Not a bad appointment at all if the Viana rumours are true.
Took over the Sporting director role in 2018.
In the six years prior to his appointment (2012 to 2018), Sporting won 0 league titles (finished in 3rd on average), 1 Portuguese Cup, 1 Portuguese League Cup, and reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League. In the six years since his appointment (2018 to 2024), they've won 2 league titles, 1 Portuguese Cup, 2 Portuguese League Cups, and reached the last 16 of the Champions League (pretty sure it was us who knocked them out?).
The club has definitely progressed under his leadership.