Filipa Patão
Portuguese soccer coach (born 1989)
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Filipa Santos Patão (born March 6, 1989) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who is the head coach of Boston Legacy FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously managed Benfica and led the club to five consecutive league titles.
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Patão in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Filipa Santos Patão | ||
| Date of birth | March 6, 1989 | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boston Legacy (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | 1º Dezembro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2013 | 1º Dezembro | ||
| 2013–2018 | CF Benfica | ||
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2025 | Benfica | ||
| 2026– | Boston Legacy | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Benfica
Patão became Benfica's manager in December 2020, taking over from Luís Andrade.[1] In five seasons with the club, she won the Campeonato Nacional Feminino five times consecutively, the Taça de Portugal Feminina once, and the Taça da Liga Feminina three times. In the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League, she led Benfica to the quarterfinals, a first for a Portuguese club.[2]
Boston Legacy
In June 2025, it was announced that Patão would become the inaugural head coach of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) expansion side Boston Legacy FC, who begin play in 2026.[3]
Honors
Player
- 1º Dezembro
- Campeonato Nacional (6): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Taça de Portugal (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- CF Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
- Taça de Portugal (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
- Supertaça de Portugal (1): 2015
Manager
- Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional (5): 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- Taça de Portugal (1): 2023–24
- Taça da Liga (3): 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- Supertaça de Portugal (2): 2022, 2023
