FC Porto Elections 2024: Pinto da Costa vs. André Villas-Boas – Everything You Need to Know.

FC Porto go to the polls this Saturday and, for the first time since 1982, the inauguration of Pinto da Costa is not just a bureaucratic act. At 86 years old, the world’s most famous sports director is up against a young André Villas-Boas, 46 years old, 40 years younger than the current president’s Citizen Card appeared, which was re-elected 14 times.

Pinto da Costa had to dedicate himself and dedicate himself to interviews and campaign activities like never before to take advantage of the sporting successes achieved (2566 titles) in those four decades, after him, in the last few days, presented the renewal of Sérgio as an asset of Conceição, an agreement with Pepe for another year, as well as the signing of Francisco Conceição, which was expected during the transfer made by Ajax at the beginning of the season.

oh NOVO we will try to show what the two candidates think about the most diverse topics and the main ideas that will help the members of FC Porto to make a decision, and it is worth remembering that, unlike Benfica and Sporting, each blue-and-white member corresponds to one vote, regardless of status.

SOCCER
Pinto da Costa he announced the renewal, for another four years, of Sérgio Conceição, and it remains to be seen if this relationship could be void if Villas-Boas is elected by the members. The president of FC Porto since 1982 also added to the renewal of the blue-and-white coach the renewal of Pepe for another year and the appointment of Francisco Conceição, with a valid contract until 2029. The current president also said that Luís Gonçalves will maintain himself as a football administrator and he remembered that Vítor Baía and António Oliveira, candidates for vice president, are people connected to the sport.

Andre Villas-Boas has presented a structure with something new: the Spaniard Andoni Zubizarreta will be involved in the role of sporting director, who has already done the same tasks in Barcelona and Marseille where he crossed paths with the candidate who now for president. Former captain Jorge Costa, if Villas-Boas wins, will leave his coaching career and become the football director of the professional teams, liaising between the main team and the B and under-19 teams. As for Sérgio Conceição, he wants to have a conversation, but he always said that the coach had to integrate into the structure and identify with the philosophy that he wants to see implemented at FC Porto. In other words, the possibility of cohabitation between Villas-Boas and Conceição seems far away.

academy / high performance center
It may be a semantic difference, but what Pinto da Costa calls Academia Villas-Boas is the High Performance Center. This has been one of the biggest differences between the two lists.

Pinto da Costa wants to build infrastructure in Maia with 20 hectares, a stadium for 2,500 people, eight greens, 70 double rooms, parking and support structures. His goal, at least as far as we know, is not to host the remaining procedures at the club.

Andre Villas-Boas wants to build a High Performance Center for all modes. There will be 30 hectares in Olival, where football teams already train, with five football pitches, a pavilion for professional sports, a hotel and support structures.

FINANCE
Pinto da Costa assured members that, in this election campaign, he will achieve three goals: to double the club’s income in three years, with an annual increase of 25% in income through investment in the internationalization of the FCP brand; A 20% reduction in total costs from the first year, through the restructuring of the group’s companies, without the need to pay management bonuses ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ and a production and operating cost policy will be created that guarantees efficiency, stability, rigor and transparency. complete; refinancing liabilities, through a financial debt instrument of 250 million euros that will reduce debt service at the same time and strengthen the competitiveness of the football team.

José Fernando Figueiredo will be financial controller at FC Porto SAD, replacing Fernando Gomes, economist and senior adviser at the World Bank, who previously headed Banco de Fomento. João Rafael Koehler will be vice president of the financial area. At the same time, FC Porto signed an agreement with the company Ithaka, which will include 65 million euros in exchange for 30% of the rights over the next 25 years of a new company dedicated to increasing commercial potential Estádio do Dragão.

Andre Villas-Boas promises that three “world-renowned” banks are interested in renegotiating FC Porto’s debt and says that FC Porto has a “difficult financial situation” due to 512 million euros in the debt and 223 million euros in debt.

Villas-Boas says there is an urgent need for a “deep financial restructuring” and promises that there are “immediate financial challenges”. He is also concerned about the expected income from Pinto da Costa and the relationship with the Quadrantis fund, which includes João Rafael Koehler, a candidate for vice president of the Pinto da Costa list. Maybe that’s why he says the current leader is “hostile” to the businessman. Villas-Boas’ CFO is José Pedro Pereira da Costa, former executive controller of NOS.

MODALITY
Pinto da Costa wants to focus on consolidating existing methods – Handball, Basketball, Roller Hockey, Volleyball, Billiards, Boxing, Swimming and Modified Sports – and wants to complete the feasibility study to explain the implementation of Futsal. He also plans to enter Surfing through partnerships.

Andre Villas-Boas He also wants to launch Futsal in the medium term and bring back men’s volleyball, as well as focusing on other existing sports.

WOMAN MURDER
Pinto da Costa During the next term, he expects to have a senior team that will fight to win titles.

Andre Villas-Boas going further. He wants to create a women’s football department, to announce the position of the director of the individual department and says that it is necessary for FC Porto to be sure of the level of achievements in national and international women’s football competitions.

LIMITED TERM AND MANAGEMENT
Nothing is known about Pinto da Costa regarding term limits, but André Villas-Boas has already indicated that he wants to implement this idea by reviewing the statutes.

André Villas-Boas himself has mentioned Rui Costa, the president of Benfica, to explain why he does not intend to receive a salary as president of the SAD Board of Directors. And he also promises lower salaries for the Board of Directors. As is known, since the creation of SAD, Pinto da Costa has been paid ​​always, even if one of his proposals is now to reduce administrative salaries.