Vitória Guimarães In the summer of 2010, three seasons after finishing his professional career as a player, Evangelista embarked on his managerial career by taking charge of
Vitória Guimarães's under-19 team. After two seasons there, he departed to take charge of
Vizela in the
third tier. Evangelista's stay with Vizela was short-lived, and in April 2013 he returned to Vitória to manage its
reserve side in
Segunda Liga until the end of the
season. Despite claiming 9 points from a possible 21, he was unable to prevent relegation to the third tier. However, Evangelista's stay was prolonged and in
2013–14 season he led the
Conquistadores to a first-place finish, and thus promotion back to the second tier. The
following season, he took them to 9th. He was subsequently named manager of the first team in June 2015 after
Rui Vitória's departure from the club. After just five league matches – a win and a loss each – and elimination from the
UEFA Europa League qualifiers by Austria's
Rheindorf Altach, Evangelista was dismissed on 21 September.
Three clubs in four years in 2018 In May 2016, Evangelista succeeded
Nuno Capucho at
Varzim in the second tier. He left on 13 October, with the team in 12th. In September 2017, Evangelista returned to the same league at 15th-placed
Penafiel for the rest of the season. He then signed on for the following campaign, in which he took the team to 8th then left to be replaced by
Miguel Leal. Evangelista returned to work on 5 February 2020, at
Vilafranquense, presiding over only four games as
the season was curtailed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and then turning down a new deal.
Arouca On 15 May 2020, Evangelista moved to second-tier newcomers
Arouca. In
his first season, Arouca came third and then defeated
Rio Ave in the play-offs to reach the
Primeira Liga for the first time since 2017. After a win over
Moreirense, the team made the
Taça da Liga semi-finals for the first time the
2022–23 season, where they lost 2–1 to
Sporting CP. The
league season ended with a club joint-best fifth place, qualifying for the
UEFA Europa Conference League. Evangelista then turned down a contract renewal and left the club.
Goiás On 9 June 2023, it was reported that Evangelista accepted an offer from
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side
Goiás to become their new head coach. On 14 November, he was dismissed with the club in the relegation zone.
Famalicão On 20 March 2024, Evangelista returned to Portugal as he was named manager of top tier side
Famalicão on a deal until the end of
the campaign, replacing
João Pedro Sousa who had left by mutual consent a day earlier. ==Managerial statistics==