[citation needed] That success led him to bigger clubs, so in 1929, John became the first foreign manager of Benfica.
[2] In his two seasons he spent there, John led the club to their first national title, winning the Campeonato de Portugal against Barreirense on 1 June 1930, putting an end to a 10-year title drought [3] He successfully defend this conquest in the following year, beating Porto by three-nill on 28 June 1931.
[4] John was then signed by Sporting CP, which offered him 16 contos to move.
[citation needed] He was the last manager to directly move from Benfica to Sporting until Jorge Jesus did it 84 years later.
[6] [citation needed] Vitória Setúbal Benfica General Specific