Francisco da Cruz Barão (born 13 June 1957), known as Francisco Barão, is a
Portuguese former
footballer
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who played as a
full-back and current assistant
manager
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of
Sporting B.
After a year as an assistant manager at
Sporting B, Barão was appointed as the new manager of Sporting B in the summer of 2014 following
Abel Ferreira's departure.
Ten games into the 2014–15 season, a run of poor results culminated in Barão being demoted to assistant manager which led to
João de Deus' appointment as the new manager.
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1957 births
Living people
People from Mértola
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Primeira Liga players
Sporting CP footballers
Portimonense S.C. players
Portugal men's under-21 international footballers
Portuguese football managers
S.C. Praiense managers
C.D. Pinhalnovense managers
Footballers from Beja District
20th-century Portuguese sportsmen