Coach Ruben Amorim left Sporting to lead Man United since November 2024. At this time, he was having difficulties when the team still had no desired achievements. But fortunately, the Portuguese military leader had a wife who always supported him.
When Amorim went to Manchester to work, his wife, Maria Joao Diogo, also left Lisbon's hometown, moved to a new city to live with her husband.
According to The Mirror, Amorim and Maria first met when he was Benfica's player. The couple married in 2013 at Coimbra, in the presence of about 160 family members and friends.
The guests in this special event include a number of famous football players, all of which are relatives with the bride.
The former Portuguese footballer Luis Filipe, used to play for Benfica, Sporting, Braga, married Maria's sister Ines. The former PSG sports director Antero Henrique is the husband of Daniela Diogo's sister.
Not only that, Maria's business partner and close friend, Raquel Gomes married former midfielder Hugo Viana. He will be appointed to the position of Manchester City football director next season. Maria and Raquel formed an interior design company named Dois tons.
Previously, the couple moved to the Middle East in 2015, after Amorim joined Qatar's Al-Wakrah Club.
At that time, Maria had successfully built a personal career, while Amorim was precarious in the last years of the player's life. She decided to temporarily put aside her work to accompany her husband in a remote country.
Amorim's time in Qatar did not last long because he returned to Portugal in 2016, before hanging shoes and started to follow the coach career.
At the age of 39, Amorim became one of the most sought -after coaches in Europe after helping Sporting Lisbon win two Portuguese championships, ending nearly 20 years of the club's waiting.
In November, the 40 -year -old military leader joined Man United and faced a big challenge. Understanding the great attention from the British media when taking power in a big team like the Red Devils, he and his wife limited to appear publicly. The couple also did not work positively on social networks.
The rare time the media caught the moment Amorim and his wife went together when the couple went to eat at the restaurant in late January.
