Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defender, and the current manager of the Portugal national team.

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 161 games and two goals during eight seasons, almost always with Estoril. After retiring, he worked as a coach for several decades, starting out at his main club in 1988.

Santos managed Portugal's Big Three, winning five major titles with Porto. For the better part of the 2000s he worked in Greece, mainly with AEK Athens and PAOK.

In 2010, he was appointed at the helm of the Greek national team, coaching it in a World Cup and one European Championship. On 23 September 2014, Santos was appointed as the new manager of Portuguese national team, and his first competitive game was against Denmark for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying. Portugal won the game 1-0 with a goal by captain Cristiano Ronaldo.

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CLUB

Porto
Primeira Liga: 1998–99
Taca de Portugal: 1999–2000, 2000–01
Supertaca Candido de Oliveira: 1999, 2000

AEK Athens
Greek Football Cup: 2001–02

INTERNATIONAL

Portugal
UEFA European Championship: 2016
UEFA Nations League: 2018–19
FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 2017

INDIVIDUAL

Superleague Greece Manager of the Year:
2001–02, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10

Superleague Greece Manager of the Decade:
2000–10

European Coach of the Year – Alf Ramsey Award:
2016

IFFHS World's Best National Coach:
2016, 2019

The Best FIFA Men's Coach:
2016 (Third place)

Globos de Ouro – Best Male Coach:
2017

PFA Platinum Quinas:
2019