Nuno Espírito Santo — Data, evidence & sources

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Manager dossier

Nuno Espírito Santo

West Ham United· EFL Championship · Portugal flagPortugal · Age 52

Employed5-3-2Counter AttackEFL Championship hub →
GafferScore

76/ 100

Strong

66th percentile of covered managers

Medium confidenceUpdated today

Career snapshot

PermanentVerified 20 AUG 2026 · MEDIUM

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

Current role
Head coach
Current base shape
5-3-2
Appointed
27 Sept 2025
Contract expiry
—
Senior managerial experience
1 year
Date of birth
25 Jan 1974
Place of birth
Not available
Tactical identity
Counter Attack
Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: EFL ChampionshipUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — Dismissal confirmed by the club; availability verified.

West Ham United

Current Club — All Competitions

Matches

41

Wins

13

Draws

12

Losses

16

Win %

31.7%

GF 58 · GA 63 · GD -5 · 2025-09-29 → 2026-08-25

Current Season — League

2 matches · 0–1–1 · 0%

Current Club — League

35 matches · 9–10–16 · 25.7%

All verified competitive senior first-team matches managed during the current uninterrupted spell. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.

Data profile

Prototype dataset
MetricValuePercentileComparison group
Attack7648thCovered managers
Defence8484thCovered managers
Pressing7543rdCovered managers
Possession7244thCovered managers
Build-Up7653rdCovered managers
Transition8586thCovered managers
Player Development7746thCovered managers
Tactical Flexibility8073rdCovered managers
GafferScore7666thCovered managers

Verified career record

Aggregated from individual senior spells

Matches41
Wins13
Draws12
Losses16
Win percentage31.7%
Points per game1.24
Goal difference-5
Senior spells counted1

Spells awaiting a verified match record: West Ham United ().

Senior head-coach spells only. Assistant and development-team roles are excluded from win-loss totals, and each spell counts only matches managed at that club.

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).