He's been hailed as one of football's brightest young coaches and handed the keys to Manchester United but Ruben Amorim was once better known for jokes than tactics.
That's according to former Benfica team-mate Roderick Miranda, who says he was stunned to see Amorim make the leap from locker room prankster to Premier League boss.
Miranda told Flashscore Australia this week: 'I never thought he'd become a coach! Not because of his football skills or his intelligence, but because he was the changing room clown.
'He had a really fun personality and was always doing something to make people laugh.