Vasco Botelho da Costa

Vasco Maria de Albuquerque Botelho da Costa (born 2 March 1989) is a Portuguese football manager, currently in charge of F.C.

A year later he was appointed in charge of the under-23 team, winning the national league and cup in the age bracket twice each.

[1] On 28 June 2022, 33-year-old Botelho da Costa was given his first head coach job in senior football, at U.D.

[2] He led the club to promotion back to the professional leagues after 11 years away, securing their place on 29 April with a 1–0 home win over Braga B themselves;[3] on 20 May his side won by the same score against C.F.

[4] In 2023–24, Botelho da Costa led Leiria to the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal for the first time in 21 years, before a 3–0 home loss to Sporting CP on 7 February.