José Maria Dionísio Pratas (born 24 March 1982) is a Portuguese football coach and former player who played as a centre-back.
He subsequently represented GDC Os Oriolenses and CF Vasco da Gama Vidigueira, retiring with the latter in 2012, aged 30.
[2] In August 2016, he joined the staff of compatriot Leonel Pontes at Hungarian club Debreceni VSC, as his assistant.
[8] He later worked as a technical coordinator of the Beja Football Association, before moving to China in August 2023 to join Shanghai Shenhua FC, reuniting with Pontes.
In January 2025, Pratas joined the staff of compatriot Pedro Caixinha at Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Santos FC.