Fernando José Bernardo Tavares (born 2 May 1980), commonly known as Bernardo Tavares, is a Portuguese football manager and former player. He is the manager of Indonesian club PSM Makassar.
Playing Career
Tavares began his footballing career when he was 10 years old with the youth team of ADC Proença-a-Nova, based in his hometown, Proença-a-Nova. After joining the senior team in 1996, he spent his entire playing career at ADC Proença-a-Nova and played for the club until he retired in 2003 at 23 years old.
Tavares began his managerial career with the U-18 team of Proença-a-Nova in 1997.
Pastelaria Rosa
In 1998, Tavares was appointed as head coach of the U-18 team of Pastelaria Rosa FC. In 1999, he became the head coach of the senior team.
Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior (ESDRM)
In 2000, Tavares was appointed as the head coach of Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior.
Benfica
In 2001, Tavares was appointed as the assistant coach of the U-12 team of S.L. Benfica.
Alcobaça
In 2001, Tavares was appointed by G.C. Alcobaça to work as the head coach of multiple of Alcobaça’s youth teams (U-14, U-15, U-16, and U-18). He then became the assistant coach of the first team between 2002 and 2005. In 2005, he was appointed as the head coach of Alcobaça’s first team until 2008. During his time as the head coach, he helped the club win the AFL Cup in 2005–06 and 2006–07.
FC Porto (Scout)
In 2008, Tavares was appointed by FC Porto to work as a scout.
Sporting CP Youth and Academy
In 2008, Tavares was appointed as the head coach of Sporting C.P. Youth and Academy and helped them win the 2008–09 Sub-10 International Tournament.
Carregado
In 2009, Tavares was appointed as the assistant manager of A.D. Carregado.
Belenenses
In 2010, C.F. Os Belenenses appointed Tavares as the assistant coach of José Mota In 2011, he became the head coach of Belenenses.
On 21 December 2021, Tavares became the coach of Finnish club HIFK. [28] He left the club early in the season in April 2022 for "family reasons". However, shortly after he was named the head coach of PM Makassar. Mika Lönnström, the sporting director of HIFK, commented later that they tend to trust people, when he was asked if Tavares had fooled the club.[29]
Tavares has had many other jobs in his footballing career. In 2002, he started working as the head coach and technical director of Escolinha de Futebol do Bernardo where he worked until 2013, despite holding other jobs during this time period. From 2002 to 2004, he worked as the Youth Football coordinator of G.C. Alcobaça. He also worked as the Futsal coordinator of ADC Proença-a-Nova from 2006 to 2009. In 2009–2010, he coordinated goalkeeper training at A.D. Carregado. From 2010 to 2012, he worked as the coordinator of the Department of Professional Football Scouting at C.F. Os Belenenses.