João Tralhão

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Valado and the second or paternal family name is Tralhão.
João Tralhão
Personal information
Full name João Carlos Valado Tralhão
Date of birth (1980-09-03) 3 September 1980
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Team information
Current team
 Benfica (assistant manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2020–2021 Vilafranquense

João Carlos Valado Tralhão (born 3 September 1980) is a Portuguese football manager who is assistant manager of Benfica.

Career

Born in Lisbon, Tralhão worked with Benfica's youth teams from 2002. In 2011, he took charge of the under-19 team,[1] and in June 2018 he was promoted to the under-23 team.[2]

In October 2018, Tralhão left to be first-team assistant manager to Thierry Henry at AS Monaco,[3] leaving Benfica under-23 to his older brother Luís Tralhão.[4] At the end of January, with Monaco having dismissed Henry and replaced him with Leonardo Jardim, Tralhão left.[5]

On 28 October 2020, having spent the previous season without a club, Tralhão was named as a senior head coach for the first time, succeeding Quim Machado at Vilafranquense, second-last in Liga Portugal 2.[6] His debut three days later was a goalless draw away to Chaves.[7] He left on the following 9 March, after ten games without a win; his last game was a 2–2 draw at home to Sporting da Covilhã, conceding the equaliser in added time.[8]

In August 2023, Tralhão signed a one-year deal to assist Nuri Şahin at Antalyaspor in Turkey.[9] The following July, he moved with Şahin to Borussia Dortmund.[10]

Tralhão went back to Turkey in June 2025, to assist compatriot José Mourinho at Fenerbahçe.[11] Dismissed at the end of August, they returned to Benfica in September.[12] Mourinho was sent off in a UEFA Champions League knockout playoff first leg against Real Madrid, meaning that Tralhão took over his media and coaching duties for the second leg on 25 February 2026;[13] his side lost 2–1 at the Bernabéu (3–1 aggregate).[14]

References

  1. ^ "João Tralhão: «Preocupa-me mais o crescimento dos jovens»" [João Tralhão: "I'm more concerned about the growth of young players"]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  2. ^ Marques, Valter (8 June 2024). "João Tralhão fica para os sub-23 do Benfica" [João Tralhão to Benfica under-23]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  3. ^ Ferreira, Luís Pedro (12 October 2018). "Benfica: João Tralhão de saída para o Mónaco" [Benfica: João Tralhão leaving for Monaco] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Luís Tralhão troca de sub-23: deixa o Benfica para orientar o Cova da Piedade" [Luís Tralhão swaps under-23: he leaves Benfica to lead Cova da Piedade] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  5. ^ "João Tralhão anuncia saída do Mónaco" [João Tralhão announces exit from Monaco] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  6. ^ Pinto, Pedro Gonçalo; Silva, Flávio Miguel (28 October 2020). "João Tralhão é o novo treinador do Vilafranquense" [João Tralhão is the new manager of Vilafranquense]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Chaves-Vilafranquense, 0-0: Empate na estreia de João Tralhão" [Chaves-Vilafranquense, 0-0: Debut on João Tralhão's debut]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 October 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  8. ^ "João Tralhão já não é treinador do Vilafranquense" [João Tralhão is no longer manager of Vilafranquense]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Turquia: João Tralhão é o novo adjunto do Antalyaspor" [Turkey: João Tralhão is the new assistant manager of Antalyaspor]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  10. ^ Aleixo, Mário (28 June 2024). "João Tralhão integra equipa técnica do Borussia Dortmund" [João Tralhão joins Borussia Dortmund coaching team] (in Portuguese). Rádio. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  11. ^ Novo, David (14 June 2025). "Esta é a nova equipa técnica de José Mourinho no Fenerbahçe" [This is José Mourinho's new coaching team at Fenerbahçe]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  12. ^ "José Mourinho conta com 8 elementos na equipa técnica: saiba quem são" [José Mourinho counts on 8 people in the coaching staff: get to know who they are]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 September 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  13. ^ Deniran-Alleyne, Tashan (25 February 2026). "Why Jose Mourinho will not be on the touchline for Real Madrid vs Benfica today". Evening Standard. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  14. ^ Santos, André (25 February 2026). "João Tralhão: «No conjunto dos três jogos com o Real Madrid empatámos 5-5...»" [João Tralhão: "Over the course of the three games with Real Madrid we drew 5-5..."]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 March 2026.
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