José Riveiro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Riveiro and the second or maternal family name is Cabaleiro.
José Riveiro
José Riveiro With Al Ahly in 2025
Personal information
Full name José Luis Riveiro Cabaleiro[1]
Date of birth (1975-09-15) 15 September 1975
Place of birth Vigo, Spain[2]
Team information
Current team
 Al Ahly (head coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
1998–2001 CD Teis
2001–2003 Rápido Bouzas (youth)
2003–2006 CD Teis
2010–2014 Mondariz FC
2010–2011 Choco (youth)
2011–2014 Celta Vigo (youth)
2014 Honka (assistant)
2015–2016 PK-35 Vantaa (assistant)
2016–2018 HJK (assistant)
2019–2021 Inter Turku
2022–2025 Orlando Pirates
2025– Al Ahly

José Luis Riveiro Cabaleiro (born 15 September 1975) is a Spanish professional football manager who is currently the manager of Al Ahly in Egyptian Premier League.

Career

Born in Vigo, Galicia,[3] Riveiro began his coaching career at an early age, and took over his first senior team, CD Teis in the regional leagues shortly after. After three years in charge of the team, he spent two seasons as an assistant and coach of Rápido de Bouzas' youth categories before returning to Teis.

In 2010, Riveiro was appointed manager of Mondariz FC in the Primeira Autonómica (sixth division), achieving promotion to the Preferente in his first campaign. While in charge of the club, he was also a coach of CD Choco and RC Celta de Vigo's youth categories.[4]

Finland

Riveiro resigned from Mondariz in May 2014,[5] and moved abroad in July to work at Finnish side FC Honka, as an assistant coach.[6] In April of the following year, he moved to fellow league team PK-35 Vantaa, also as an assistant.[7]

On 7 June 2016, Riveiro was appointed assistant manager of HJK Helsinki.[8]

On 5 October 2018, he was named manager of FC Inter Turku.[9] In his first season in charge, Riveiro led Inter to the 2nd position in the Veikkausliiga, qualifying the side to a European competition after six years. On 25 September 2020, he renewed his contract for the 2021 campaign.[10] For the 2022 season, Inter replaced him with Miguel Grau.[11]

Orlando Pirates

On 25 June 2022, Riveiro was announced as the head coach of the South African suite, Orlando Pirates FC. He then went on to help Orlando Pirates win the 2022 MTN 8 League Cup and the 2022–23 Nedbank Cup, and secured the 2nd spot in the South African Premier Division to qualify for the CAF Champions League in his first campaign. Riveiro led the club to win 2023 MTN 8 Cup and went on to defend the 2023–24 Nedbank Cup against Mamelodi Sundowns.[12] In 2024, he made history when he became the first coach to win the MTN 8 three times consecutively after winning the 2024 edition.[13]

In the 2024–25 season, he guided the club to a runner-up finish in both the South African Premiership and the Nedbank Cup.[14] Additionally, he led the team to the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League, where they were narrowly defeated 3–2 on aggregate by Pyramids.[15]

Al Ahly

In late May 2025, reports stated that Riveiro would become the head coach of Egyptian side Al Ahly ahead of their participation in the FIFA Club World Cup.[16] On 29 May, he signed a two-year contract with the club.[17]

Managerial statistics

As of 23 June 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Inter Turku 1 January 2019 31 December 2021 102 56 13 33 164 109 +55 054.90
Orlando Pirates 1 July 2022 13 May 2025 131 82 22 27 232 112 +120 062.60
Al Ahly 29 May 2025 present 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 000.00
Total 236 138 37 61 334 192 +142 058.47

Managerial honours

Inter Turku

Orlando Pirates

References

  1. ^ "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Al Ahly FC (EGY)" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Interin valmentaja pelkäsi lentämistä niin paljon, että matkusti 73 tuntia maateitse päästäkseen Suomeen – "Se oli elämäni huonoin päätös"" [Inter's coach was so afraid of flying that he traveled 73 hours by land to get to Finland – "It was the worst decision of my life"]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 19 October 2019.
  3. ^ "El vigués Riveiro rompe el hielo" [The vigués Riveiro breaks the ice] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. ^ "José Riveiro: "En España es difícil entrenar si no has tenido un nombre como jugador"" [José Riveiro: "In Spain is hard to coach if you did not have a name as manager"] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. ^ "José Rivero abandona el banquillo del Mondariz. Desvelamos posible destino y candidatos a sustituírle" [José Rivero leaves the bench of Mondariz. We reveal the possible destiny and candidates to replace him] (in Spanish). Galifutbol. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Póker gallego en Finlandia" [Galician poker in Finland] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Caloi, Riveiro y Pablo Couñago emprenden una nueva aventura finlandesa" [Caloi, Riveiro and Pablo Couñago go to a new Finnish adventure] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  8. ^ "El técnico vigués José Luis Riveiro ficha por el Helsinki" [The vigués manager José Luis Riveiro signs for Helsinki] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Riveiro sigue creciendo en Finlandia" [Riveiro keeps growing in Finland] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  10. ^ "José Riveiro jatkaa Interin päävalmentajana myös kaudella 2021" [José Riveiro will continue as Inter's head coach in the 2021 season]. FC Inter (in Finnish). 25 September 2020.
  11. ^ "MIGUEL GRAU INTERIN UUSI PÄÄVALMENTAJA" (in Finnish). FC Inter Turku. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Orlando Pirates announce little-known Spaniard Riveiro as head coach". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  13. ^ Monoalibe, Siyasanga (6 October 2024). "Riveiro lifts his fifth trophy after exciting MTN8 win". Sunday World. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Amakhosi for Life! Kaizer Chiefs end trophy drought to beat Orlando Pirates and win Nedbank Cup final". iol.co.za. 10 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Pirates exit Champions League after 5-goal thriller". Kick Off. 25 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Al Ahly 'sets date' for Riveiro announcement". Kick Off. 28 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Ahly appoint Jose Riveiro as new coach". Ahram Online. 29 May 2025.
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