Luís Filipe Vieira

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Vieira and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.
Luís Filipe Vieira
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Vieira in 2007
Born Luís Filipe Vieira Ferreira
(1949-06-22) 22 June 1949 (age 75)
São Domingos de Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality Portuguese
Occupation Real estate businessman
Known for President of S.L. Benfica
Spouse(s) Vanda Vieira
Children Tiago Vieira
Sara Vieira

Luís Filipe Vieira Ferreira (born 22 June 1949) is a Portuguese real estate businessman and the current president of S.L. Benfica.

Alverca

Luís Filipe Vieira began his career in football as President of Futebol Clube de Alverca for a couple of years, at a time when Angolan player Pedro Mantorras was a rising young star at the Alverca side, and Alverca an affiliated satellite football club for parent club Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Later he was transferred to Benfica for a total of €7 million.[1][2]

Benfica

2003–2006

On 31 October 2003, Vieira was elected by the club's associate members (sócios) as the 33rd president of S.L. Benfica,[3][4] defeating Jaime Antunes and Guerra Madaleno, and succeeding Manuel Vilarinho. He was committed to bring Benfica back to its European glory. In the first months in charge, he saw the club win its first trophy in eight years, after a triumph at the Portuguese Cup.

In the 2004–05 football season, the club won the Portuguese League, with the Italian Giovanni Trapattoni as manager. In the 2005–06 season, he hired Ronald Koeman, a Dutch international and former Ajax coach, as manager. Benfica won the Portuguese Super Cup and went to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, knocking out the defending champions Liverpool. Under his presidency, Benfica reached over 160,000 paying associates members in 2006, and was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the largest sports club in the world by number of registered paying associates.[5][6]

2006–2009

On 27 October 2006, Vieira ran uncontested and was re-elected for a second term by getting 95,6% of the votes.[7]

For the 2006–07 season, he hired Portuguese manager Fernando Santos as the new coach for the football team. The team also signed veteran footballer Rui Costa after a long stint in the Italian Serie A.

In May 2007, Benfica - Futebol, S.A.D. started to be listed on the Portuguese stock exchange Euronext Lisbon.

2009–2012

On 3 July 2009, a total number of 20,672 votes were cast in the presidential elections and Vieira was re-elected with 91.74% of the votes, defeating Bruno Carvalho which got 2,98%.[8] Before winning the elections, he promised a more winning term. In his previous one, Benfica never achieved better than a third place and a League Cup, but by winning the latter it became the only club to win all Portuguese competitions.[9] In his third term, with Jorge Jesus, he won the Portuguese League in the first year, plus another League Cup,[10] but in the following two, the team only managed to retain the League Cup, coming second place in the two years. In 2012 Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

2012–present

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On 13 October 2012, he ran for a fourth term[16][17] and announced the intention to win three Portuguese League, achieve one European final in football, and win a total of 50 titles in other sports. He also promised to broadcast Benfica home games on Benfica TV.[18][19] On 26 October 2012,[20] he was re-elected with 83,02% of the votes defeating Rui Rangel who got 13,83%.[21][22]

On 7 December 2012, he surpassed Bento Mântua as the president with more days in charge of the club.[23]

In 2013, Benfica finished second in the league and were runners-up in the Portuguese Cup and UEFA Europa League. Manager Jesus was contested but remained at the club for two more seasons. In 2014, the club achieved an unprecedented treble of Portuguese League, Portuguese Cup and League Cup, and were again runners-up in the UEFA Europa League.

His term in the 2014–15 season was particularly successful as Benfica won a total 64 titles (41 national and 22 regional) in different sports.[24]

Trophies won by Benfica

As of 3 October 2015

List of trophies won by the club during his presidency:

References

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Preceded by President of Benfica
2003–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

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