Wasting no time, Famalican announced this Wednesday that Armando Evangelista has become the new coach of the first team. The 50-year-old coach signed a contract until the end of this season after being selected become João Pedro Sousa’s successorwho agreed to keep Minho’s emblem on Tuesday.
Armando Evangelista has been free on the market since leaving Brazilians Goiás in November, his first experience abroad. Famalicão marks the manager’s third adventure in the top tier of Portuguese football, following a short stint with V. Guimarães’ first team in 2015/16 and two successful seasons at Arouca in 2021/22 and 2022. /23.
At Wolves, he was responsible for the club’s return to League One, managing to then ensure they remained in the top flight in their first season and subsequently qualified for European competition the previous season.
In addition to the teams already mentioned, Armando Evangelista also coached Varzim, Penafiel and Vilafrancuense.