Luís Freire
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Freire as manager of Rio Ave in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Carlos Batalha Freire | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Ericeira, Portugal | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória de Guimarães (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2012–2015 | Ericeirense | ||
| 2015–2017 | Pêro Pinheiro | ||
| 2017–2018 | Mafra | ||
| 2018–2019 | Estoril Praia | ||
| 2019–2021 | Nacional | ||
| 2021–2024 | Rio Ave | ||
| 2025– | Vitória de Guimarães | ||
Luís Carlos Batalha Freire (born 3 November 1985) is a Portuguese professional football manager who is currently in charge of Vitória de Guimarães.
Beginning as a manager in amateur football in his 20s, he won six promotions in his first eight seasons, including as champions of the Campeonato de Portugal with Mafra in 2018. In 2020, he reached the Primeira Liga with Nacional, and did the same with Rio Ave two years later as champions of Liga Portugal 2.