Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo (; born 25 January 1974) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was part of the Portuguese squad at Euro 2008, but never won a cap for the national team. Espirito Santo started his coaching career at the Greek club Panathinaikos as an assistant. He became a manager in 2012, leading the Portuguese club Rio Ave to both domestic cup finals in 2014. In June 2016, he signed a two-year contract with La Liga’s Valencia. He is currently the head coach of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo (; born 25 January 1974) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was part of the Portuguese squad at Euro 2008, but never won a cap for the national team. During his career he first made a name for himself in Spain, playing for three teams in five years. He later returned to Portugal to represent Porto, and also played professionally in Russia. Espirito Santo started his coaching career at the Greek club Panathinaikos as an assistant. He became a manager in 2012, leading the Portuguese club Rio Ave to both domestic cup finals in 2014 before taking the reins at Valencia in Spain’s La Liga. In June 2016, he signed a two-year contract with La Liga’s Valencia. He resigned on 29 November 2015, following a 0–1 away defeat to Sevilla FC in the Champions League, after a poor start to both La Liga and Champions League campaigns.
He is currently the head coach of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nuno represented Portugal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing four matches for the fourth-placed team. The 36-year-old was an unused substitute as Porto won the UEFA Champions League final in May 2004. In May 2012, Rio Ave F. C. sacked manager Carlos Brito and announced the appointment of Espísio Santo. In his second season in charge, the team reached both the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga finals, leading them to the UEFA Europa League for the first time in their history.
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