Filipa Patão


Filipa Santos Patão is a Portuguese soccer coach and former player who is the head coach of Boston Legacy FC of the National Women's Soccer League. She previously managed [S.L. S.L. Benfica (women)|Benfica (women)|Benfica] and led the club to five consecutive league titles.

Career

Benfica

Patão became Benfica's manager in December 2020, taking over from Luís Andrade. In five seasons with the club, she won the Campeonato Nacional Feminino five times consecutively, the Taça de Portugal Feminina once, and the Taça da Liga Feminina three times. In the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League, she led Benfica to the quarterfinals, a first for a Portuguese club.

Boston Legacy

In June 2025, it was announced that Patão would become the inaugural head coach of the National Women's Soccer League expansion side Boston Legacy FC, who begin play in 2026.

Honors

Player

;1º Dezembro
  • Campeonato Nacional : 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
  • Taça de Portugal : 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
;CF Benfica

Manager

;Benfica