Ilídio Vale

Ilídio Fernando Torres do Vale (born 13 December 1957), known as Ilídio Vale, is a Portuguese football manager, currently serving as a coach of the Qatar national under-23 football team.

During his youth, Vale is a graduate of the University of Porto where he majored in Physical Education and Sports.

In 1994, Vale was appointed Technical Coordinator around the youth football of FC Porto, being responsible for the development and operation of the project.

In the 1999-2000 season, Vale was appointed as assistant coach of the main squad.

On 23 March 2011, Ilídio Vale reached the 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy Final after Portugal U23 beat the Italy Lega Pro U21 3–2, overcoming a 0-2 defeat in the half-time.