Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo (born 25 January 1974) is a Portuguese football manager who was the head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur from 30 June 2021 until his dismissal on 1 November the same year.
Espírito Santo was appointed manager of Tottenham on 30 June 2021, replacing fellow Portuguese José Mourinho, who was sacked in April. He was formerly the manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers between 2017 and 2021, where he took Wolves to the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals in the 2019-20 season after a 7th placed Premier League finish in the previous campaign.
In his first month as manager, Nuno was awarded Premier League Manager of the Month for August following a perfect start to the 2021-22 Premier League season - three 1-0 victories against Manchester City, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Watford. However he followed up with a 0% record in September in the league, as Tottenham scored one goal and conceded nine in three games during the month, against Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Arsenal.
In early October, Spurs' dismal league form halted with victories against Aston Villa and Newcastle United. On 21 October 2021, Nuno controversially made eleven changes to the XI which beat Newcastle four days previously, as Spurs made the short trip to Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem. Spurs lost the game 1-0, and Nuno's team selection came under intense scrutiny. Nuno reverted to the team of players who did not travel to the Netherlands, as a first-choice team lost 1-0 away to West Ham United. The pressure mounted on Nuno following a dull victory over Burnley in the League Cup on 27 October, with the upcoming fixture at home to an out of sorts Manchester United. The away team were comfortable 3-0 victors in the match, with Nuno and the players on the receiving end of jeers from the home crowd.
The match was ultimately Nuno's final game in charge of Tottenham Hotspur - the Portuguese and his coaching staff were relieved of their duties on 1 November 2021. His tenure as head coach is the shortest in the club's history for a permanent manager (124 days), and the second shortest stint in the club's history in terms of games managed (17 games), behind only Jacques Santini.
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note = (c) = caretaker manager; (s) = secretary-manager; (i) = interim manager