Soccer-Villas-Boas elected Porto president

Andre Villas Boas, celebrates his win in the FC Porto presidential elections after 42 years of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa's Presidency, in Porto, Portugal April 28, 2024. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/ File Photo

(Reuters) - Former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has been elected president of FC Porto, bringing an end to predecessor Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa's highly successful 42-year tenure at the Portuguese club.

Villas-Boas, who began his coaching career at Porto as an assistant to Jose Mourinho, guided them to a treble in 2011 which included the Europa League crown.