Nuno Espírito Santo — Career, clubs & managerial record
Nuno Espírito Santo
West Ham United· EFL Championship · 
Portugal · Age 52
76/ 100
Strong
66th percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
52
25 JAN 1974
Appointed
27 SEP 2025
Tenure
1Y
1 year
Contractⓘ
Expiry not publicly disclosed
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
1 year
Since 2026
In coaching
1 year
Includes academy & assistant roles
Season: 2026/27Competition: EFL ChampionshipUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — Dismissal confirmed by the club; availability verified.
Career summary
- Age
- 52
- Contract
- Not publicly confirmed
- Current club
- West Ham United
- Senior managerial experience
- 1 year
- Total coaching experience
- 1 year
- Senior spells
- 1
- Matches (recorded)
- 41
- W–D–L (recorded)
- 13–12–16
- Win rate / PPG
- 31.7% · 1.24
Honours
None recordedHonours are listed only once verified against a licensed source.
Current spell — verified record
41
13
12
16
31.7%
GF 58 · GA 63 · GD -5 · 2025-09-29 → 2026-08-25
Current club spell only, all competitions. Previous-club career statistics are unchanged by this migration.
Career record — all verified senior spells
1 of 2 spells recordedMatches
41
W–D–L
13–12–16
Win rate
31.7%
Points per game
1.24
Draw rate
29.3%
Loss rate
39.0%
Win / loss ratio
0.81
Goals for / against
58 / 63
Goal difference
-5
Goals / conceded per game
1.41 / 1.54
Clubs managed
1
Honours recorded
0
Assistant, set-piece and academy roles are excluded from all totals. Goal data is held for every counted spell. Awaiting verified results: West Ham United (27 Sept 2025 — Present).
Performance by club
- West Ham United41 · 13–12–161.24
Bars show points per game across all competitions in each spell.
Career highs
Strongest return
1.24
1.24 PPG at West Ham United (41 matches)
Highest win rate
31.7%
West Ham United, 13 wins in 41
Largest sample
41
41 matches at West Ham United
Club spells
Fully editable (database-backed) — 1 classified spell
West Ham United
CurrentHead Coach · Until 2026
Matches
41
W–D–L
13–12–16
Win rate
31.7%
PPG
1.24
GF / GA
58 / 63
GD
-5
Formation: —Performance
Matches41Wins13Draws12Losses16Win rate31.7%Points per game1.24Goals for58Goals against63Goal difference-5SampleEstablishedScope: Current club, all competitions — approved canonical record
Tactical identity
Base shape (this spell)
Not publicly confirmed
Alternative formations
Not publicly confirmed
PROTOTYPE DATA.
Career record
- Conclusion of spell
- Ongoing
West Ham United
CurrentHead coach · 27 Sept 2025 — Present
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Confidence: highPerformance
Matches—Wins—Draws—Losses—Win rateNot publicly confirmedPoints per gameNot publicly confirmedGoals for—Goals against—Goal differenceNot publicly confirmedSampleDeveloping sampleScope: all_competitions
Tactical identity
Base shape (this spell)
Not publicly confirmed
Alternative formations
Not publicly confirmed
Career record
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Conclusion of spell
- Ongoing
- Last verified
- 27 Aug 2026
Sources
OFFICIAL_CLUB
- Senior management
- 1 year
- Total management
- 1 year
- Total coaching
- 1 year
- Current club tenure
- 1 year
Career passport
Shirts are original GafferLens club-identity visuals — not replica kits, badges or sponsors.
Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated today · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review — Dismissal confirmed by the club; availability verified.
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic West Ham United shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Nuno Espírito Santo (status: PLACEHOLDER).