Pedro Caixinha Explained

Pedro Caixinha
Fullname:Pedro Miguel Faria Caixinha
Birth Date:15 November 1970
Birth Place:Beja, Portugal
Currentclub:Red Bull Bragantino (head coach)
Youthyears1:1984–1985
Youthclubs1:Zona Azul
Youthyears2:1985–1986
Youthclubs2:Desportivo Beja
Youthyears3:1986–1987
Youthclubs3:Zona Azul
Youthyears4:1987–1988
Youthclubs4:Ferreirense
Youthyears5:1988–1989
Youthclubs5:Portimonense
Years1:1989–1991
Years2:1991–1992
Clubs2:Penedo Gordo
Years3:1992–1993
Clubs3:Serpa
Years4:1996–1997
Clubs4:Favaios
Years5:1998–1999
Manageryears1:1999–2003
Managerclubs1:Desportivo Beja (youth)
Manageryears2:2003–2004
Managerclubs2:Vasco Gama Vidigueira
Manageryears3:2004–2006
Managerclubs3:Sporting CP (assistant)
Manageryears4:2006–2007
Managerclubs4:Al Hilal (assistant)
Manageryears5:2007–2008
Managerclubs5:Panathinaikos (assistant)
Manageryears6:2008–2009
Managerclubs6:Rapid București (assistant)
Manageryears7:2009–2010
Managerclubs7:Saudi Arabia (assistant)
Manageryears8:2010–2011
Managerclubs8:União Leiria
Manageryears9:2011–2012
Managerclubs9:Nacional
Manageryears10:2013–2015
Managerclubs10:Santos Laguna
Manageryears11:2015–2017
Managerclubs11:Al-Gharafa
Manageryears12:2017
Manageryears13:2018–2019
Managerclubs13:Cruz Azul
Manageryears14:2020–2021
Managerclubs14:Al Shabab
Manageryears15:2022
Managerclubs15:Santos Laguna
Manageryears16:2022
Managerclubs16:Talleres
Manageryears17:2023–
Managerclubs17:Red Bull Bragantino

Pedro Miguel Faria Caixinha (pronounced as /pt/; born 15 November 1970) is a Portuguese professional football manager, currently in charge of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Red Bull Bragantino.

He started coaching in his late twenties, acting an assistant with Sporting CP, Al-Hilal, Panathinaikos, Rapid București and the Saudi Arabia national team. In 2010 he became a full-time manager, going on to work with a host of clubs in several countries, including Santos Laguna (twice), Al-Gharafa, Rangers, Cruz Azul, Al Shabab, Talleres and Red Bull Bragantino.

Football career

Portugal

After an unassuming career as a player, Beja-born Caixinha started managing at the age of 28, his first appointment being with his last club, hometown's C.D. Beja, where he was in charge of his youth sides for four years. In 2003, he moved to the seniors with amateurs Clube de Futebol Vasco da Gama in neighbouring Vidigueira.[1]

After that sole season, Caixinha started a professional relationship with José Peseiro that would last until the end of the decade, with the former acting as assistant to the latter in several clubs – mainly Sporting CP – and the Saudi Arabia national team.[2] In the 2010–11 season he returned to head coaching duties and made his Primeira Liga debut, leading U.D. Leiria to the tenth position.[3]

Caixinha resigned only one month into the following campaign, amidst rumours of several months due in wages to both him and the players.[4] [5] He quickly signed for fellow top-division C.D. Nacional,[6] helping the Madeirans to rank seventh after winning ten of his 21 games in charge.[7]

On 11 October 2012, Caixinha resigned after only picking up five points from six league matches, which left the side placed second-bottom in the league.[8]

Santos Laguna

Late into October 2012, Caixinha accepted an offer from Mexico's Santos Laguna.[9] In his first national tournament, he qualified the team for the Clausura Liguilla in the Liga MX[10] and also reached the final of the region's most important club competition, the CONCACAF Champions League.[11] [12]

Caixinha left on 15 August 2015, after winning three major titles.[13] [14]

Rangers

On 11 March 2017, Caixinha joined Scottish Premiership club Rangers on a three-year deal,[15] becoming its 15th permanent manager in the process; caretaker Graeme Murty took control of an Old Firm game played the following day, with Caixinha starting work on 13 March.[16] His debut came five days later, in a 4–0 home win against Hamilton Academical.[17]

Caixinha was on the bench on 29 April 2017, during a record 1–5 home defeat for the club against Celtic.[18] On 17 May they lost to Aberdeen at Ibrox for the first time in 26 years,[19] eventually finishing in third place 39 points behind champions Celtic.[20] [21]

