Gonçalo Fábio Camacho Pereira (born 6 December 1978) is a Portuguese

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manager and former player who played as a

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. He is the current manager of

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. After winning promotion from Liga 3 with Oliveirense in 2022, he managed in

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with Oliveirense, Marítimo and Vizela.

Career

Early career

Pereira was born in

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, and was a youth player at local

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. His senior career as a defender was spent at minor clubs on his native island. Pereira began his coaching career as an assistant to Bruno Pereira at S.C. Braga B and C.D. Trofense. He was then the manager at Bougadense and G.D. Gafanha before leaving in January 2019 for

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on his native island, competing in the Campeonato de Portugal. His one season there was abandoned due to the

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. In July 2020, he left for A.R.C. Oleiros.

Oliveirense

In July 2021, Pereira was appointed at

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in Liga 3. He took the team to second place in the first half of the season, followed by first place in the promotion league, but lost the title on penalties to S.C.U. Torreense; in May 2022 he extended his contract for two more years. On 6 August 2022, Pereira won his first game at a professional level in

, 3–1 at home to C.D. Mafra. The season ended with the team from

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in 10th place.

Marítimo

Pereira returned to Marítimo as manager of 7 December 2023, succeeding

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at the second-tier club. On his debut three days later, he won 4–0 at home to

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. He was confirmed by the board for another season, after finishing 2023–24 by being beaten to the final playoff place by

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following a 2–2 draw with Académico de Viseu FC. On 4 September 2024, three games into the new season, Pereira and his staff left the ''Rubro-Verde'' club.

Vizela

On 17 December 2024, Pereira was hired at

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also in the second tier. He succeeded

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at the 14th-placed club.

Personal life

Pereira's cousin Bruno Fernandes (born 1974) was also a footballer. A

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, he played for Madeira's three main clubs: Marítimo, C.D. Nacional and União.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Fabio 1978 births Living people Footballers from Funchal Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders C.S. Marítimo players Portuguese football managers S.C. Braga non-playing staff C.F. União managers U.D. Oliveirense managers C.S. Marítimo managers F.C. Vizela managers Liga Portugal 2 managers