Filipa Patão

Filipa Patão
Patão in 2025
Personal information
Full name Filipa Santos Patão
Date of birth (1989-03-06) March 6, 1989
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Boston Legacy (head coach)
Youth career
2002–2006 1º Dezembro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2013 1º Dezembro
2013–2018 CF Benfica
International career
2007 Portugal U19 1 (0)
2011 Portugal 1 (0)
Managerial career
2020–2025 Benfica
2026– Boston Legacy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Filipa Santos Patão (born March 6, 1989) is a Portuguese soccer coach and former player who is the head coach of Boston Legacy FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously managed Benfica and led the club to five consecutive league titles.

Career

Benfica

Patão became Benfica's manager in December 2020, taking over from Luís Andrade.[1] In five seasons with the club, she won the Campeonato Nacional Feminino five times consecutively, the Taça de Portugal Feminina once, and the Taça da Liga Feminina three times. In the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League, she led Benfica to the quarterfinals, a first for a Portuguese club.[2]

Boston Legacy

In June 2025, it was announced that Patão would become the inaugural head coach of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) expansion side Boston Legacy FC, who begin play in 2026.[3]

Honors

Player

1º Dezembro
CF Benfica

Manager

Benfica

References

  1. ^ "Filipa Patão sucede a Andrade no futebol feminino do Benfica" (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. December 27, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  2. ^ "Boston Legacy in advanced talks to hire Benfica's Filipa Patao as their first head coach". The Athletic. May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  3. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (June 25, 2025). "New Boston Legacy coach Patão promises passion, high press". ESPN. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
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