A mechanical engineer by qualification and also armed with an MBA from University of Porto, Ricardo Cavalho has been with FC Porto since 2002. He has served the club under several roles, like facilities management, match day and event operations and logistics in all the premises. Carvalho also took the responsibility as the head of the ISO 9001/14001 certification of Estádio do Dragão in 2007 (first in the world for a stadium). Since 2013, he has held the position of director of FC Porto’s facilities department, which includes Estádio do Dragão.