Bruno Lage
Portuguese football manager
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January 11 2025 | Lage won his first league cup final, defeating Sporting CP on penalties after a 1-1 draw in normal time. |
2024 | Returned to manage Benfica for a second time. |
November 2024 | Named Primeira Liga Manager of the Month for November. |
November 10 2024 | Benfica achieved their biggest competitive league win against Porto in 60 years, winning 4-1 at home - a result not seen since a 4-0 defeat in the 1964-65 season. |
October 23 2024 | Lage's winning streak ended with a 3-1 home loss to Feyenoord in the Champions League. |
October 2 2024 | During his seven-match winning streak, Lage led Benfica to a significant 4-0 home victory against Atlético Madrid in the Champions League league phase. |
September 14 2024 | Lage's first competitive game back at Benfica resulted in a 4-1 home victory against Santa Clara. |
September 5 2024 | Bruno Lage returned to Benfica as head coach, signing an 18-month contract after Roger Schmidt was sacked. |
October 3 2023 | Lage was sacked from Botafogo following an eight-match winless run and elimination from the 2023 Copa Sudamericana. |
July 9 2023 | Bruno Lage starts managing Botafogo |
July 8 2023 | Bruno Lage was announced as the head coach of Botafogo in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, replacing Luís Castro after almost a year without coaching. |
October 2 2022 | Lage was sacked as Wolverhampton Wanderers manager after a defeat to West Ham United, with the club sitting 18th in the league. |
September 12 2022 | Lage signed free agent Diego Costa after injuries to Raúl Jiménez and new signing Saša Kalajdžić left Wolves without a fit senior striker. |
August 6 2022 | In the first game of the 2022-23 season, Lage implemented a four-man defence for the first time, but lost 2-1 away to Leeds United. |
March 18 2022 | Wolves lost 3-2 at home to Leeds United, despite leading 2-0 at half-time, marking a turning point in the team's season performance. |
January 2022 | Awarded Premier League Manager of the Month for January. |
September 11 2021 | Lage achieved his first league win, a 2-0 victory against Watford at Vicarage Road. |
August 14 2021 | Lage managed Wolverhampton Wanderers in his first match, a 1-0 away loss to Leicester City. |
June 9 2021 | Bruno Lage was confirmed as the new head coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers for the 2021–22 season after a successful work permit hearing. |
2020 | Became manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League. |
July 4 2020 | Lage's contract with Benfica was terminated after being replaced by his assistant coach Nélson Veríssimo. |
June 29 2020 | Lage made his position available after a poor run of results, matching Benfica's worst series of 2 wins in 13 matches. |
January 2020 | Named Primeira Liga Manager of the Month for January. |
January 2020 | Benfica set a new record for consecutive away wins at 17 under Lage's management. |
2019 | Equaled Sven-Göran Eriksson's 1990-91 achievement of beating Porto, Sporting, and Braga away in the same season. |
2019 | Benfica finished the league with 103 goals scored, matching the club's record from the 1963-64 season. |
2019 | Awarded Primeira Liga Best Coach for the 2018-19 season. |
2019 | Wins the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with Benfica. |
2019 | Recognized as Portuguese Football Federation Men's Coach of the Year. |
2019 | Wins the Taça da Liga (League Cup) with Benfica. |
December 2019 | Named Primeira Liga Manager of the Month for December. |
October 27 2019 | Lage set a record for the quickest coach to record 25 victories in the Primeira Liga, winning 25 of his first 27 league matches. |
September 17 2019 | Made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2-1 home defeat to RB Leipzig. |
August 2019 | Lage won the Super Cup with a 5–0 victory over Sporting CP. |
June 2019 | Lage led Benfica to win the Primeira Liga, securing the club's 37th league title with an impressive 94% winning percentage in the second round. |
April 2019 | Named Primeira Liga Manager of the Month for April. |
March 2019 | Named Primeira Liga Manager of the Month for March. |
March 2 2019 | Lage won his third of four clashes against rivals Sporting CP and Porto with a 2–1 away victory in O Clássico. |
February 2019 | Named Primeira Liga Manager of the Month for February. |
February 14 2019 | In his UEFA Europa League debut, Lage guided Benfica to a historic 2–1 away win against Galatasaray in Turkey. |
February 10 2019 | Lage led Benfica to a record-breaking 10–0 victory over Nacional, the biggest win at Estádio da Luz and the league's highest scoring win since 1965. |
January 11 2019 | Lage was appointed permanent head coach of Benfica, deciding to focus on youth development and an attacking playing style. |
January 6 2019 | Lage managed his first Primeira Liga game, achieving a 4–2 home win over Rio Ave. |
January 3 2019 | Bruno Lage took charge of Benfica's first-team as caretaker manager, replacing Rui Vitória. |
2018 | Bruno Lage wins the Primeira Liga with Benfica, securing the league championship for the 2018-19 season. |
2018 | Began his first tenure as head coach of Benfica. |
July 2018 | Returned to Benfica as manager of their reserve team, replacing Hélder Cristóvão. |
July 1 2018 | Bruno Lage begins managing Benfica B team |
2015 | Started working as an assistant coach to Carlos Carvalhal at Sheffield Wednesday and later at Swansea City, a position he would hold until 2018. |
April 2015 | Bruno Lage's son Jaime is born, named after Jaime Graça, who was Lage's biggest football mentor |
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