Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo (born 25 January 1974), known as Nuno Espírito Santo or simply Nuno, is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the head coach of Premier League club Nottingham Forest.
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; he was part of the Portuguese squad at UEFA Euro 2008, but never won a cap for the national team.
Espírito Santo started his coaching career at Greek club Panathinaikos as an assistant. He became a coach in 2012, leading Portuguese club Rio Ave to both domestic cup finals in 2014. After brief spells at Valencia in Spain's La Liga, and a return to Porto, he managed Wolverhampton Wanderers for four years. In 2021, he took over as manager of Tottenham Hotspur, but was relieved of his duties after just 4 months in charge.
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![]() 1991-1992 |
![]() 1992-1996 |
![]() 1996-2002 |
![]() 1998-2000 (Loan) |
![]() 2000-2001 (Loan) |
![]() 2002-2005 |
![]() 2005-2006 |
![]() 2007 |
![]() 2007-2010 |
![]() 2012-2014 Manager |
![]() 2014-2015 Manager |
![]() 2016-2017 Manager |
![]() 2017-2021 Manager |
![]() 2021-2021 Manager |
![]() | Mérida AD![]() | Appearances![]() | Copa del Rey![]() | 1999-2000![]() | 6 |
![]() | Mérida AD![]() | Appearances![]() | Spanish La Liga 2![]() | 1999-2000![]() | 41 |