To kickstart 2017–18, Caixinha oversaw Rangers in the club's first European campaign in eight years, as they entered the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League and faced Luxembourg's FC Progrès Niederkorn, winning 1–0 at home but losing 2–0 away in the reverse fixture against a team that had previously never won a match, and scored only one goal, in European competition.[22] Later that season, he led the side past both Dunfermline Athletic and Partick Thistle in the knockout stages of the Scottish League Cup, before succumbing to a 2–0 defeat at Hampden to Motherwell in the semi-final; the game saw both him and opposing manager Stephen Robinson sent to the stands for their behaviour on the touchline.[23]

On 26 October 2017, after a 1–1 home draw with last-placed Kilmarnock, Caixinha was sacked by Rangers after only 229 days in charge, becoming the shortest-serving manager in the history of the club. His reign was described as "a desperate mess from start to finish", by BBC Scotland's Tom English.[24]

Cruz Azul

On 5 December 2017, Cruz Azul announced the appointment of Caixinha for the upcoming Clausura tournament.[25] His team won the Copa MX in Apertura 2018, with a 2–1 final win over C.F. Monterrey on 31 October.[26] In the same stage, they also reached the league final, where they lost 2–0 on aggregate to Mexico City rival Club América.[27]

Caixinha added another honour on 14 July 2019, winning the Supercopa MX with a 4–0 defeat of Club Necaxa in Los Angeles.[28] In the year's Apertura the side won just twice in the opening eight games, and he resigned on 2 September following a 1–1 draw with C.D. Guadalajara.[29]

Al Shabab

On 20 July 2020, Caixinha signed a two-year contract with Saudi Professional League club Al Shabab FC.[30] The following 5 January, he was dismissed after being ousted from the Arab Club Champions Cup.[31] [32]

Return to Santos Laguna

In December 2021, Caixinha returned to Santos Laguna ahead of the Clausura tournament.[33] He was removed from his post on 24 February after winning one of his eight fixtures, the first leg of a Champions League last 16 elimination by CF Montréal.[34]

Talleres

On 25 March 2022, Caixinha agreed to be the manager of Talleres de Córdoba for the Argentine Primera División season, becoming the first Portuguese to work in the country.[35] He was heavily criticised by pundit Pablo Carrozza for wearing the club kit at his first press conference and promising to not remove it for the duration of his contract, and lost 2–1 on his debut at Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.[36]

Caixinha's offer to resign was accepted on 5 September 2022, having won three and lost seven of 16 games for La T, who were ranked 24th of 28.[37] In the Copa Libertadores, he took the team through the group stage and to the last 16 for the first time in their history, where they defeated compatriots Club Atlético Colón 3–1 on aggregate.[38]

Red Bull Bragantino

On 10 December 2022, Caixinha switched countries again after being announced as the new head coach of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Red Bull Bragantino.[39] On his debut on 15 January, his team won 1–0 at home to São Paulo FC on the first day of the Campeonato Paulista;[40] they ended the state league season in third place after a penalty shootout elimination by Esporte Clube Água Santa,[41] and finished sixth in the overall league, qualifying for the Libertadores second stage.[42]

Caixinha agreed to a two-year extension in December 2023.[43]

Managerial statistics

[44]

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
União Leiria10 July 2010[45] 7 September 2011[46]
Nacional31 October 2011[47] 11 October 2012
Santos Laguna20 November 2012[48] 15 August 2015[49]
Al-Gharafa30 December 2015[50] 9 March 2017[51]
Rangers13 March 201726 October 2017
Cruz Azul5 December 20172 September 2019
Al Shabab20 July 20205 January 2021
Santos Laguna1 January 202224 February 2022
Talleres27 March 20225 September 2022
Red Bull Bragantino9 December 2022Present
Career total

Honours

Manager

Santos Laguna

Clausura 2015

Apertura 2014

2015

Cruz Azul

2019[28]

