Andre Villas-Boas Appointed New Chelsea Manager

We take a closer look at Andre Villas-Boas, who has been handed a three-year contract to manage Chelsea.

1977: Born in Porto on October 17.

1993: Invited to work as a trainee with FC Porto’s youth-team coaches by manager Sir Bobby Robson.

1994: Achieves UEFA C coaching licence in Scotland.

2000: Takes charge of the British Virgin Islands for two international matches. Both end in defeat.

2002: Becomes part of Jose Mourinho’s backroom staff at Porto.

2004: Follows Mourinho to Chelsea.

2008: Moves with Mourinho to Inter Milan.

2009: Appointed manager of Academica in October, with club bottom of the table and without a win. Villas-Boas guides them to an 11th-place finish and a Portuguese League Cup semi-final.

2010: June 2 – Appointed manager of boyhood club Porto.

August 7 – Wins Portuguese Supercup with 2-0 victory over Benfica.

2011: April 3 – Leads Porto to their 25th league title, finishing with the biggest ever winning margin over second place (21 points).

May 18 – Porto win Europa League with a 1-0 triumph over fellow Portuguese side Braga.

May 22 – Guides Porto to a trophy treble with a comprehensive 6-2 win over Vitoria de Guimaraes in Portuguese Cup final.

June 21 – Porto confirm Villas-Boas has tendered his resignation and his contract will be terminated once his 15million euros release clause has been paid.

Porto later announce they have received the required compensation, with Chelsea releasing a short statement confirming their interest in Villas-Boas and their intention to agree personal terms in the near future.

June 22 – Appointed Chelsea manager on a three-year contract.