1. Hugo Viana is the current director of football of Premier League club Manchester City.
17 Facts About Hugo Viana
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Hugo Viana amassed Primeira Liga totals of 165 matches and 23 goals over six seasons.
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Hugo Viana joined former Sporting manager Bobby Robson at his new team, and was mentored by veteran Gary Speed.
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Hugo Viana scored four goals in all competitions during his spell at St James' Park, against Zeljeznicar Sarajevo and Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League and Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion in the league.
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Hugo Viana returned to Sporting on loan in July 2004.
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Hugo Viana found his old form and enjoyed a successful spell, even helping the Lions to the final of the UEFA Cup.
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On 31 July 2009, Hugo Viana was loaned to Braga for one season, thus returning to Portugal after three years.
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Hugo Viana added nine games in Braga's UEFA Europa League runner-up run.
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Hugo Viana totalled 39 appearances and three goals across his first season, helping the team conquer a domestic treble after adding the UAE Pro League and the UAE League Cup.
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Hugo Viana agreed to a deal with Al Wasl of the same city and league, but the transfer was one of several declared void by the UAE Football Association for missing the 3 October 2014 deadline.
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In May 2017, Hugo Viana was appointed director of football at Belenenses.
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Hugo Viana returned to Sporting in 2018, in the same capacity.
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Hugo Viana was supposed to replace longtime incumbent Txiki Begiristain at Manchester City in June 2025.
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Hugo Viana was called as a last-minute replacement for injured Carlos Martins to the Euro 2012 squad, with the team already in training camp; he was unused in a run to the semi-finals but ended a five-year international exile in a pre-tournament friendly against Macedonia.
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Hugo Viana was known for his range of passing and his control of the ball, as well as for taking powerful shots from distance, including from free kicks.
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Hugo Viana married Raquel Gomes in a Catholic ceremony in Orada, Albufeira in June 2003.
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In 2004, Hugo Viana lost his wedding ring on Newcastle Town Moor, but it was returned by a young fan due to the name engraved onto it.