José Boto (born 2 March 1966) is a Portuguese sporting director, currently working for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.
Career Jose Boto was born on 2 March 1966, in Loures, Lisbon District. He started working as a manager with the local team of his birthplace, before moving on to Sacavenense, and then he joined Benfica.
From 2007 he became a scout, while in 2010 he became the head of the scouting department, a role he held until 2018, when he left the Portuguese club.
In 2018 he moved to Ukraine and became the sports director of Shakhtar Donetsk, taking on a significant share of responsibility for building the squad. Under his stewardship, Shakhtar won various titles and played in the UEFA Champions League.Shakhtar Donetsk Director Jose Boto: “Inter Are One Of The Best Clubs In Europe”, ojogo.pt, 9 December 2020
Boto moved to PAOK as Sporting Director for two-and-a-half years.Oficial: José Boto é o novo diretor-desportivo do PAOK, ojogo.pt, 29 December 2021
On 11 January 2024, Boto was appointed as sporting director of Croatian Football League club NK Osijek, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.
References
External links
Jose Boto on paokfc.gr