Tozé Mendes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is Mendes.
Tozé Mendes
Personal information
Full name António José Cardoso Mendes
Date of birth (1979-03-12) 12 March 1979[1]
Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City (assistant)
Managerial career
Years Team
2020–2022 Valletta
2022–2023 Malta U19
2023–2024 Vitória Guimarães B
2025 Marítimo (caretaker)

António José Cardoso Mendes (born 12 March 1979), commonly known as Tozé Mendes, is a Portuguese football coach who is assistant coach of Swansea City.

Coaching career

Early career

Born in Guimarães, Mendes began coaching in the youth ranks of Vitória Guimarães in 2002.[2] In 2011 he moved to Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr to manage the under-17 team, and returned to his hometown club a year later as B-team assistant manager and under-17 manager.[2] He won the national title in 2013–14.[2]

In 2015–16, Mendes was under-19 manager, and came fourth at the Weifang Cup in China.[2] In November that season he signed a contract with Chinese club Liaoning to manage at the same age range, and in January Vitória allowed him to move on a three-year deal.[2] Mendes returned to Vitória as under-19 manager in 2018, and the under-23 team from 2019 to 2020, then went back to Saudi Arabia for the under-19 job at Al Wehda.[3]

Malta

At the end of the year 2020, 41-year-old Mendes was given his first job as head coach of a senior team, joining Valletta who were 8th in the Maltese Premier League.[3] His debut on 22 January was a 1–0 win over Balzan.[4] He finished the 2020–21 season in 7th place, and left by mutual consent on 3 February 2022 while in 6th.[5]

Mendes became manager of the Malta under-19 team on 29 April 2022.[6] He led the team in their hosting of the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, elimination with three defeats, ending with a 2–1 loss to Portugal.[7]

Vitória B

On 1 August 2023, Mendes returned to Vitória as manager of the B team.[8] He left the following 10 April, with one year remaining on his contract; the team were 8th in the Campeonato de Portugal and one point above being placed in the relegation series.[9]

Assistant

Mendes moved to AVS as assistant to Vítor Campelos in July 2024.[10] He joined Marítimo to assist Vítor Matos in August 2025.[11] When Matos departed for Swansea City, Mendes was caretaker manager for a 2–1 home win in Liga Portugal 2 against Penafiel on 23 November.[12]

On 19 December 2025, Mendes moved to Swansea as part of Matos's staff. His arrival at the EFL Championship club had been delayed by work permit issues.[13]

Managerial statistics

As of 9 July 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Vitória Guimarães U23 1 July 2019 30 June 2020 34 10 9 15 029.41
Valletta 28 December 2020 3 February 2022 28 12 4 12 042.86
Malta U19 29 April 2022 31 July 2023 17 1 6 10 005.88
Vitória Guimarães B 1 August 2023 10 April 2024
Total 75 23 18 34 030.67

References

  1. ^ "Tozé Mendes". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  2. ^ a b c d e Castro, Ricardo Jorge (7 October 2017). "Fez história em Guimarães, agora forma jovens na China" [He made history in Guimarães, now he trains youngsters in China] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b Busuttil, Antoine (28 December 2020). "Valletta FC appoint Toze as their new coach". Malta Football. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  4. ^ Cachia, Paul (22 January 2021). "Valletta beat Balzan to give Mendes a winning start". Times of Malta. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  5. ^ Busuttil, Antoine (3 February 2022). "Toze Mendes no longer Valletta FC coach". Malta Football. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Former Valletta FC coach Toze Mendes takes over Malta U-19 team". Times of Malta. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  7. ^ Aquilina, Kurt (9 July 2023). "Tuma scores first international goal but Malta fall to Portugal". Times of Malta. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  8. ^ Mendes, António (1 August 2023). "Oficial: Tozé Mendes é o novo treinador da equipa B do V. Guimarães" [Official: Tozé Mendes is the new manager of V. Guimarães B team]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  9. ^ Casaca, Manuel (10 April 2024). "Tozé Mendes deixa o cargo de treinador da equipa B do V. Guimarães" [Tozé Mendes leaves role as manager of V. Guimarães B team]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Tozé Mendes reforça equipa técnica de Vítor Campelos o AVS SAD" [Tozé Mendes bolsters Vítor Campelos's coaching team at AVS SAD] (in Portuguese). Guimaraes Digital. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  11. ^ Morais, Pedro (7 August 2025). "Experiência, sangue novo e qualificação: Marítimo dá a conhecer adjuntos de Vítor Matos" [Experience, new blood and qualifications: Marítimo present Vítor Matos's assistants]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Marítimo-Penafiel, 2-1: insulares somam terceira vitória seguida diante de adversário reduzido a 10" [Marítimo-Penafiel, 2-1: islanders rack up third consecutive victory against an opponent reduced to 10 men]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 November 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Allen and Britton stay as Swans appoint new staff". BBC Sport. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
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