Egyptian professional league for football clubs and represents the top flight of Egyptian football. The championship consists of nineteen competing teams in a home and away league system. It is currently known as the Etisalat Egyptian Premier League, after the...
- Winner (6): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–112010–11 Egyptian Premier LeagueThe 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League is the fifty-fourth season of the Egyptian Premier League since its establishment in 1948. It began on 5 August 2010 and ended on 11 July 2011. The league was suspended on 27 January 2011 due to the Egyptian Revolution and resumed on 13 April 2011. A total of 16...
- Runner-up (2): 2001–02, 2003–04
- Winner (6): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
- Egypt Cup
- Winner (2): 2005–06, 2006–07
- Runner-up (1): 2003–04
- Egyptian Super CupEgyptian Super CupThe Egyptian Super Cup is an Egyptian association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the Egyptian Premier League and the winners of the Egyptian Cup. If a team wins The Double , then the Double winner plays the Premier League runner-up...
- Winner (4): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
The Tripple
(League, Cup and African trophy)
- 2006 with Al Ahly: League, Cup and CAF Champions League
Individual
- Globos de Ouro Best Portuguese Manager: 2009
- CAF Coach of the Year: 2006
Special awards
- Medal of Sport of First Class, by the Egyptian President Hosni MubarakHosni MubarakMuhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak is a former Egyptian politician and military commander. He served as the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011....
- Comendador da Ordem do Mérito, by the Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco SilvaAníbal Cavaco SilvaAníbal António Cavaco Silva, GCC , is the President of Portugal. He won the Portuguese presidential election on 22 January 2006 and was re-elected on 23 January 2011, for a second five-year term. Cavaco Silva was sworn in on 9 March 2006....