This Friday, the Portuguese soccer world will welcome a new leader - Coach Roberto Martinez will unveil the line-up for his first training camp. On this occasion, the Portuguese Football Federation has also unveiled the entire coaching team - 44-year-old Portuguese legend Ricardo Carvalho will be his deputy, while longtime Portugal capo Ricardo Pereira is also confirmed to join the team.
Robert Martinez
Coaching Team
Ricardo Carvalho: The 44-year-old former Portugal international and member of the Euro 2016 winners joined Shanghai SIPG after retiring from the game and worked with Andre Villas-Boas. This time, he will help the national team as an assistant coach.
Ricardo Carvalho
Jesús Seba: The 48-year-old Spanish-born coach has been coaching in Portugal for many years and has worked with names such as Chaves and Belém. He has coached under Robert Martinez at Wigan, Everton and Belgium and will now be in charge of scouting for the national team.
Richard Evans: The 54-year-old Welshman, who has a background in sport and physiotherapy science, was a coach at Swansea and Wigan before joining Everton to head up athletics. As Martinez's deputy, he will once again help his cause.
Anthony Barry: 36-year-old assistant coach who has held the same position in Ireland and Belgium and is still assistant coach at Chelsea.
Ricardo Pereira: The 47-year-old former Portuguese international goalkeeper, who was instrumental in the national team's success at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup, has begun working as a coach in the soccer federation, and will this time be the coach of the national team.
Nyanaki Vergara: 61-year-old Spaniard from Athletic Bilbao, who has been with Robert Martinez since his Swansea days, will be in charge of training and developing the goalkeeper.
Bruno Pereira: The 44-year-old Portuguese, who has worked as a coordinator, analyst and scout for the adult national team since August 2009, will lead the analytics and innovation department when Martinez takes over.
Steen Campo: 31-year-old Belgian with a degree in Physical Education Teaching and Sports Science, who worked as a video analyst at FC Leuven, assisting Roberto Martinez, will this time be joining the Portuguese Football Federation's Analytical Innovation Department.
