Early career Immediately after retiring, Borges took up coaching at his last club Mirandela. On 5 February 2019, he left to take over second division side
Académico de Viseu. Borges left Viseu on a mutual agreement on 11 July 2020, and was named in charge of fellow league team
Académica de Coimbra in the following day. On 22 September 2021, after seven winless matches into
the new season, he was sacked, but was appointed
Nacional manager just hours later. Borges announced his departure from Nacional on 18 May 2022, and replaced
Filipe Gouveia at the helm of
Vilafranquense nine days later. He resigned from the club on 7 February 2023, after having discrepancies with the board, and was named manager of
Mafra three days later.
Moreirense in 2023 Borges left Mafra on 1 June 2023, and was announced as manager of
Primeira Liga side Moreirense on 4 July. On his top-flight debut on 14 August, the team lost 2–1 at home to
Porto. On 5 December 2023, with Moreirense sitting in sixth place in the Primeira Liga, having recently secured a 0–0 draw with
Benfica at the
Estádio da Luz, Borges signed a three-year contract extension. He finished
the campaign in that position, the club's best-ever inputs in the top tier.
Vitória de Guimarães After being linked to
Vitória de Guimarães' vacant managerial role, Borges signed a two-year contract with the club on 28 May 2024. He led the side to an unbeaten status in the
2024–25 UEFA Conference League, winning all six matches of the
qualifying rounds and totalling four wins and two draws in the
league phase.
Sporting CP On 26 December 2024, Borges was presented as new manager of
Sporting CP. The club reportedly paid a
€4.1 million fee for his transfer. He successfully defended Sporting's title after
Ruben Amorim's departure and
João Pereira's troubled period as Sporting's manager. He also achieved the
Taça de Portugal after a 3–1 extra-time win over
Benfica in the
final. In the following season, he guided the club to the
Champions League quarter-finals, qualifying for that stage for the first time since 1982–83. ==Managerial statistics==