Carlos Alberto Cabral

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Cabralzinho
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Ferriera Cabral
Date of birth January 2, 1945 (1945-01-02) (age 63)
Place of birth    Brazil
Club information
Current club Espérance
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
Santos
São Bento
Fluminense
Palmeiras
Bangu
   
Teams managed
1995
2000
2002–2003
2004–2005
2007
2008–
Santos
Al-Qadisiya
Zamalek
Zamalek
Espérance
Espérance

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Carlos Alberto Ferriera Cabral (born 2 January 1945[1]) is a Brazilian football manager nicknamed Cabralzinho[2] who currently manages Espérance of Tunisia, a job he took up for the second time in May 2008.[3] He previously managed Espérance in 2007.[4][5]

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[edit] Career

[edit] Playing career

Cabralzinho played for Santos, São Bento, Fluminense, Palmeiras and Bangu.[1]

[edit] Management career

He began his coaching career in 1979,[6] and previous clubs include Santos in Brazil (1995)[6] and Zamalek in Egypt for two spells - between 2002 and 2003[6] and between 2004 and 2005.[2][7] While at Zamalek he reportedly turned down offers from rivals Al-Ahly, as well as the Egyptian national side.[8]

He has also managed in Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b (Portuguese) CABRALZINHO. Milton Neves. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
  2. ^ a b Zamalek sack Cabral. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
  3. ^ Cabral returns to coach Esperance. BBC News (2008-05-06). Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
  4. ^ Esperance hire Brazilian coach. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
  5. ^ Esperance sack coach Cabral. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
  6. ^ a b c d Zamalek get new manager. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
  7. ^ Cabral signs for Zamalek. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
  8. ^ The troubles of Zamalek. BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.