Individual

Notes and References

  1. News: Pedro Caixinha assina pelos argentinos do Talleres. Pedro Caixinha signs for Argentina's Talleres. Correio Alentejo. pt. 29 March 2022. 28 June 2023.
  2. News: Jose Mourinho told me to come to Scotland if I wanted to be a better boss, says Pedro Caixinha. Daily Record. Gordon. Waddell. 9 January 2011. 18 July 2012.
  3. News: Pedro Caixinha deixa União de Leiria. Pedro Caixinha leaves União de Leiria. Diário de Notícias. pt. 7 September 2011. 28 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Uniao de Leiria swap coaches... again. PortuGOAL. 26 September 2011. 18 July 2012.
  5. Web site: João Bartolomeu: "Se não conseguirmos pagar aos jogadores, paciência". João Bartolomeu: "If we can't pay the players, tough luck". Relvado. Luís Miguel. Nunes. pt. 9 December 2011. 18 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150427143338/http://relvado.sapo.pt/1-liga/joao-bartolomeu-se-nao-conseguirmos-pagar-aos-jogadores-paciencia-302231. 27 April 2015.
  6. News: Rui Alves: "Primeiro temos de recuperar os jogadores". Rui Alves: "First we need to recover the players". Record. pt. 28 October 2011. 18 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111029113939/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Nacional/interior.aspx?content_id=723910. 29 October 2011. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Caixinha agradece despedimento a Bartolomeu. Caixinha thanks Bartolomeu for his dismissal. Mais Futebol. Nuno. Travassos. pt. 12 May 2012. 28 June 2023.
  8. News: Pedro Caixinha sai e Machado deve voltar. Pedro Caixinha leaves and Machado most likely to return. A Bola. pt. 11 October 2012. 11 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222034307/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=357062. 22 February 2014.
  9. News: Pedro Caixinha vai treinar o campeão Santos Laguna. Pedro Caixinha is going to coach champion Santos Laguna. A Bola. pt. 28 October 2012. 20 November 2012.
  10. News: Pedro Caixinha apurado para a fase final da Liga no Mexico. Pedro Caixinha qualified for playoffs in Mexican League. Record. pt. 6 May 2013. 9 May 2013.
  11. News: Pedro Caixinha na final da Champions da CONCACAF. Pedro Caixinha in the CONCACAF Champions final. Record. pt. 10 April 2013. 9 May 2013.
  12. Web site: Monterrey 4–2 Santos Laguna: Rayados jugará su tercer Mundial de Clubes. Monterrey 4–2 Santos Laguna: Rayados will play its third Club World Cup. Goal. es. 2 May 2013. 16 May 2014.
  13. Web site: Renuncia Pedro Caixinha. Pedro Caixinha resigns. Jefes. es. 15 August 2015. 19 October 2015.
  14. News: Caixinha deja un Santos Laguna distinto. Caixinha leaves a different Santos Laguna. El Siglo de Torreón. es. 17 August 2015. 19 October 2015.
  15. Web site: Caixinha confirmed as manager. Rangers F.C. 11 March 2017. 11 March 2017.
  16. Web site: Celtic 1–1 Rangers: Caretaker Graeme Murty thinks players answered their critics. BBC Sport. 12 March 2017. 13 March 2017.
  17. Web site: Rangers 4–0 Hamilton Academical. BBC Sport. 18 March 2017. 30 May 2017.
  18. Web site: Rangers 4–0 Hamilton Academical. BBC Sport. 29 April 2017. 29 May 2017.
  19. Web site: Rangers 1–2 Aberdeen. BBC Sport. 17 May 2017. 29 May 2017.
  20. News: Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha must sign these players, claims former striker Mark Hateley. Daily Express. James. Cambridge. 17 May 2017. 30 May 2017.
  21. News: Pedro Caixinha: I love to make Rangers fans happy. The Scotsman. Andy. Newport. 21 May 2017. 30 May 2017.
  22. Web site: Progrès Niederkorn 2–0 Rangers. BBC Sport. 4 July 2017. 4 July 2017.
  23. Web site: Rangers 0–2 Motherwell. BBC Sport. Roddie. McVake. 22 October 2017. 22 October 2017.
  24. Web site: Rangers: Pedro Caixinha sacked as manager after board meeting. BBC Sport. 26 October 2017. 26 October 2017.
  25. Web site: Cruz Azul announces Pedro Caixinha as new head coach. Goal. Jon. Arnold. 5 December 2017. 5 December 2017.
  26. Web site: Copa MX final: Cruz Azul beats Monterrey to lift cup. Goal. Jon. Arnold. 1 November 2018. 13 December 2019.
  27. Web site: How Club America's record Liga MX title, Cruz Azul's latest loss gripped Mexico City. ESPN. Tom. Marshall. 19 December 2018. 13 December 2019.
  28. News: Cruz Azul, de Pedro Caixinha, conquista Supertaça do México. Cruz Azul, of Pedro Caixinha, conquer Mexico's Super Cup. Record. pt. 15 July 2019. 13 December 2019.
  29. Web site: Portuguese coach Caixinha leaves Cruz Azul. ESPN. Tom. Marshall. 2 September 2019. 13 December 2019.
  30. Web site: Caixinha to coach Saudi Arabia's Al Shabab. Asian Football Confederation. 21 July 2020. 2 August 2020.
