Career as a coach
| Period | Team | Country | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/2024 - 06/2026 |  | Shabab Al Ahli Club |  UA Emirates | Manager |
| 02/2023 - 10/2023 |  | US Salernitana 1919 |  Italy | Manager |
| 02/2022 - 06/2022 |  | Flamengo RJ |  Brazil | Manager |
| 01/2021 - 12/2021 |  | Poland |  Poland | Manager |
| 03/2019 - 07/2020 |  | Girondins de Bordeaux |  France | Manager |
| 11/2017 - 10/2018 |  | Tianjin Tianhai |  China | Manager |
| 06/2015 - 06/2017 |  | ACF Fiorentina | Italy | Manager |
| 07/2014 - 06/2015 |  | FC Basel 1893 |  Switzerland | Manager |
| 06/2013 - 06/2014 |  | Maccabi Tel Aviv |  Israel | Manager |
| 07/2011 - 01/2013 |  | Fehérvár FC |  Hungary | Manager |
| 07/2010 - 10/2010 |  | Leicester City |  England | Manager |
| 07/2009 - 07/2010 |  | Swansea City |  Wales | Manager |
| 11/2008 - 04/2009 |  | Queens Park Rangers | England | Manager |
| 07/2005 - 06/2007 |  | Portugal U16 |  Portugal | Manager |
National teams managed
| Season | Team | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WC Qualifiers Europe 2021/2022 | | Poland | Manager |
| Friendlies 2021 | | Poland | Manager |
| Nations League A 2020/2021 | | Poland | Manager |
| EURO 2020 | | Poland | Manager |
| U16 Friendlies 2007 | | Portugal U16 | Manager |
| U16 Friendlies 2006 | | Portugal U16 | Manager |
| U16 Friendlies 2005 | | Portugal U16 | Manager |
Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/2002 - 06/2002 |  | RCD Espanyol |  Spain | Midfield | 25 |
| 07/2000 - 12/2001 |  | Panathinaikos A.O. |  Greece | Midfield | 6 |
| 02/2000 - 06/2000 |  | Parma Calcio 1913 | Italy | Midfield | 16 |
| 07/1999 - 01/2000 |  | Inter | Italy | Midfield | 6 |
| 07/1998 - 06/1999 | | Inter | Italy | Midfield | 19 |
| 01/1998 - 06/1998 | | Inter | Italy | Midfield | 40 |
| 07/1996 - 12/1997 |  | Borussia Dortmund |  Germany | Midfield | 19 |
| 07/1995 - 06/1996 |  | Juventus | Italy | Midfield | 6 |
| 07/1994 - 06/1995 | | Juventus | Italy | Midfield | |
| 07/1993 - 06/1994 |  | Sporting CP | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1989 - 06/1993 |  | SL Benfica | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1987 - 06/1989 |  | SL Benfica U19 | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1986 - 06/1987 |  | SL Benfica U17 | Portugal | Midfield |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 1 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Champions League | 33 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 2.506 | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | - | » All matches |
| Champions League Qual. | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 208 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2.226 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| Bundesliga | 27 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 1.774 | 1 | - | 7 | 4 | - | - | » All matches |
| DFB-Pokal | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 136 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| League Cup | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Super League | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 645 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | » All matches |
| Serie A | 95 | 88 | 7 | 35 | 7.222 | 1 | - | - | 13 | - | 3 | » All matches |
| Coppa Italia | 10 | 10 | - | 5 | 802 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Supercoppa | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Primeira Liga | 117 | 98 | 19 | 19 | 8.594 | 3 | - | - | 18 | 2 | 3 | » All matches |
| Primera División | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 577 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 336 | 293 | 43 | 98 | 25.013 | 8 | - | - | 47 | 2 | 6 |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC Qualifiers Europe | 14 | 13 | 1 | - | 1.195 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 767 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 445 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1.425 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 51 | 47 | 4 | 15 | 3.832 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | ||
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
| U21 EURO Qualifiers | 1 | 1 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 1 | 1 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
| U20 World Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 137 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 137 | - | - | - | - | - | - |