later, having collected only nine points in ten matches. On 19 December 2019, Peixoto signed with G.D. Chaves, succeeding José Mota at the team eighth in the second division. He had his first experience in the top division in November of the following year, when he replaced the departed Ricardo Soares at Moreirense F.C. on a short-term contract. Having won one of five league fixtures, he resigned on 2 January 2021. Peixoto took over from Jorge Simão at F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 16 December 2021. Arriving with the team in 13th, he finished the season two places higher. He opened the following campaign with no wins and two points from nine games, and after a 2–0 loss to Liga 3 side Vitória de Setúbal in the third round of the cup on 16 October 2022 he was dismissed. He returned to the same job at the turn of the year, after his replacement Mota had resigned with no points from four games. Personal life From 2005 to 2007, Peixoto was married to actress and Rádio e Televisão de Portugal presenter Isabel Figueira. The couple had one child, a son. On 3 January 2022, Peixoto tested positive for COVID-19. Managerial statistics Honours Porto Primeira Liga: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06 Taça de Portugal: 2002–03 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2003, 2004 UEFA Champions League: 2003–04 UEFA Cup: 2002–03 Benfica Primeira Liga: 2009–10 Taça da Liga: 2009–10, 2010–11 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 2010 Gil Vicente Taça da Liga runner-up: 2011–12 References External links 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Guimarães Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players Clube Caçadores das Taipas players C.F. Os Belenenses players FC Porto players Vitória S.C. players S.C. Braga players S.L. Benfica footballers Gil Vicente F.C. players RCD Espanyol footballers UEFA Champions League winning players UEFA Cup winning players Portugal under-21 international footballers Portugal international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers Varzim S.C. managers Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. managers G.D. Chaves managers Moreirense F.C. managers F.C. Paços de Ferreira managers