 Henriques withSanta Clara in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Alexandre Oliveira Nunes Henriques | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-10-31)31 October 1972 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Tomar, Portugal | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2003 | Rio Maior | ||
| 2004–2006 | Riachense | ||
| 2006–2008 | Torres Novas | ||
| 2008–2009 | União Almeirim | ||
| 2009–2011 | Torres Novas | ||
| 2015–2016 | Fátima | ||
| 2017–2018 | Leixões | ||
| 2018 | Paços de Ferreira | ||
| 2018–2020 | Santa Clara | ||
| 2020–2021 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 2021 | Moreirense | ||
| 2022 | Marítimo | ||
| 2023 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| 2025 | Radomiak Radom | ||
João Alexandre Oliveira Nunes Henriques (born 31 October 1972) is a Portuguese professionalfootball manager who was most recently in charge of Polish clubRadomiak Radom.
Without having played football competitively, he started coaching in the Portuguese lower leagues before joiningsecond-tierLeixões in 2017. He has managed five clubs in thePrimeira Liga, most successfully atSanta Clara.
Born inTomar,Santarém District, Henriques spent his earlier career in the amateur leagues of Portugal. He then worked as assistant manager and in youth academies in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. He returned home in July 2015 to take the job atFátima,[1] and won theSantarém Football Association's district league in his first season for promotion to thenational third tier. He was dismissed on 1 November 2016 with the club fourth after four wins and a draw from seven games.[2]
Henriques was assistant manager toDaniel Kenedy atLeixões ofLigaPro, and succeeded him on 22 August 2017 after only three games of the season.[3][4] The next day on his professional debut, the club fromMatosinhos won by a single goal at home to neighboursPorto B; he dedicated the win to Kenedy.[5]
On 12 January 2018, Henriques moved toPrimeira Liga clubPaços de Ferreira on an 18-month deal to replacePetit.[6] His first top-flight game was a 2–0 win atAves on 21 January.[7] He left on 21 May by mutual accord, after relegation.[8]
On 31 May 2018, Henriques was named the head coach of newly promotedSanta Clara.[9] He led theAzorean club to two consecutive best-ever 10th-place finishes, as well as a record points tally of 43; he left in July 2020 having ensured a third consecutive Primeira Liga season for the first time in their history.[10]
Henriques returned to the Primeira Liga on 13 October 2020 atVitória de Guimarães, asTiago Mendes had left after three matches.[11] On 5 April 2021, after a run of four consecutive defeats for the sixth-placed club, he was dismissed.[12]
On 5 June 2021, Henriques signed withMoreirense for theupcoming campaign.[13] He left by mutual accord on 1 December, with the team in 16th place.[14]
Henriques becameMarítimo's head coach on 8 September 2022 afterVasco Seabra was dismissed with the team sitting bottom after losing all five opening games.[15] With only one win from ten games, he was sacked on 14 December, with the team in penultimate place and out of both domestic cups.[16]
On 22 May 2023,Slovenian PrvaLiga championsOlimpija Ljubljana announced that Henriques would become their new head coach, replacingAlbert Riera, in his first job outside of Portugal.[17] He was officially announced on 1 June, signing a two-year contract.[18][19] He won 2–1 at home in his first game on 11 July, againstValmiera in theUEFA Champions Leaguefirst qualifying round, and by the same score in the second leg in Latvia eight days later.[20]
Henriques, who had four compatriots in his squad, left by mutual accord on 13 October 2023, with the club in 3rd place after 11 games.[21]
On 8 January 2025, Henriques was unveiled as the new manager of PolishEkstraklasa clubRadomiak Radom. He signed a six-month deal with a one-year extension option, replacing his compatriotBruno Baltazar who had signed withCaen ten days prior.[22] After managing to avoid relegation, his contract was extended for another year in June 2025.[23] On 30 October 2025, Henriques left Radomiak by mutual consent.[24]
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
| Leixões |  | 22 August 2017 | 11 January 2018 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 047.83 | |||
| Paços de Ferreira | | 12 January 2018 | 21 May 2018 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 025.00 | |||
| Santa Clara | | 31 May 2018 | 31 July 2020 | 78 | 26 | 20 | 32 | 033.33 | |||
| Vitória de Guimarães | | 13 October 2020 | 5 April 2021 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 036.00 | |||
| Moreirense | | 5 June 2021 | 1 December 2021 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 020.00 | |||
| Marítimo | | 8 September 2022 | 14 December 2022 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 009.09 | |||
| Olimpija Ljubljana |  | 1 June 2023 | 13 October 2023 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 042.86 | |||
| Radomiak Radom |  | 8 January 2025 | 30 October 2025 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 030.00 | |||
| Career total | 219 | 72 | 61 | 86 | 032.88 | ||||||