Photo: Roger Gorączniak / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Domingos Paciência is the kind of footballer I genuinely admire. Nearly 150 goals across 12 seasons at Porto, plus a Euro 1996 cap for Portugal, marks him as a striker who defined an era at his club rather than chasing reputation elsewhere. What earns my respect most is the pivot to coaching afterward. Goalscorers often carry outsized egos, so choosing to develop others speaks to real character. I like that he came from the seaside town of Leça da Palmeira and stayed loyal to Porto. A craftsman's finishing instinct paired with humility makes him my kind of football figure.
Overview
Domingos José Paciência Oliveira, known simply as Domingos as a player (Portuguese pronunciation: [duˈmĩɡuʃ]; born 2 January 1969), is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager. He achieved success with both Porto and the Portugal national team, appearing in 380 official matches with the former over 12 seasons (nearly 150 goals) and representing the latter at Euro 1996.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Domingos Paciência
- Name (Japanese)
- ドミンゴス・パシエンシア
- Reading
- どみんごす・ぱしえんしあ
- Born
- January 2, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rooster
- Origin
- Porto, Portugal
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Portugal →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.