″I thought I would coach FC Porto, I always dreamed of this dream″

Remarks by Domingos Paciencia on the program “Hora dos Craques” in Canal Porto, presented by Manish.

Termination of the profession at the age of 32: “In the last match, in 2001, when I jumped with Idalécio, I had poor support and felt in my knee. The anterior cruciate ligament, which I had already operated on, was hanging by a thread and there was the possibility of surgery again. With the age of 32, I started Thinking I’ll have to take six or seven months to recover and that I’ll probably never be the same player again. I’ve made the decision to stop playing. It’s a day we never want to come and just imagining that one day will come is a shock.”

Still want to be a coach? “I will be a coach forever. As for the project, at the moment I am less ambitious. I left it five years ago. I do not close the door. While the error is inside, an attractive project may appear that motivates me to come back, but not at the moment.”

Departure from Braga 2011: “I had a good first year, with a second place. And at that time, I thought I was coming to FC Porto, and that was always a dream. I spoke with Antero [Henrique]He told me he was looking for a coach with more international experience and Andre Villas-Boas ended up coming. While I stayed in Braga, I had another year on my contract. In 2011, I felt that it would be difficult to have an even season, the tournament did not go well for us, but we reached the Europa League final, and had an unforgettable international campaign, 19 matches since the Champions League qualifying round. It gave me international status and I thought again I would get this opportunity. On my birthday, the president came up to me and said: “I don’t know if you will go to Sporting or not, but I want you to stay for another year in Braga, and then the next year you can become a coach” of FC Porto. I told him I would like to stay for another year in Braga, but that I wouldn’t be able to do better than I did. The next week, Andre left, but I already gave the word to Sporting, everything was fine.

What failed at Sporting: “The Sporting project had a good vision. It was a complete renewal of the squad, 16 players entered that year. The project was destined to become champions in two years and I think it was possible for me to change the idea of ​​Sporting’s path. As a coach it was to get to a big club. The mistake What happened at Sporting is that what was three years has become three months. We will play in Luz, and if we win, we will be ranked first. The president said in an interview that we should be champions. How is that possible?

Teams at risk of relegation: “The whole trip was one of good experiences. I had amazing experiences in Turkey, in Cyprus, and I don’t regret anything. There are things you hide when you go to a club. They won’t tell you you have six months’ salary.” [em atraso] And that they had to go home to fetch the coach who had been there before, because he didn’t want to come any more. In Depor, the players have not been paid for six months. I go to a training session and the team doesn’t show up: they’re bundled up in the locker room, and they don’t practice until they pay. He wasn’t aware of that. When he signs, it’s all promises and I have a lot of surprises.”