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Miguel Moita
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ribeiro Moita
Date of birth (1983-08-07) 7 August 1983 (age 43)
Place of birth Vieira do Minho, Portugal
Managerial career
Years Team
2008–2009 Chaves (assistant)
2009–2011 Beira-Mar (assistant)
2011–2012 Braga (assistant)
2013–2014 Sporting CP (assistant)
2014–2018 Monaco (assistant)
2019 Monaco (assistant)
2021–2022 Al Hilal (assistant)
2022–2023 Shabab Al Ahli (assistant)
2023–2024 Al-Rayyan (assistant)
2025–2026 Marítimo

Miguel Ribeiro Moita (born 7 August 1983) is a Portuguese football manager.

Career

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Born in Vieira do Minho in the Braga District, Moita graduated in physical education from the University of Porto.[1] From 2008 to 2024, he was part of the coaching staff of Leonardo Jardim at G.D. Chaves, S.C. Beira-Mar, S.C. Braga, Olympiacos FC, Sporting CP, AS Monaco FC, Al Hilal SFC, Shabab Al Ahli Club and Al-Rayyan SC.[1]

In January 2025, Moita told Mais Futebol that he was planning on becoming a head coach.[2] On 25 November 2025, after Vítor Matos departed for Swansea City, Moita was given his first such job, at C.S. Marítimo of Liga Portugal 2. He signed until the end of the season with the option of one more, and had a release clause of €2 million.[3] Eight people made up his coaching staff, including former club captain Edgar Costa.[3] He made his debut five days later in a 2–0 win away to Portimonense S.C. to put his club level on points with Sporting CP B at the top of the table.[4]

After a winning start - the best by a Marítimo coach in the 21st century - he also won the “Coach of the Month” award for January 2026.[5][6] On 26 April of the same year, he secured promotion to the Primeira Liga with Marítimo after a 2–1 away victory over S.L. Benfica B,[7] but still departed the club by mutual consent on 18 May 2026.[8]

References

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  1. 1 2 Vieira, Orlando (25 November 2025). "Miguel Moita é o eleito para treinar o Marítimo" [Miguel Moita is chosen to manage Marítimo]. Diário de Notícias (Madeira) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Terras Marques, Guilherme (27 January 2025). "«Quero seguir um caminho individual, com Jardim ficou tudo bem»" ["I want to go solo, with Jardim everything went well"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Miguel Moita blindado com cláusula de 2 milhões de euros (vídeo)" [Miguel Moita sealed with 2 million euro release clause (video)] (in Portuguese). RTP Madeira. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Marítimo vence Portimonense na estreia de Miguel Moita e lidera a par do Sporting B" [Marítimo defeat Portimonense on Miguel Moita's debut and lead league alongside Sporting B] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Miguel Moita eleito treinador do mês de janeiro da 2.ª Liga" [Miguel Moira voted Coach of the Month for January in 2nd League]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Freitas, Marco (25 February 2026). "Miguel Moita é o melhor treinador do século ao leme do Marítimo" [Miguel Moita is the best manager of the century at the helm of Marítimo]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Soltem os fogos! Marítimo está de regresso à Liga" [Light the fireworks! Marítimo are back in the Primeira Liga]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 26 April 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Marítimo oficializa saída do técnico Miguel Moita por mútuo acordo" [Marítimo turn official the departure of manager Miguel Moita by mutual consent] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
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