Filipa Patão

Filipa Santos Patão (born March 6, 1989) is a Portuguese soccer coach and former player who is the head coach of Boston Legacy FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously managed Benfica and led the club to five consecutive league titles.

Filipa Patão

Patão in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Filipa Santos Patão
Date of birth	(1989-03-06) March 6, 1989 (age 36)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Boston Legacy (head coach)
Youth career
2002–2006	1º Dezembro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2013	1º Dezembro
2013–2018	CF Benfica
International career
2007	Portugal U19	1	(0)
2011	Portugal	1	(0)
Managerial career
2020–2025	Benfica
2026–	Boston Legacy
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Benfica

Patão became Benfica's manager in December 2020, taking over from Luís Andrade.^[1] In five seasons with the club, she won the Campeonato Nacional Feminino five times consecutively, the Taça de Portugal Feminina once, and the Taça da Liga Feminina three times. In the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League, she led Benfica to the quarterfinals, a first for a Portuguese club.^[2]

Boston Legacy

In June 2025, it was announced that Patão would become the inaugural head coach of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) expansion side Boston Legacy FC, who begin play in 2026.^[3]

Honors

Player

1º Dezembro

• Campeonato Nacional (6): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
• Taça de Portugal (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12

CF Benfica

• Campeonato Nacional (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
• Taça de Portugal (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
• Supertaça de Portugal (1): 2015

Manager

Benfica

• Campeonato Nacional (5): 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
• Taça de Portugal (1): 2023–24
• Taça da Liga (3): 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
• Supertaça de Portugal (2): 2022, 2023