Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal (; born 4 December 1965) is a Portuguese former

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who played as a

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, currently

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club

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. As a player, he totalled 197

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appearances in service of six clubs, including two spells each at

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and Chaves, as well as a single game for

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. In a managerial career of over two decades, Carvalhal led eight teams in Portugal's top flight, including Braga twice, winning the

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. He reached the same final with

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and won the

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with

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. Abroad, he had spells in Greece, Turkey, England, Wales, the United Arab Emirates and Spain.

Playing career

Born in

, Carvalhal represented mainly his hometown's S.C. Braga during his career. In the 1987–88 campaign, in one of his three spells at the club, he had one of his best years in the

, appearing in 34 games and only being booked seven times, even though the Minho team could only finish in 11th position. Immediately afterwards, Carvalhal joined

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, but was released after only one year, going on to represent in the following nine seasons – until his retirement at the age of 32 –

S.C. Beira-Mar Sport Clube Beira-Mar () is a Portuguese sports club based in Aveiro, Portugal. Its football team currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth national level, having gained promotion by winning the Aveiro FA First Division 2018/19 ...

, Braga, F.C. Tirsense,

G.D. Chaves Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, commonly known as Chaves (), is a Portuguese football club from Chaves currently playing in the Primeira Liga. They were founded in 1949 and currently play at Estádio Municipal de Chaves. Their home kit is red-and-bl ...

and

S.C. Espinho Sporting Clube de Espinho, also known as Sporting de Espinho, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Espinho in the Aveiro district Aveiro District ( pt, Distrito de Aveiro, or ) is located in the central coastal region of Portugal. Th ...

Coaching career

Early career

Carvalhal began managing at his last club Espinho, in the Segunda Liga, being dismissed early into his second year. In 2002, he became the first coach in the country to take a team in the third division to the

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, after leading Leixões S.C. to

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of the

. Two years later, he helped Vitória F.C. back to the top flight, which prompted his move to a side in that tier, C.F. Os Belenenses. Carvalhal was sacked by Belenenses early into 2005–06, after five defeats in eight games. He met the same fate with the two teams he coached the following season, Braga and

. With the latter, he was dismissed in December 2006 after the Aveiro club signed a cooperation deal with Inverfutbol, a Spanish-based sporting company, in a relegation-ending campaign. Returning to Setúbal for 2007–08, Carvalhal enjoyed his best year as a manager. He led the '' Sadinos'' to the sixth position in the league – with the subsequent UEFA Cup qualification and with the team posting one of the best defensive records in Europe that year – and victory in the inaugural edition of the

, against

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Marítimo and Sporting CP

In May 2008, Carvalhal accepted the first foreign job of his career at

Asteras Tripolis F.C. Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Gree ...

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, signing a two-year contract worth an annual salary of

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500,000. He left by mutual consent in November with the club in 12th, having been warned by compatriot

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about the precarious nature of management in the Mediterranean country. Carvalhal returned to Portugal and joined

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, only winning one match in 11 but with the

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side finishing comfortably in mid-table. He was relieved of his duties late into the year 2009, moving to Sporting in mid-November to replace the fired Paulo Bento. As originally intended, Carvalhal left his post at the end of the season, with Sporting finishing in fourth position, 28 points behind champions S.L. Benfica.

Turkey

On 2 August 2011, Carvalhal was appointed caretaker manager in

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of Turkey, as incumbent

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resolved his legal issues stemming from the

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. At the start of the following April, with the team trailing

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by 20 points and him having fallen out with compatriot star player

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, he was relieved of his duties and replaced by his predecessor. Remaining in the same city, Carvalhal was appointed at İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. also of the

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in May 2012. He resigned on 12 November, as they were in 14th place.

Sheffield Wednesday

On 30 June 2015, after nearly three years of inactivity, Carvalhal was appointed head coach of English

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club

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. He led the team to sixth position in his debut campaign and, subsequently, qualified them for the play-offs, ultimately losing in the play-off final at

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. Another notable achievement in his first season in England was ousting

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in the fourth round of the

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, with a 3–0 victory. In May 2017, after leading Wednesday to a fourth-place league finish, Carvalhal became the first Portuguese to win the

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award. He subsequently coached them to the play-offs, where they were defeated by

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. Carvalhal left by mutual consent on 24 December 2017, as the side ranked in the lower half of the table.

Swansea City

On 28 December 2017, four days after leaving Sheffield Wednesday, he moved to the

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with

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following the sacking of

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the previous week. His first game in charge took place late in the month, and he led his team to a 2–1 away win over

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, led by compatriot

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. After two consecutive league home victories against

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(1–0) and Arsenal (3–1), he was nominated for his first

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award for the month of January. On 18 May 2018, after the club's relegation, Carvalhal left the Liberty Stadium.

Return to Portugal

Carvalhal returned to Portugal one year later, being named Rio Ave FC's coach, In his only season, he led the team from

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to Europa League qualification in fifth place, along with a best-ever points tally of 55. On 28 July 2020, two days after leaving Rio Ave, Carvalhal signed a two-year contract at Braga in a return to the

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14 years later. The following 23 January, his side lost the league cup final 1–0 to Sporting; both he and opposing manager Rúben Amorim were sent off for arguing with each other. He also reached the decisive match in the other domestic cup, winning 3–2 at Porto in the semi-finals second leg in spite of playing more than one hour with one player less; the final was a 2–0 victory over Benfica on 23 May. Carvalhal was linked to

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in Brazil for the 2022 season, but would have faced a €10 million fine for not completing his Braga contract.

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in the same country managed to reduce that fee down to €8 million due to only months remaining on his deal, but still considered it to be too high. He again finished fourth in the Portuguese League, reaching the quarter-finals in the Europa League; on 16 May, he asked the board of directors to allow him to leave and "embrace a new project", and his wish was granted.

Al Wahda

Carvalhal was linked to a return to the English second tier, and was interviewed by

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. However, on 1 June 2022 he signed a one-year deal at

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in the

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. He was dismissed on 3 October, having won and drawn once each from four games of the new season.

Celta

On 2 November 2022, Carvalhal was appointed at

after the sacking of Eduardo Coudet; he agreed to a contract until June 2024. In his first

game three days later, he lost 2–1 at home to

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Personal life

Carvalhal attended university alongside fellow coach

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, and studied for his UEFA Pro Licence alongside

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. He also authored the book ''Soccer: Developing a Know-How'' (2014), in which he discussed his own coaching philosophy. Carvalhal studied Psychology and Philosophy at university. He was known for giving

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ical and

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answers to questions in

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s. In July 2020, Carvalhal suffered light injuries in an attempted mugging when returning home to Braga after a match.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Leixões *

runner-up: 2001–02 *

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runner-up:

Setúbal *

: 2007–08 Braga *Taça de Portugal:

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*Taça da Liga runner-up:

*Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up:

Individual *

Manager of the Tournament: 2015–16 *

: May 2017

References

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