New Wolves head coach Cesar Peixoto - by the numbers

Here, we take a look back at Cesar Peixoto’s career by the numbers as he takes over as Wolves head coach.

1991

The year Peixoto began his youth career at Vitoria Guimaraes - though he would have to leave for fourth-division side Cacadores Taipas in 1999 to get his breakthrough in senior football.

His performance in the lower leagues earned him a move to Belenenses, scoring seven goals in his first year - one a long-range effort against Porto, who he would join in the summer of 2002.

Zero

That goal against Porto convinced them to sign him, and he would go on to play on and off for the 2004 Champions League winners.

He missed the end of that European Cup-winning campaign with a serious knee injury and ended his Porto days on loan at Espanyol.

That was the only previous time he dipped his toe outside Portugal, but failed to make a single appearance for the La Liga outfit.

One

After leaving Porto, he would go on to play for Braga, Benfica and Gil Vicente - earning one international cap in the process.

That came in 2008 as he made his way on to the pitch in the closing stages of a 6-2 friendly defeat against Brazil.

Nine

Wolves will be managerial role No.9 for Peixoto - having started his coaching career at Portuguese second division outfit Varzim.

Despite guiding Varzim to survival, that spell was short-lived as he left for Academia in the same division - though would only last five months during a difficult spell.

From there, he managed Chaves, before two spells at top-flight outfit Moreirense, either side of two spells at Pacos de Ferreira, who were relegated.

It was only when he returned to Gil Vicente that he really began to find his feet.

Sixth

At Gil Vicente, he guided the team to top-flight survival and then took them even further in his first full season in charge as they finished sixth in the Portuguese top division.

It is his longest managerial job by some distance, lasting 46 matches - with a win percentage of 34.78.

They were well clear of his former club Moreirense in seventh, but finished nine points outside the European qualification places.

First

And as he moves to Wolves, it will be the first time Peixoto has either played or managed a competitive game for a club outside Portugal.

He is the man charged with attempting to guide Wolves back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.