  31. Web site: Al-Shabab despidió a Pedro Caixinha tras la eliminación en la Copa de Arabia Saudita. Al-Shabab fired Pedro Caixinha after elimination in the Saudi Arabian Cup. Bola Vip. Tomás. Vetere. es. 5 January 2021. 6 January 2021.
  32. Web site: الشباب يقيل كايشينيا. Al Shabab sack Caixinha. AlRiyadiya. ar. 6 January 2021. 9 January 2021.
  33. News: Pedro Caixinha regressa ao comando técnico do Santos Laguna. Pedro Caixinha returns to the helm of Santos Laguna. Record. pt. 1 December 2021. 27 December 2021.
  34. Web site: OFICIAL: Pedro Caixinha despedido do Santos Laguna. OFFICIAL: Pedro Caixinha dismissed by Santos Laguna. Mais Futebol. pt. 24 February 2022. 30 March 2022.
  35. News: Pela primeira vez há um treinador português na Argentina: Pedro Caixinha foi confirmado no Talleres. For the first time there is a Portuguese manager in Argentina: Pedro Caixinha was confirmed at Talleres. Expresso. pt. 26 March 2022. 30 March 2022.
  36. News: Pedro Caixinha branded 'a professional liar' as ex Rangers boss hammered for bizarre strip stunt. Daily Record. Glasgow. Mark. Walker. 5 April 2022. 14 September 2022.
  37. News: Pedro Caixinha deixa de ser treinador do Talleres. Pedro Caixinha is no longer manager of Talleres. Record. Alejandro. Panfil. pt. 5 September 2022. 14 September 2022.
  38. News: Palmeiras de Abel mantém-se na luta pelo 'tri' e Pedro Caixinha volta a fazer história pelo Talleres. Abel's Palmeiras remain in the hunt for the 'third' and Pedro Caixinha makes history again for Talleres. Record. Flávio Miguel. Silva. pt. 7 July 2022. 14 September 2022.
  39. Web site: Português Pedro Caixinha é o novo técnico do Red Bull Bragantino. Portuguese Pedro Caixinha is the new head coach of Red Bull Bragantino. Red Bull Bragantino. pt. 10 December 2022. 11 December 2022.
  40. Web site: Pedro Caixinha celebra início de trabalho com vitória no Bragantino: 'De parabéns, mas queremos mais'. Pedro Caixinha celebrates start of work with victory for Bragantino: 'Worth congratulating, but we want more'. Globo Esporte. pt. 15 January 2023. 20 January 2023.
  41. News: Bragantino, treinado por Caixinha, eliminado nas "meias" do campeonato paulista. Bragantino, managed by Caixinha, eliminated in the "semis" of the Campeonato Paulista. O Jogo. pt. 21 March 2023. 11 April 2023.
  42. Web site: OFICIAL: Pedro Caixinha renova pelo Bragantino . OFFICIAL: Pedro Caixinha renews for Bragantino. Mais Futebol. pt. 22 December 2023. 23 December 2023.
  43. Web site: Red Bull Bragantino renova contrato do técnico Pedro Caixinha até 2025. Red Bull Bragantino renew contract of manager Pedro Caixinha until 2025. Red Bull Bragantino. pt. 22 December 2023. 23 December 2023.
  44. Web site: Ficha cuerpo técnico. Technical staff profile. Liga MX. es. http://www.ligabancomer.mx/cancha/cuerpotecnico/97105/eyJpZENsdWIiOiA2fQ%3D%3D/pedro-miguel-faria-caixinha. 8 October 2018. 24 February 2023.
  45. News: "Pedro Caixinha é a pessoa indicada" – João Bartolomeu. "Pedro Caixinha is the right person" – João Bartolomeu. A Bola. pt. 10 July 2010. 6 March 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100716175301/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=213830. 16 July 2010.
  46. News: Pedro Caixinha despedido. Pedro Caixinha fired. Record. pt. 7 September 2011. 6 March 2017.
  47. News: Caixinha apresentado amanhã. Caixinha presented tomorrow. A Bola. pt. 31 October 2011. 6 March 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111101162347/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=296071. 1 November 2011.
  48. Web site: Pedro Caixinha assina contrato com o campeão mexicano de futebol. Pedro Caixinha signs contract with Mexican football champion. SAPO. pt. 20 November 2012. 11 March 2017.
  49. Web site: Pedro Caixinha resigns as Santos Laguna manager. ESPN FC. Tom. Marshall. 15 August 2015. 6 March 2017.
  50. News: Pedro Caixinha assume comando técnico do Al-Gharafa, do Qatar. Pedro Caixinha takes over at Qatar's Al-Gharafa. Observador. pt. 30 December 2015. 11 March 2017.
  51. Web site: Pedro Caixinha sai do Al-Gharafa para treinar o Rangers. Pedro Caixinha leaves Al-Gharafa to manage Rangers. SAPO. pt. 9 March 2017. 11 March 2017.
  52. News: Pedro Caixinha eleito o melhor treinador do mês no Brasileirão. Pedro Caixinha voted best manager of the month in Brasileirão. Record. pt. 13 October 2023. 18 April 2024.
  53. Web site: Pela segunda vez consecutiva, Pedro Caixinha é eleito o treinador do mês do Brasileirão. For the second time in a row, Pedro Caixinha is voted manager of the month in Brasileirão. Globo Esporte. pt. 9 November 2023. 8 April 2024.

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