Liverpool have appointed Diogo Paiva because the membership’s new technical abilities coach to work with the primary group and academy.
First reported by Lewis Bower on X and now confirmed by This Is Anfield, the Reds’ summer time overhaul has continued with the arrival of Paiva from Porto.
The 38-year-old joins as a technical abilities coach and has beforehand labored with fellow Portuguese Vitor Matos.
As Elite Growth Coach, Matos was a key member of Jurgen Klopp‘s backroom employees and has now moved to Crimson Bull Salzburg to hitch Pep Lijnders and Andreas Kornmayer.
Paiva labored with Matos at Shandong Luneng in China in addition to at Porto, earlier than Matos made the transfer to Merseyside in 2019.
Born in Porto, Paiva started his profession working with the very youngest of AC Milan‘s Portuguese-based youth groups earlier than spending a 12 months at Monaco as a technical director within the academy.
After a short stint as assistant coach at Portuguese lower-league membership SC Espinho, he returned to expertise growth and, in 2016, moved to China.
There, he labored as head of particular person participant growth on the Chinese language top-flight membership, Shandong Taishan.
Two years in that position set him up nicely as when he returned to Portugal, he took on the identical job at Porto and held the position for six years.
In 2022, he additionally turned Porto’s U19 assistant coach and remained within the position till this summer time, when he made the change to Liverpool.
In addition to Matos coming from Porto, Lijnders additionally adopted the same path.
The Dutch coach, too, spent six years at Porto, working his method up from the under-19s, to the B group, and finally to the primary group as a technical coach.
Paiva was clearly hooked up to his hometown membership, Porto, and posted on LinkedIn upon his departure:
“It was a pleasure to work with such particular folks, together with gamers, who helped me develop as a coach!
“It was an honour and a privilege to put on the shirt with this image on the chest and lead the Particular person Growth Mission. I’m positive the membership will proceed to develop and develop gamers.
“I want everybody on the membership a lot success! I’ll all the time be grateful to those that trusted me with this chance to create one thing pioneering on the membership when it comes to participant growth!
“Numerous gamers reached our 1st Workforce and successful the UEFA Youth League will probably be remembered. Representing this membership is one thing indescribable!
“See you eternally, FC Porto.”
As with each appointment, Liverpool could have carried out a mass of due diligence on Paiva and will probably be assured he can contribute positively to the membership.
Welcome to Liverpool, Diogo Paiva!
