Nuno Espirito Santo, born on January 25, 1974, is a former Portuguese footballer. During his career, he was a goalkeeper and the head coach of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. In those five years, he played for three teams in Spain and earned a reputation for himself for the first time.
Later, he returned to Portugal to represent Porto and also played professionally in Russia. He was a member of the Portuguese squad at Euro 2008, but he was unlucky not to get a national team cap.
Furthermore, he became a manager in 2012 and led Rio Ave to the 2014 domestic cup finals. It was immediately before assuming control of Valencia. The 74 notable quotations by Nuno Espirito Santo listed below are the finest for success.
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“I truly believe you have to take things as they come, win or lose, and keep believing in how you want to do things and how you want to play.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“In Portugal, seeing a black cat is a bad sign; it’s bad luck. But they tell me if it crosses from left to right, it’s good luck. But I don’t like black cats!”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“I CONSIDER MYSELF A HAPPY PERSON, YES.”― NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO
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“All coaches say, ‘We want to control the game. We want the ball. Blah, blah, blah, blah,’ but it’s impossible to have the ball all the time.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“Time is always important; sometimes time doesn’t always go along with patience. It is always important. You have to deal with it. It’s part of football. Every decision is judged.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“My interpretation of football is to stay humble, work hard, and things will come.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“YOU HAVE TO BE READY FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING AND ACCEPT EVERYTHING THE WAY THINGS ARE.”― NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO
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“What we are here for is to improve, to work as a team, stay humble and work hard, trying to achieve the best performance that we can in every game.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“OUR AMBITION IS TO WIN EVERY GAME REGARDLESS OF THE OPPONENT.”― NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO
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“I want to thank everybody for every day that I have spent at Valencia CF. It has been an honor and a source of pride for me.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“Every game is a chance to improve.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“I LIVE IN PEACE.”― NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO
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“Sometimes a polemic tweeter is more important than a normal view.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“What you have to become is really strong in what you do. That’s the point of building a team. You don’t know any other way – it would be absurd to do it any other way.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“What sells more, criticism or compliments? What do people like more? They enjoy blood.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“I HAVE THIS ABSURD FEELING THAT I CAN WIN EVERY GAME WITH ANY TEAM.”― NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO
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“I’m a coach who likes to have the ball, but what I really think is, ‘How can you be in charge of the game?’ I think, but maybe I am the only one, that the defensive process can take care of the game. Why is that? Because teams wait to defend. If you create something where you go to defend, to steal the ball where you want, it’s different.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“I love watching the Premier League.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“I was a goalkeeper, but through my career, I spent almost as much time sitting on the bench as I did playing.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“WHEN YOU REALISE THAT THE BALL IS FASTER THAN YOU, YOU SAY TO YOURSELF, ‘OK, I LOVE THE GAME. I WANT TO GO ON IN THIS GAME, BUT NOT AS A PLAYER.’”― NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO
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“I learned a lot from the coaches I played for.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“At Porto, under Jose Mourinho, we won everything with a fantastic group of football players. Mourinho built that. He made us succeed, won everything. This has a big impact.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“IT IS TOUGH: SOMETIMES THE PAIN THAT YOU FEEL MAKES YOU GROW.”― NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO
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“When you sign a contract, you must respect that.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“How are you supposed to communicate on the pitch when you don’t off it?”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“THE GOALS ARE THE MOMENTS OF BEAUTY THAT THE FANS COME FOR.”― NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO
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“It is what we are here for – to give the fans magic moments.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“Goals always come from situations that are not so effective.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“Golf is a good time, valued time.”― Nuno Espirito Santo
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“IF SOMEBODY ASKS FOR A PHOTO, WITH A SMILE, IT IS NOTHING.”― NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO
