Roger Schmidt, a German coach at the service of Benfica, was chosen as the best coach in the Portuguese First League, in an election by the Portuguese Professional Soccer League, based on the vote of the coaches and captains of the clubs, it was announced this Monday .
The 36 voters of the 18 shields that competed in the Portuguese First League in 2022/2023 thus consecrated the 56-year-old coach of the national champion in his first season in the Portuguese championship, in which he had also won the Best Award three times Coach of the Month
Roger Schmidt led Benfica to win their 38th championship, a trophy that Luz had been missing since 2018/2019, in which they registered 28 victories in the 34 rounds played and a total of 87 points won.
Benfica closed the I Liga with the best attack in the competition and also the least filtered defense.
The Lisbon club also had a positive campaign in the Champions League, where they reached the quarterfinals, being eliminated by Inter Milan.
Source: TSF
