Career
After an unassuming career as a player, Caixinha started managing in his late 20"s, his first appointment being with his last club, hometown"s Communicative Disorders Beja, where he was in charge of his youth sides for four years. In 2003 he moved to the seniors with amateurs Clube de Futebol Vasco da Gama, in neighbouring Vidigueira. After that sole season, Caixinha started a professional relationship with José Peseiro that would last until the end of the decade, with the former acting as assistant to the latter in several clubs – mainly Sporting Clube de Portugal – and the Saudi Arabia national team
In the 2010-2011 season he returned to head coaching duties and made his Primeira Liga debuts, leading U.D. Leiria to the tenth position.
Caixinha resigned after only three games into the following campaign, amidst rumours of several months due in wages to both him and the players. He quickly signed for fellow league team Communicative Disorders Nacional, helping the Madeirans rank seventh after winning ten of his 21 games in charge.
On 11 October 2012 Caixinha resigned as manager of Nacional after only picking up five points from six league games, which left the club placed second from the bottom in the league. Late into the month, he accepted an offer from Mexico"son
In his first national tournament Caixinha qualified the team for the Clausura Liguilla in the Liga MX, also reaching the final of the North America, Central America and Caribbean most important competition, the CONCACAF Champions League.
He left the club on 15 August 2015, after winning three major titles.