Find out about Ruben Amorim's current salary, net worth, earnings, age, and personal life.
Ruben Amorim is the current manager of Premier League giants Manchester United. The Portuguese manager replaced Erik ten Hag for the top job.
Amorim was noticed during his exploits in the Portuguese top flight with Sporting CP. There he was, a leading contender for the domestic title and was considered one of the best in the country.
He won the Portuguese league twice with Sporting CP before heading to Manchester United ahead of the 2024/25 season.
What is Ruben Amorim salary?
According to The Daily Mail as cited by the Sun Newspaper, Ruben Amorin earns £6.5m a year at Manchester United following his arrival in October 2024.
How did he join Man United, and what are the contract details?
Manchester United, in a bid to strengthen its team for the new season, successfully activated Ruben Amorim's release clause worth £8.3 million at Sporting Clube de Portugal to make the deal possible.
The Portuguese coach signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with United to take charge of the team in a big boost for the new season amid the team's inconsistency in the league.
What is Ruben Amorim current net worth?
According to figures from Give Me Sport, Ruben Amorim's net worth is estimated to be in the region of £13m.
Of course, this could be the case for the young football manager who has been in high demand since the start of his managerial career in Portugal.
Ruben Amorim's teams coached and trophies
Following his retirement from active football, he took steps to improve himself ahead of his next career. His first role was at Casa Pia, where he worked as a manager in the 2018–19 season in the Portuguese third division.
Sporting Braga
Amorim's next job was with the reserves of Sporting Braga. However, following an impressive start, he was named head coach of the first team thereafter.
He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract, replacing former coach Ricardo Sá Pinto.
Amorim went on to win the Portuguese league cup, which is referred to as the Taca de Portugal, against domestic giants FC Porto to claim his first-ever trophy as a major trophy as a manager.
He continued his impressive performance throughout the season.
Sporting Club de Portugal
The major breakthrough following the Braga rise was at Sporting CP. In March 2020, he was appointed to be the new manager on a three-year deal until 2023.
The Lisbon-based soccer club paid over €10 million to secure his services and slammed a €20 million release clause.
Although it wasn't as some would expect, he led the green and whites to fourth place on the league table that year.
In his second season at Sporting, a lot of movement took place as the team made some changes to the squad, including exits and new signings that made their way to the club.
Amorim's first title with his new club was the Portuguese league cup (Taca de Portugal), a trophy he won for the second time with the previous triumph at Braga.
His impressive record in the domestic scene attracted a renewal from the club that was worth a staggering €30 million release clause for one more year.
Ruben Amorim went on to create history as he went on a 32-match unbeaten streak and eventually won the Portuguese league title with Sporting CP for the first time in 19 years. An achievement for the club that is part of the Big Three in the country, alongside FC Porto and Benfica.
Ruben Amorim's second season at Sporting was another remarkable season for the team, especially in European football, where they performed the unthinkable to qualify for the UCL round of 16 after losing their first two games of the group stages.
Sporting were eliminated from the UCL following the defeat to Manchester City.
He later won another Portuguese league cup with the club and his third since his time at Braga.
In the following year, Sporting had a mixed campaign both in the domestic scene and in Europe. They finished third in the UCL and qualified for the Europa League knockout stages.
However, they were eliminated from the compensation by Juventus.
Sporting also got to the finals of the league cup but lost to FC Porto.
The following season, 2023–24, Sporting got back to top form fuelled by team movements in the transfer market, which saw the arrival of key players like Viktor Gyökeres.
Ruben Amorim guided the club to their second league title under his tutelage.
Amorim's future was up in the air following the club's official statement regarding the Manchester United move to trigger his release clause worth €10 million.
The two clubs agreed on a fee to secure his services. He managed his last game in the month of November 2024 before heading to Manchester.
Ruben Amorim Trophies in a nutshell as a manager in Portugal
Sporting Braga
He won the Taça da Liga in the 2019–20 season with Sporting Braga.
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Amorim won the double with Sporting in the 2020–21 season, clinching the league title, the league cup (Taça da Liga), and the Super Cup.
He won the league cup again in the 2021–22 season and went on to win his second league title in the 2023–24 season.
Age
Born 27th January 1985, Amorin is 39 years old.
Height
The Portuguese manager has a height of 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in).
Professional football career
A reminder that Ruben Amorim played professional football with stints at Belenenses, Benfica, Braga, and Al-Wakrah. He began his youth career at Clube Atlético Cultural before switching to Benfica.
Belenenses
He joined Belenenses following his departure from Benfica and played a couple of games at the inclusion of a cup final against Sporting Clube de Portugal.
Benfica
The main highlight of Ruben Amorim's playing career was at Benfica. He started well and played some seasons with the club. His best season was 2013–14, winning the league title, Taça de Portugal, and Taça da Liga.
Al-Wakrah
Amorim joined the Qatari-based football club Al-Wakrah on a loan deal in 2015 from Benfica.