André Villas-Boas was elected the new president of FC Porto on Saturday night, dethroning Pinto da Costa, who was defeated in all polling stations. The new president spoke at the campaign headquarters where he said that he received “a lot of strength, energy and confidence” for that moment to happen.
“I launched this campaign for our club and associates, they showed me that it was possible to be proud of FC Porto again”, he says.
“Today FC Porto is free again”, says André Villas-Boas, saying that this is the day on which a new page begins to be written at the Porto club.
The new president states that FC Porto is “the bastion of the northern region, the best club in Portugal” and adds that this is the club that everyone needs and wants. André Villas-Boas also says that he has a “long mission ahead of him”, with hard work to be done. He explains that there is “a house that has to be tidy, organized and structured”.
“We know the path we want to follow, we are ready to respond to all demands”, he says, thanking once again all “27 thousand who waited to make history”, he says. He also promises to “give his life for FC Porto”.
About Pinto da Costa he says that “this will always be his home” and thanks the former president for everything he did. He also says that “it’s time to say a good and big farewell, if he so chooses.”
“You can count on my respect and friendship and the dignity that he deserves”, he says, also adding that Pinto da Costa had “a legacy of responsibility, of incessant search for victory”. “I just hope to live up to that, because that’s what he taught us”, he concludes.
The former coach, who won four trophies for the ‘blue and white’ football team in the 2010/11 season, including the championship and Europa League, appeared at the polls for the first time.
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